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When it comes to business, staying connected is key. If you're going to be traveling for any sort of work-related reason, one of the first steps in a new city is often figuring out how to get online. Whether you're at a huge business convention in Las Vegas or a simple trip to a core office in Chicago, there are usually times when you're going to need to check up with what's happening back at your usual place of work. And while most of the time, finding the right wireless internet network takes less time than it used to, there are still those occasions where the true limitations of Wi-Fi become clear.
Take those business travelers who are recently arrived to Las Vegas. While they might have enjoyed all of the comforts of Wi-Fi from everywhere en route--the plane, the airport, even the trip to the airport--now that they're somewhere new, their luck might be about to change. While all of the big Vegas hotels, and a whole lot of smaller ones, promise a solid connection to the world wide web, sometimes the reality is something different.
After all, if an entire hotel is occupied for a business convention, sometimes this means the wireless internet doesn't move as quickly as it could. And the right view on a high level of a hotel might mean being too far away from a router for it to give you the signal that you need. Worse yet, sometimes the Wi-Fi in a hotel is down, and this means running out into the hustle of the Strip to figure out if there is a Kinko's anywhere nearby, or an internet cafe.
For a business traveler who needs to get work done, these delays can actually amount to a big deal. As in, if you're only in Chicago for 48 hours and need wireless internet to get a major new idea approved before presenting it, you're going to be scrambling. The trouble is often the fact that Wi-Fi is presented as the most reliable way to be online, when in reality, it does not deliver a gigantic chunk of the time. The real reason that people keep using it is the fact that, until now, there haven't been any other options--for business or leisure travelers alike.
But with the introduction of WiMax, business travel has been greatly improved as far as communications are concerned. There's no more stressing out about finding a Wi-Fi spot, and you don't have to attempt to send crucial e-mails from Blackberries or iPhones. This is because the network that provides the signal that brings your computer the world wide web no matter where you are operates using towers. And these towers can beam signals miles and miles, unlike routers. It's the difference between a landline and a cell phone that works nationally, basically, and it's changing the way that business stays online, no matter where workers happen to be.
And for anyone who has ever had to hit the road for work, this means no more stressing out about how to handle things. With WiMax, it is finally possible to actually stay in touch without spending hours figuring out how to accomplish that. And this means that no matter where you are, it can still be business as usual.
