What Does 4G Mean For Cellular Phones?

You may have heard a lot about 4G wirelesswas met with some skepticism.  Industry sources
Internet as of late.  You may have read what thisspeculated that no one would be willing to pay a high
technology promises to do for laptops, PCs, GPSprice just for the ability to surf the Internet at faster
systems, digital cameras and video game consoles. speeds.  Some claimed that even 3G technology had
What though about cell phones?  This seems to benot been fully exploited.  Still, super-broadband
the most intriguing aspect, especially considering thatInternet has fulfilled expectations three years later. 
most people use a cell phone for daily businessThis new brand of Internet service was created for
errands.  What does 4th Generation technologypeople who download and surf—not merely those
mean for cell phones?who talk on the phone and read emails.  This
Some of the largest cell phone providers are alreadytechnology is particularly useful when it comes to
offering 4G technology on their newest phonevideo chatting and transferring digital photos directly
models.  Some of these high-tech phones are beingto email accounts or printers.  It is ideal for someone
offered with much larger screens (up to four and athat spends a great part of their day online surfing
half inches), two cameras, and a 4G network.  First,content, or downloading products like music or full
consider how fast 4G really is.  4th G operates at amovies. 
speed between 3-10 Mbps, which is much faster than4G Wimax is expect to grow further in the coming
3G cellular technology, faster than traditional wirelessyears all the way until 2013.  Wireless Internet may
and about even with cable, DSL and new agebe the standard for the moment, but that's mainly
wireless providers.  Such enhanced speed andbecause of the coverage these established providers
performance will allow users to stream movies online,get.  4th Generation Internet services are expanding
email large files, video chat for hours on end, and playand more major cities are being added to covered
graphic-heavy online games in a flash.provider areas every day.
4th G Internet is being built into new devices today,Best yet is the relatively low price for this exciting
such as cameras and PDAs.  Whereas traditional PCsnew technology.  Some plans are as low as $25 a
have to plug up to a 4th Gen modem, some ofmonth, while other plans (including total mobility) are
these newer devices already have the modem andcomparable to the price of cable or DSL Internet
network card installed in their bodies.  On the rareconnection.  For more information, contact an ISP
occasion that 4th G is not available in the area, thenprovider in your area that works with Fourth
the provider may offer a dual-mode 3G/4G deviceGeneration services.  You will be surprised at the
that connects to local 3G towers.clarity and speed of this connection!
When 4G Internet was first announced in 2008, it