Hasta La Gadget!

Finally! Although Clearwire turned their WiMax network on in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland earlier this year, Sprint users couldn’t have access to it up until now. That changed today as Sprint said those three cities are ready for Sprint 4G users to jump on board. They join Baltimore, the only city that had official Sprint WiMax service up until now. (We reviewed the service a while ago when it was called Xohm.)

Right now, there’s only one device Sprint is selling for WiMax, the U300 USB modem. Clearwire is selling several different devices for their side of the network, including the Samsung Mondi Windows Mobile handheld and a bunch of modems.

A service plan combining WiMax and Sprint’s national 3G service costs $69.99/month; if you just want to buy a day pass to the WiMax network, it’s $10/day.

According to a Sprint press release, Sprint has several new 4G devices planned for 2009 and 2010, including a single-mode 4G data card, embedded laptops and a 4G phone. Back when Sprint 4G was known as Xohm, they already had a data card from Samsung and a bunch of laptops, but pulled them from the market when Sprint changed their strategy.

Also from the press release: Sprint plans to deploy Sprint 4G service in these additional markets in 2009: Chicago, IL; Dallas, Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, PA; Austin, Texas; Abilene, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; Charlotte, N.C.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Greensboro, N.C.; Honolulu, HI; Killeen-Temple, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Maui, Hawaii; Midland-Odessa, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Salem, Ore.; San Antonio, Texas; Seattle, WA: Waco, Texas; and Wichita Falls, Texas. In 2010, Sprint expects to launch service in multiple markets, including Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.