subject: Road Worriers Turned Road Warriors With Wimax From Greensboro To Waco [print this page] Having to take the show on the road for work can sometimes be a nightmare. After all, getting work done in-office requires enough delicate balance of emailing, interpersonal communication, and fielding phone calls. Throw in an important meeting or an interview, and suddenly things feel overwhelming on a regular busy day--and that's with instant access to all of the information one needs. Hitting the road for work, whether it's heading to Greensboro or Waco, means having to figure out what to do to get things done from anywhere. And while this might seem simple while sitting at a desk, everything changes the minute that the office environment disappears.
While cell phones running on 4G networks make it easier to send emails from anywhere and Blackberries and iPhones seem glued to people's hands, this doesn't make working from the road easier for a whole lot of people. After all, sending important emails that require more typing doesn't work from anything but a computer, and downloading attachments won't do very much good if they cannot be opened and worked with. Phones are better for firing off quick text messages or email missives, not running the entire control center. For that, there needs to be an actual computer, and for an actual computer to work, there needs to be internet.
And whether in a large town or someplace small, the world wide web is often the number one problem for business travelers. This is because hotel connections are notoriously unreliable or intermittent, some places might not have Kinko's or internet cafes on every corner, and the web access usually happens to fail business travelers at the absolute worst moment possible. Wireless internet becoming so popular in hotel rooms makes this even more of a problem, and conference centers will even advertise Wi-Fi but suddenly have it on the fritz when you need it the most. Thus, a lot of needless worrying gets done because everything is up in the air, at the hands of the technology gods.
Enter the possibilities of WiMax, which suddenly makes searching for a place to get online at three in the morning in Greensboro a thing of the past. Because this new form of Wi-Fi operates on a network that actually spans the entire country, the same company can be providing a signal when you take off from Waco and land in Greensboro. There's no remembering passwords, so those who don't do well with reconfiguring networks won't flip out. And all business people will appreciate the fact that there is valuable time saved because the connection is secure and totally portable. Choosing where to meet is no longer a concern for business arrangements on the road, nor is being able to stay in touch fully with the office back home.
So for all business travelers who spent too much time on the road worrying to truly shine in the conference room or discussion roundtable, here's a chance to have all of the information needed for a presentation the night before, easy to download, and ready to share with everyone else. Now, heading out on the road for work is a whole lot less stressful for everyone concerned.
