Sprint launches International 4G Roaming service

America's third-largest network, Sprint, has launched international 4G roaming plans in Jamaica and Taiwan.

For $14.99 a day, one can subsribe to unlimited, 24-hour 4G wireless service while travelling to either country. Devices equipped with Sprint Smartview Connection Manager software, which automatically connects your phone to one of these networks, will be able to access the service.

"Sprint customers traveling to Jamaica and Taiwan will be able to access the Digicel and Global Mobile 4G networks for mobile downloads, video-chat capabilities and turbo-charged Web browsing at 4G speeds," the company said.

Sprint customers will also be able to roam on these additional networks using Sprint's 3G/4G U600 USB 4G-enabled mobile broadband modem.

Sprint may have been the first to offer 4G speeds via WiMax technology, but several other carriers have stepped up to the plate. Verizon launched LTE in December, while AT&T and T-Mobile have adopted HSPA+.

Sprint offers 4G in 71 U.S. markets.

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