| Whether you're in Chicago or Las Vegas, the benefits | | | | connecting to the tower closest to where you are, |
| of a truly wireless internet couldn't be clearer. But | | | | providing you with a strong signal, and connecting. In |
| sometimes, making the leap to a new form of | | | | the same way, this new version of wireless connects |
| technology can take some time. Thankfully, there are | | | | to local signals, making it practically effortless to get |
| guides that make it obvious how to transition without | | | | online. |
| getting confused or lost in the shuffle of new | | | | Think of it this way: you don't need to set up a |
| technology. Here is a simple way to make the new | | | | network or find out the password to your local |
| wireless work, whether you're using it for business or | | | | coffee place to get online. Instead, you just need to |
| for leisure purposes. | | | | turn the computer on. This saves you a lot of time, |
| There are quite a few legitimate complaints about | | | | because you don't have to figure out how to make |
| wireless internet as it currently stands. Most people | | | | things work. If there is a tower within 30 miles from |
| find that it is difficult to use, whether you're setting it | | | | you, it makes it work automatically. |
| up at home or taking advantage of it in a hotel or in | | | | Like most types of technology, this form of wireless |
| a restaurant. After all, so often the router doesn't | | | | is first catching on in major cities, and slowly |
| provide reliable reception, leaving people with a | | | | spreading to other areas. This means that if you're |
| shoddy internet connection where you can't get | | | | living in Portland or Las Vegas or Chicago, you're |
| anything done. | | | | more likely to see WiMax in the next couple of |
| But this is no reason to ignore the technology | | | | months than if you're in the middle of nowhere. But |
| altogether. After all, the idea of getting online from | | | | because the basic premise of the technology is that |
| just about anywhere is an important one, no matter | | | | it can stretch anywhere, it is the sort of thing that |
| where you are. And the technology is finally catching | | | | will roll out quickly, even to more remote areas. |
| up with the service, meaning that business travelers | | | | With current internet options satisfactory, though not |
| and locals alike are finally seeing a better version of | | | | excellent, tech-savvy users and travelers alike will find |
| the internet at their disposal. | | | | that the benefits of getting online from wherever |
| To understand WiMax, it is best to think of how | | | | you are, without needing to set up a network, are |
| your cell phone works. This might sound a bit weird, | | | | far superior to dealing with the service currently |
| but go with it. When you turn on your phone after a | | | | available. After all, the internet was meant to be |
| long flight, it automatically configures, making it easy | | | | experience from just about anywhere. Finally, there's |
| for you to place calls. But what it is really doing is | | | | something that makes it possible. |