Sprint Phone to Get Speed Boost with EVDO Rev. A - It's About Time

Adoption of faster wireless speeds via the wireless specification EVDO Rev. A has been slow as molasses. But finally there is good news for Sprint customers who will be the first U.S. wireless customers to see a meaningful speed increase thanks to the adoption of EVDO Rev. A.

The use of the EV-DO Rev. A was previously just a dream for Sprint smartphone owners, until now. Sprint has released a patch for the Mogul smartphone giving it access to Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A network. Sprint is now the first provider to give cellphone users access to the Rev. A network.

Sprint and Verizon already use the EVDO type of wireless broadband connection, but limit it to PC cards, while the cellphones use the much slower EV-DO Rev. 0. The speed jump is nearly double. Rev. 0 operates between 400 and 700 kbps while Rev. A bumps that up to 600 to 1400 kbps.

The smartphone is the Sprint Mogul, made by HTC. It's a touchscreen windows mobile smartphone. This is a great move, especially for those that like to use their smartphones as computer modems on the road. Head on over to the HTC Web site to patch your Mogul and start utilizing the Rev. A network.

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