If you have been at the hunt for Sprint LTE devices that may not yet function at the carrier's latest 4G network (that, ahem, isn't even scheduled to head live until this summer), May 18th looks the day to name in sick. The company's first LTE/WiMAX/3G hotspot should be making its way from the Sierra Wireless manufacturing line on your door for the princely sum of $99.99 (after a $50 rebate and a two-year service agreement) on that date. Data plans range in price from $35 for 3GB to $80 for 12 gigs, on whichever network happens to be available to your area. There is a 3,600 mAh battery on board, so we can reportedly keep you online for as much as eight hours, consisting of an Overdrive Pro-like info screen for displaying key stats, like remaining power and your wireless key. You will find a hearty list of suggested usage scenarios within the press release just past the break, if for some reason you would like a PR push to find just how one of these device will fit into your life.
Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot, Nation's First to Support 4G LTE, 4G WiMAX and 3G, Available May 18 Exclusively from Sprint
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BUSINESS WIRE), May 09, 2012 - Sprint (NYSE: S) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced the May 18 availability of the primary-ever device to mix 4G connections over LTE and WiMAX networks, Sierra Wireless™ 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot for the Sprint network. Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Hotspot provides the most effective combination of speed and coverage to Sprint customers because the upcoming 4G LTE network expands and allows families, small businesses and traveling co-workers to simply share high-speed connections.
Beginning May 18, customers could be ready to purchase a Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Hotspot for $99.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement. Customers should purchase the device and enroll in 3G/4G plans at select Sprint retail stores, www.sprint.com, 1-800-SPRINT1 and during business sales.
Sprint data plans for the device start at $34.99 for 3GB of combined 3G/4G data while at the Sprint network. Customers can also choose the $49.99 plan with 6GB of combined 3G/4G data or $79.99 for 12GB of 3G/4G data, which deliver 20 percent more data for a similar price as AT&T and Verizon's similar plans.
With this flexible device, customers can extend their Sprint 3G/4G experience beyond their laptops to as much as eight Wi-Fi enabled devices, comparable to cameras, music players, personal media players and transportable game consoles. To boot, its microSD™ slot allows teams to share files and presentations with network storage, and it may be used as a digital media server. It's easy to establish and attach without software required.
"Sprint and Sierra Wireless are once more giving customers the versatility to enjoy 4G performance in any Sprint 4G WiMAX market at the side of our upcoming 4G LTE markets or Sprint's reliable 3G network when outside a 4G area," said David Owens, vice chairman-Product Development, Sprint. "Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Hotspot combines simplicity with compact portability and security to make it ideal for both personal and business use in a number situations."
Powered by a 3600mAh battery, Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Hotspot offers as much as eight hours of use and as much as eight weeks on standby, helping to make certain it's always ready when needed, even for power users who work far from their desks all day. Reminiscent of Sierra Wireless' Overdrive Pro™ 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, this device offers a highly informative computer screen that gives the entire information needed for daily use, including the hotspot name and access code, battery life, variety of devices connected, and whether the present connection to the network is 3G or 4G.
"We're excited to be a part of Sprint's 4G LTE network deployment and launch," said Dan Schieler, senior vp, Mobile Computing for Sierra Wireless. "The Tri-Fi Hotspot ensures Sprint customers can reliably utilize definitely the right network connection available to them in a given location and continue to benefit from the freedom of mobile broadband virtually anywhere they go."
With Sierra Wireless Tri-Fi Hotspot:
Consumers and businesses can work remotely anywhere in a 4G coverage area (or virtually anywhere with 3G) and simply connect a laptop, smartphone, tablet or wireless phone through a single connection.
Teams which are traveling can share Internet access with one another at hotels, airports and conference centers.
Taxis, limos and shuttle buses supplies Internet access for customer use while en path to their destination.
Health care teams can place confidence in a simple, reliable, power-up-and-go technique to use in Emergency Response Team (ERT) Go Kits or while treating patients bedside.
Engineering, construction and insurance teams can instantly upload data, pictures of websites, accidents and photographs remotely.
Reporters first at the scene of a breaking story can share access to upload stories and photos while on the scene, without missing a beat.
Sierra Wireless and Sprint have enjoyed a protracted collaboration in leading-edge technology deployments, including within the launch of the Sprint 4G WiMAX network. To aid in Sprint's LTE network deployment, Sierra Wireless developed the world's first LTE Band 25 devices to be used in network testing after which provided these devices to Sprint and its network infrastructure partners to facilitate the network deployment.
The Sprint 4G LTE network is predicted in mid-year 2012 in limited markets. For additional info on Sprint 4G LTE, please visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE.
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