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| Cellular phones in recent years have taken over | | | | pass they time with an online game, they can |
| landlines as the dominant form of | | | | watch a streaming video of their favorite show, |
| telecommunications. With the ease, convenience, | | | | or they can even catch up with a distant loved |
| and mobility that cellular phones offer its | | | | one using video chat. |
| customers, it is no wonder that many have opted | | | | |
| to cancel their landline accounts in favor of their | | | | The 4G wireless internet is comparable in speed |
| mobile phones. When each person per household | | | | to traditional broadband internet, operating at a |
| has their own cellular phone, having a family | | | | speed of 4-6 Mbps. Thus, while you are on the |
| landline often proves unnecessary. Just as cell | | | | road or at the park, you can be using an internet |
| phones have overtaken traditional phone lines, | | | | connection that is similar to the cable or DSL |
| many are wondering in the 4G wireless internet | | | | internet that you enjoy at school, home, or the |
| technology will similarly take over traditional | | | | office. With such comparable quality in internet |
| broadband as the dominant form of internet | | | | connection, it is no wonder that many are |
| service. | | | | wondering if it has the potential to overtake these |
| | | | | traditional providers of internet services. While |
| The freedom and convenience offered by the | | | | some believe that it can, it will definitely take a |
| mobile forms of this technology makes it much | | | | few years before any households begin to even |
| more attractive than the traditional forms that | | | | think about canceling their DSL services in favor |
| require you to be tied down physically to a | | | | of the 4G wireless internet. Even though many |
| location. Thus, with improvements in the wireless | | | | large cities, including Atlanta, Las Vegas, and |
| internet technology from the 3G network, many | | | | Portland, are currently enjoying a mobile high |
| are wondering if in the near future, it will become | | | | speed internet connection, many other cities such |
| the dominant form of internet service. The 3G | | | | as New York City and San Francisco, have yet to |
| wireless was created primarily for smart phone | | | | be wired with this same technology. Thus, while |
| usage; thus, its speeds are relatively slow in | | | | the 4G wireless has potential to be a competitor |
| comparison to traditional broadband. You can | | | | for traditional broadband internet, it currently lacks |
| check your emails and conduct other basic | | | | the reputation and market to have such a |
| functions on this wireless internet; however, you | | | | competing power. Moreover, for the most avid |
| will not be able to do everything you do on your | | | | computer users, they will still want to continue to |
| home computer. The improvements in mobile | | | | rely on traditional broadband because it offers |
| internet technology has resulted in the 4G | | | | them much more power and bandwidth; |
| wireless network, which is geared towards mobile | | | | however, for the purposes of the internet for |
| computer usage. Consequently, its data transfer | | | | most people, the 4G wireless network will more |
| speeds are much faster, enabling its users to do | | | | than suffice. |
| virtually anything they would do using their | | | | |