Sprint features iPhone in 4G ad

Sprint has released an ad that features the iPhone with its Overdrive 3G/4G Hotspot mobile router. The Overdrive allows you to use Sprint's 4G network with any WiFi capable device.
The ad features "Matt" and the appropriately-named iPhone-owner "Steve."
"My friend Steve's iPhone is cool, but it's limited to AT&T's 3G speeds," Matt says. "So I'm going to use the Overdrive 4G mobile hotspot to make it up to ten times faster. And while that's happening, I'm going to enjoy this tasty snack," at which point Matt pulls out an apple and takes a bite. Steve connects to the Sprint 4G WiFi network on his iPhone and quickly begins streaming a music video which leads him to exclaim, "Whoa. Done." The ad ends with Matt asking, "What can you do with 4G?" before the narrator chimes in, "Whatever you do, do it up to ten times faster than 3G with 4G from Sprint."
Sprint was one of the first to attack the iPhone but now, like most wireless providers, wants to be an official iPhone carrier. Last September Charlie Rose asked Sprint CEO Dan Hesse how the Pre was stacking up against the iPhone, to which he replied, "It's... it's doing well, but you can almost put the iPhone, to be fair, in a separate category. The Apple brand and that device have done so well, it's almost not... it's like comparing someone to Michael Jordan."
Well, if you can't beat the star, why not make some sweet accessories to go along with those Air Jordans?
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Sprint has released an ad that features the iPhone with its Overdrive 3G/4G Hotspot mobile router. The Overdrive allows you to use...
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March 25 2010 at 10:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat I don't like about AT&T you pay $69.99 a month to talk then pay $20.00 for testing, than $30.00 for data use. With Sprint I just pay $69.99 and get unlimited texting, data, picture mail, free gps navigation, night minutes 7pm to 7am. Free calling to any mobile and 450 any time minutes. Just for $69.99. Don't get me wrong the iPhone is better, but I am not rating $100 and something a month to use a phone. I think the iPhone will do better on another carrier not AT&T. I am not to sure about Sprint 4g. I Will have to test it out myself. With all these new features. On these phones I hope these makers cleared some really strong batteries.
March 25 2010 at 9:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat I don't like about AT&T you pay $69.99 a month to talk then pay $20.00 for testing, than $30.00 for data use. With Sprint I just pay $69.99 and get unlimited texting, data, picture mail, free gps navigation, night minutes 7pm to 7am. Free calling to any mobile and 450 any time minutes. Just for $69.99. Don't get me wrong the iPhone is better, but I am not rating $100 and something a month to use a phone. I think the iPhone will do better on another carrier not AT&T.
March 25 2010 at 9:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI had the opportunity to try out the overdive this weekend. It was fast. Real fast. When I was talking to the Sprint rep. and asked him about how much it cost, I was a little turned off by the $60 monthly fee. Then I realized, I'm probaly paying more than that with my current local cable network. I can save some $ just having my service give me cable and replace my internet network with this little device. The plus side. I can take it wherever I want in supported zones. Clear has something similar, but, both companies are no the race to spread this network. I plan on getting an iPad wifi and using this device to power it. Don't need a 3G, I have my iphone for that.
March 22 2010 at 12:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's just a wifi hotspot. So what?
March 22 2010 at 7:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyall i can hear in this add is fourgy...
March 21 2010 at 12:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI've been doing this in Atlanta, where Clear offers a bundle that includes unlimited home and mobile 4G Wimax for just $55 a month. It requires the additional purchase of the $140 Clear Spot Wimax to WIFI converter to work with the iPhone.
Which means another thing to carry around but I'm getting better reception and fewer dropped calls than ATT for less than half the price. It wouldn't make sense if I had an existing iPhone contract and didn't live smack in the middle of the coverage zone (or regularly ventured outside of it), but for me it's perfect. And google voice makes it possible to keep a sim card with a different carrier for business trips to cities without Clears network. It's a good deal and I guess my only surprise is that Sprint's pushing it instead of Clear.
macdaddynews has an interesting view on Sprintâs commercial. they see it as a complete lie. it turns out Sprintâs 4G network isnât really that much faster than AT&Tâs 3G. Sprintâs commercial uses the average 3G speed of all the networks combined, including Sprintâs very slow 3G, and compares it to Sprintâs 4G network when itâs at its best. AT&Tâs average speed of 3G is 1.4 Mbps, not 600 Kbps like the small print in their add suggests. Check it out http://www.macdaddynews.com/?p=1756
March 21 2010 at 11:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLook in the upper right of the phone. It's a front-facing camera!
This is just advertising the mobile hotspot, and doing a really good job at it too. I think it's a great ad.
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