| Have you found yourself confused regarding the | | | | is to purchase a card from your cell phone |
| many wireless Internet terms that are commonly | | | | company. The current standard for this option is |
| used today? If so, it is important to learn to | | | | 3G service. The prices for this type of service |
| discern the difference so that you can take | | | | tend to range from around $30 to $60 per |
| advantage of the many benefits that are offered | | | | month. The second option is to locate an |
| by the latest advancement in technology. | | | | independent provider that offers 4G wireless |
| Most of the cell phones on the market today, | | | | Internet service. |
| including smart phones, run using a 3G network | | | | With the 3G service that is available from the |
| for both data and voice access. 3G wireless | | | | card from your cell phone company you are only |
| Internet access evolved from the previous | | | | able to use it within the range that the signal is |
| version, 2G. Under ideal conditions, a 3G Internet | | | | able to reach. This means that if you stumble |
| connection is able to reach a speed of up to | | | | upon a dead spot, you will automatically lose your |
| about 3Mbit/s. This means that it is about 50 | | | | connection to the Internet. As you might imagine, |
| times faster than what you would have with a | | | | this is an issue that can be quite frustrating and |
| dial-up connection. Of course, that is only under | | | | problematic. |
| ideal conditions, which almost never occur. In | | | | There is also the matter that the speed of a 3G |
| reality, average speeds for 3G wireless Internet is | | | | connection is much slower than that of a 4G |
| only about 20 times faster than a dial-up | | | | connection. How much of a problem is this? It |
| connection. | | | | really depends on how you use your connection. |
| 4G is the successor to third generation. It is | | | | In addition to actually being slower, one of the |
| quickly becoming the standard for mobile wireless | | | | main problems of the slow speeds associated |
| technology. The goal with this technology is to be | | | | with a 3G connection is the fact that it is often |
| able to reach broadband speeds and beyond. In | | | | difficult to stream live video, download music and |
| other words, the goal with 4G is for you to be | | | | transfer large files. As long as you do not need to |
| able to obtain super fast connections, even when | | | | do any of those things, it may not be much of a |
| you are on the go. The current 4G technology | | | | problem for you. Of course, most people today |
| that is available already provides speeds that are | | | | like to be able to take full advantage of the |
| up to four times faster than what is available | | | | technology available to them so for most people |
| through 3G. | | | | it is a huge problem. It is an issue that you do not |
| When you are using mobile wireless service on | | | | have to worry about encountering with a 4G |
| your laptop computer, there are basically two | | | | connection. |
| options that are available to you. The first option | | | | |