subject: The Benefits of WiMax for People with Multiple Homes [print this page] A lot of people these days have multiple homes that they alternate spending time living in. There are various reasons why this is the case. Some of the people who have multiple homes have families and lives in one city but are forced to spend part of their time in another city for work. Other people just have a second home where they spend their vacations and weekends. There are children of divorced parents with joint custody who live part of the time with one parent and part of the time with the other. College students living in dorms who spend their weekends back at their parents' homes also fall into this category. But this article is mainly for independent adults who have multiple homes for whatever reason.
There are a lot of benefits that come with having more than one place to live. But there are also downsides. One downside is having to pay for twice as much stuff, from furniture and clothes to monthly bills and other expenses. Having to pay for multiple wardrobes, televisions, refrigerators, and electricity bills can get pretty costly.
One way in which people can cut down on the number of things they have to double up on is by using a laptop instead of a desktop computer. If you have a laptop, you can take it with you when you change locations. To further cut back on expenses, there are also now ways in which you can avoid having to pay for multiple Internet service plans. A lot of people choose a primary home and only pay for an Internet connection there. When they go to the second home, they either do not use the Internet, try to connect to a neighbor's Wi-Fi network that is not password protected, or travel to a nearby Internet cafe when they need to use the Internet. This definitely saves money, but it is far from ideal.
Now, there is another way to save on Internet service by only paying for one account, but still have access to it from either home. There is a new wireless broadband service called WiMax, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, that lets you take your Internet connection with you when you switch homes. Also known as 4G wireless Internet, this new service offesrs the same high speed Internet connections as DSL and cable networks, plus it is completely mobile.
This new mobile broadband service employs a series of towers to deliver Internet service that are a lot like the towers used by cell phone networks to deliver cell phone service. A single tower is capable of sending singals up to thirty miles in any direction. And, since in many cities 4G providers use multiple towers, this allows for extremely large, continuous coverage areas. Signing up for a 4G account means that you will never have to worry about finding yourself without access to a high speed broadband Internet connection as you are moving back and forth between your multiple homes.
The Benefits of WiMax for People with Multiple Homes
