| tell you the story of Don and Gene. They were | | | | Don was getting to the point where he was tired |
| both a few years past retirement age and | | | | of traveling and, more importantly, tired of paying |
| decided to spend the Golden Years of their life | | | | high prices for satellite Internet. What he liked |
| RV-ing and traveling around the U.S. They were | | | | about 4G Internet was that it was less expensive |
| both excited to hear about the latest | | | | than satellite Internet and it also performed about |
| developments in Internet technology, since they | | | | twice as fast. Don settled down into a condo and |
| both enjoyed keeping up with the news and | | | | decided to travel only a few times a year. While |
| sharing tips on the fishing forums. Don was | | | | he was within city limits he could use his laptop |
| amazed to hear about satellite Internet services, | | | | and his 4G Internet modem all over the place, |
| which was a new technology that allowed mobile | | | | from the golf course to the local library to the |
| transport all over the nation. Gene, on the other | | | | park and even in his 2005 Buick Le Sabre car. |
| hand, was all excited to hear about 3G | | | | Gene also stopped traveling full time, realizing that |
| technology, which is basically cellular Internet. | | | | there were too many free movies online that he |
| Don and Gene were happy with their Internet | | | | hadn’t yet seen. Gene liked the fact that |
| services, at least for a year or two. However, | | | | 4G was just as portable as his cell phone browser |
| Don eventually had some quibbles about satellite | | | | but operated at a much faster speed. (Yes, it |
| Internet. It was slow, expensive and he hardly | | | | was actually four times faster than what he |
| ever used the Internet except when he was near | | | | remembered.) It was as if he was using his own |
| the city. He figured he might as well use the | | | | DSL connection on the road. Gene was excited at |
| library’s DSL broadband connection, rather | | | | the prospect of watching full football games and |
| than pay for the satellite and the service that he | | | | full-length Willie Nelson movies on his 4G ready cell |
| rarely used while driving cross-country. Gene, on | | | | phone. |
| the other hand, got bored of his cellular web | | | | Yes indeed, it’s easy to see the benefits |
| browser the moment he realized that all he could | | | | of a 4G wireless Internet connection. You pay the |
| do with it was check email and upload grainy | | | | same price for monthly service as you would pay |
| photos. Needless to say, neither of them were | | | | any cable or DSL provider. You don’t have |
| satisfied with their respective choices of Internet. | | | | to worry about installing a satellite or remaining |
| As you can imagine, these two future 4G | | | | within range long enough for your Internet |
| customers were wowed when they heard the | | | | to work. Indeed, when using an ultra-fast 4G |
| capabilities of their new fourth generation provider. | | | | Wimax network, the city is your hotspot. |