| For anyone who has ever been the proud owner | | | | maintaining an individual internet connection. |
| of a new laptop, excited and eager to try out all | | | | Anywhere you can get a signal you can have a |
| the new advertised "wireless features" they | | | | high speed broadband connection. That means |
| come with these days, the "wireless" part can | | | | downloading movies while waiting at the airport, |
| often lack a whole lot of "wow." Within just a few | | | | instead of planning weeks in advance to make |
| hours of setting it up, it was time to hook up to | | | | sure you've got a few to get you where you're |
| the internet. Wire. In order to use wireless | | | | going. It also means that even at home the need |
| internet, a router must be hooked up to the | | | | for cables will be a thing of the past. Ah, freedom. |
| existing LAN connection. Well, no matter- instead | | | | Freedom to roam about one's home with |
| how about watching that funny new YouTube | | | | computer in hand, but also freedom to roam |
| video everyone is talking about? After hooking up | | | | about the country (hopefully one day the planet)! |
| speakers to hear the audio over the sound of the | | | | At the moment, the lucky states to first have |
| street noise *wires and buffering* the laptop will | | | | such wireless service are Texas, Oregon, |
| be perfect for downloading and watching all my | | | | Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Georgia and |
| favorite movies on the go *wait time, which | | | | Pennsylvania, but there will be many more |
| equals power cord, which equals wire.* If to show | | | | locations coming very soon. |
| a roommate something in the next room, it's | | | | For students such a service can be especially |
| either deactivating a bomb's worth of wiring, or | | | | useful, because as many students know one of |
| she's coming here. After just a short stint out of | | | | the hardest parts of roommate living can be the |
| the box the laptop is a virtual nest of wires, and | | | | bills. For phone, electric, gas, and internet there's |
| all dreams of an easy wireless existence have hit | | | | the big decision of whose name should be on |
| the recycling bin. There has to be a better way | | | | which bill, and then the ordeal of collecting monthly |
| to get wireless internet. | | | | funds. Not to mention, that with moving once or |
| When looking for a wireless solution that also | | | | twice a year there's always someone skipping out |
| provides a superior wireless broadband connection, | | | | on a bill, or worse, the issue of moving the entire |
| the options can be few and far between. Luckily, | | | | LAN internet setup to a new location. This brings |
| the very latest in technology to sweep the nation | | | | up questions like "who gets the router?" that |
| may just be the answer to clutter-free electronic | | | | everyone chipped-in on, to have home Wi-Fi |
| living. The fourth generation (4G) of wireless | | | | internet. By having an independent WiMax internet |
| technology is here, by way of WiMax internet | | | | connection, the hassle of the old LAN ball and |
| service. Whereas Wi-Fi is more like having a | | | | chain system is removed, and students are |
| cordless phone- it still only works when near its | | | | guaranteed a fast, reliable internet connection |
| receiver- WiMax provides mobile roaming while still | | | | wherever they may be. Like the library. |