Sprint turns on LTE network
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Sprint has announced its LTE network is finally live.
The Kansas-based carrier said it turned on its long-term evolution 4G network Monday, joining the ranks of Verizon and AT&T;, who have already been running LTE for some time.
The improved network was turned on Sunday and is working in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio as well as other, smaller surrounding cities.
“This new network is performing extremely well and customers should find it consistent, reliable and really fast,” Sprint’s senior vice president, Bob Azzi, said in a statement, according to PCMag.
The new network will work with four of Sprint’s current phones, not including the iPhone, and one of its mobile hot spots.
For Samsung Galaxy S III owners, this is good news as Sprint began selling the phone last month with the promise that it would work on the carrier’s LTE network as soon as it launched.
The other phones are the LG Viper, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the HTC Evo.
PCMag tested the network last month in Atlanta and said the network is definitely an improvement for Sprint, but Verizon and AT&T;’s networks work better.
Sprint plans on bringing the 4G LTE network to other markets throughout 2012. Previously, Sprint used a 3G network and rented access to a 4G network from Clearwire Corp.
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