| ternet options are available today? You can | | | | be so lonely anymore, now that you can keep |
| choose anything from dial up to DSL, to cable, | | | | chatting to your friends on your laptop all the way |
| satellite and 4G. What’s that? You have | | | | to work. The possibilities that this truly wireless |
| heard of everything mentioned in that list except | | | | Internet gives you are endless. |
| 4th gen? Welcome to the Internet’s | | | | You may ask, don’t we have portability |
| future. While dial up Internet is considered a | | | | with satellite Internet? Indeed, satellite Internet is |
| dinosaur in today’s fast moving word, 4G | | | | wondrous technology in its own right. However, |
| is just making its presence known on the | | | | satellite Internet is usually very costly when |
| international scene. What are the big differences | | | | compared to 4G Wimax, especially for the |
| between these Internet services? | | | | average user that often stays in the boundaries |
| To compare dial up to 4G wireless Internet is like | | | | of the city. 4th generation Internet is usually |
| comparing a tricycle to a Ferrari. There is no | | | | faster than satellite, as its signal is locally based. |
| competition in terms of speed and service. If a | | | | Not to mention there is no extremely expensive |
| dial up user (as there are still some around, | | | | equipment to buy and set up. There are no |
| believe it or not) were to suddenly switch to 4th | | | | long-term contracts either, as most of these |
| generation Internet, they would immediately | | | | ultra-fast broadband providers offer the option to |
| recognize a mind-blowing difference in speed. How | | | | pay month-to-month. |
| about we compare 4th gen to something more | | | | What if you don’t have a laptop, and are |
| up to date? | | | | mostly using the Internet on your cell phone? Is it |
| Hardwired broadband cable and DSL Internet | | | | really worth it to switch Internet services from |
| services are usually the big two when one is | | | | 3G to 4G? Absolutely! When 3G technology came |
| discussing choosing a provider. 4th Gen Internet | | | | out, it was “leaps and bounds” ahead of 2G, |
| has speeds equal to these services and also | | | | and truly a marvel. Even the very best 3G cannot |
| something that they don’t have: portability. | | | | keep up with the new fourth generation Internet. |
| One of the big draws to this new technology is | | | | It’s all about speed. Things you would |
| that users can go practically anywhere in the city | | | | never have thought to do on 3G, such as playing |
| and still have a reliable signal on their laptops and | | | | graphically dense games, will become a piece of |
| cell phones. No more searching for a hot spot, or | | | | cake with your new service. |
| being stuck within a few hundred feet of the | | | | Now you can see that, while you do have many |
| house. Fourth generation Internet is giving you | | | | options when it comes to choosing your Internet |
| your life back! You can go watch the kids playing | | | | service, the newest technology offers a lot of |
| at the park, and still keep an eye on your stock | | | | improvements. |
| quotes online. Your daily bus commute might not | | | | |