subject: New 4g Wireless Compatible Devices [print this page] So youre a mobile technology user, and youve been using 3g technology for years. Perhaps youve been waiting anxiously for 4g wireless, or perhaps youve just heard about it in passing or in the media, but the same question comes up over and over. How does an internet user get connected to it? As with previous generations of mobile technology, it takes a certain kind of tool to tap into the network. Current technology isnt necessarily going to be ready for the new networks, or have the capacity to access them. For example, a 3g phone has neither the ability nor the stamina (think battery power) to really support a broadband internet connection. That means its time to think about how exactly each individual user wants to go about getting connected.
Many people are choosing to use their current laptop computers to get connected for now, and getting a signal by simply plugging an accessory into the USB port. Just as they were able to do for 3g mobile networks now they are able to plug in and access faster, better 4g wireless in the same manner. What the average user might find, however, is that the quicker connection also comes at the expense of wearing down the notebooks battery much more quickly than the average Wi-Fi or 3g wireless connection. This could mean having to look for power outlets more often than before. On the plus side, these connections provide broadband internet from anywhere, meaning that no matter where an outlet is you still have a fast reliable connection! The ideal solution is to go for a laptop that is already fourth generation ready, but it may be a few years before a user is in the market to buy a new computer, or they might need different specifications that can only be found on certain machines that are not likely to be released with these new capabilities for several years. The important thing to remember is that there are solutions so that everyone can get hooked up to the new, faster network.
What about mobile phones and other MIDs or mobile internet devices? If notebooks are strained by a connection to the faster network if they werent designed with it in mind, phones certainly will be in the same boat! New 4g phones are already on the market, and they have been designed to be just as sleek as ever but with greater ability for connectivity and more battery power. These new phones and devices are being designed to call, but as more of a secondary function to use of the internet, which is already and will increasingly be a dominant form of communication. When a person can make international video phone calls easily on a mobile phone, by using the internet, there barrier between phone and internet communications starts to break down making it so the average internet user or caller can streamline saving money, time and getting the best benefits from their technology. Find out more about those technologies that are already available and get connected right away!
