subject: Your 4G Connection Will Do More Than You Expect [print this page] Your 4G Connection Will Do More Than You Expect
As it is a fairly new technology to be introduced to the market, many people don't really know exactly what a 4G wireless connection will offer them. What sets fourth generation technology apart from third generation technology and other kinds of wireless services? What are the key points to keep in mind when considering if a fourth generation network connection is the right option for you? These are very valid questions and the answers will likely surprise you, even if you already have a favorable and optimistic view of next generation wireless connections in the first place. Below we would like to explore the main features of fourth generation wireless technology, in the hopes that by doing so we will help our readers determine whether upgrading to the latest in mobile is the right decision for them.
When discussing 4G wireless, the first thing that people want to know is: are the connections really all that much faster than 3G or WiFi connections? The answer can be condensed down to a single, emphatic word: yes! The question is not whether a fourth generation mobile connection will be faster, but how much fasterand as it turns out the difference is quite significant in terms of download speeds. Whereas WiFi users get connections that typically range from 1 to 2 Mbps and 3G users get speeds somewhere around 3 to 4 Mbps, fourth generation users are getting a whole lot more than thatwith speeds that can top out at above 10 Mbps on a good day. That is the kind of broadband speed that few people have ever even been able to experience while using their desktop computer at the office or in their homes, and to think that they could be graced with such speeds while moving around using their smart phoneit's simply unfathomable!
The next point to highlight about 4G networks would have to be their physical extent or coverage area, which again is vastly superior to anything else mobile users are accustomed to. 3G networks have impressed users quite a bit in recent years by achieving unprecedented coverage areas, and fourth generation networks have built on that success and taken it to a whole other levelthe level of entire cityscapes. That's right: with a fourth generation connection you will be able to drive or ride the bus/metro from your home to the heart of downtown and then all the way out to the outskirts without ever having to sacrifice your mobile connection.
Finally, with 4G networks people are actually going to be able to bring their home computer, office computer and smart phone all onto one service planan idea that is so radical it is almost impossible to comprehend. Nonetheless it is true, as through the sheer intensity and bandwidth capacity of fourth generation networks people can get not only a mobile connection but they can set up an exterior modem on their house or office building and connect in that way.
