Sprint 4G now in Pittsburg and Minneapolis. Brett Farve is not sure, however.

As the Sprint Press Release below states, two more large cities are now 4G.  4G simply means, much faster mobile broadband and Unlimited service.  It's as powerful as standard wired Cable Internet, but you can take it with you!  But please, even though you can now watch a Vikings game at the stadium in full 4G, don't ask Brett Farve.  He won't know which way he is going...

30 September 2010

Sprint Turns on 4G Service in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Pittsburgh

Next Generation Wireless Service Enables Rich Multimedia Experience, Robust Web Browsing and Live Video Chat Capabilities; Now Available in 55 Cities and 22 States

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), September 30, 2010 - Starting today, Sprint (NYSE:S) 4G – the next generation in wireless service and up to 10 times faster than 3G service¹ – is available to customers in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Pittsburgh. With Sprint 4G, wireless customers can experience faster mobile downloads, video chat capabilities and turbo-charged Web browsing – all on the first wireless 4G network from a national carrier.

Customers in these cities can take advantage of the Sprint 4G Network with a range of 4G-capable devices already available from Sprint. Tourists visiting Minneapolis-St. Paul can snap a photo of the Guthrie Theater, Walker Art Museum or Mall of America with their Samsung Epic™ 4G and use Google Goggles to pull up facts about each using visual search technology powered by Sprint 4G. Customers in Pittsburgh can use video chat on their HTC EVO™ 4G to show friends a live view of Trinity Cathedral or Heinz Field and coffeehouse dwellers can power up the Overdrive™ 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot to share 4G speeds with up to five WiFi-enabled devices – such as an iPad™, laptop, camera or game console – making downloads, streaming video and Web browsing fast.

“Since 2008, Sprint has provided customers 4G service and we’re proud to extend our leadership to two more cities today,” said Matt Carter, president of Sprint 4G. “Sprint is the first national wireless carrier to make 4G a reality for our customers, with Sprint 4G now available in 55 cities across the country. Customers in the Twin Cities and Pittsburgh can now take advantage of 4G speeds and devices from Sprint that allow them to turn an iPad into a 4G device, download a presentation or a music file faster, record and watch HD-quality videos and more.”

Sprint 4G is now available in 55 cities: California

 – Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Visalia; Delaware

 – Wilmington;Florida – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando; Georgia – Atlanta, Milledgeville; Hawaii – Honolulu, Maui; Idaho– Boise; Illinois – Chicago; Maryland – Baltimore; Massachusetts – Boston; Michigan – Grand Rapids; Minnesota – Minneapolis-St. Paul; Missouri – Kansas City, St. Louis; New York – Rochester, Syracuse; Nevada – Las Vegas;North Carolina – Charlotte, Greensboro (includes High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (includes Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Oregon – Eugene, Portland, Salem; Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, York; Rhode Island – Providence; Tennessee – Nashville; Texas – Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; Utah – Salt Lake City; Virginia – Richmond; and Washington – Bellingham, Seattle, Tri-Cities, Yakima.