| You may have heard a lot about 4G wireless | | | | was met with some skepticism. Industry sources |
| Internet as of late. You may have read what this | | | | speculated that no one would be willing to pay a high |
| technology promises to do for laptops, PCs, GPS | | | | price 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 be | | | | not been fully exploited. Still, super-broadband |
| the most intriguing aspect, especially considering that | | | | Internet has fulfilled expectations three years later. |
| most people use a cell phone for daily business | | | | This new brand of Internet service was created for |
| errands. What does 4th Generation technology | | | | people 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 already | | | | technology is particularly useful when it comes to |
| offering 4G technology on their newest phone | | | | video chatting and transferring digital photos directly |
| models. Some of these high-tech phones are being | | | | to email accounts or printers. It is ideal for someone |
| offered with much larger screens (up to four and a | | | | that 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 a | | | | movies. |
| speed between 3-10 Mbps, which is much faster than | | | | 4G Wimax is expect to grow further in the coming |
| 3G cellular technology, faster than traditional wireless | | | | years all the way until 2013. Wireless Internet may |
| and about even with cable, DSL and new age | | | | be the standard for the moment, but that's mainly |
| wireless providers. Such enhanced speed and | | | | because 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 play | | | | and 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 PCs | | | | new technology. Some plans are as low as $25 a |
| have to plug up to a 4th Gen modem, some of | | | | month, while other plans (including total mobility) are |
| these newer devices already have the modem and | | | | comparable to the price of cable or DSL Internet |
| network card installed in their bodies. On the rare | | | | connection. For more information, contact an ISP |
| occasion that 4th G is not available in the area, then | | | | provider in your area that works with Fourth |
| the provider may offer a dual-mode 3G/4G device | | | | Generation 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 | | | | |