Following up on December’s initial announcement, Sprint has confirmed that international WiMax roaming is now available through Taiwan’s Global Mobile and Jamaica’s Digicel via day passes available for $14.99/day plus taxes/fees. Connections are handled via the Sprint SmartView connection manager, with select modems such as the 250U by Sierra Wireless and the Franklin U600 USB Modem supported by the new roaming agreements.
A major caveat of the service is that WiMax smartphones such as the EVO, Epic 4G, and Shift 4G are not supported by the new agreements, with alternate methods for wireless connectivity suggested for those devices such as Wi-Fi.
