subject: Corpus-christi: Make Your Next Connection 4g [print this page] There are quite a few ways to connect to the internet these days, especially in Corpus Christi. Picking your next connection should not be taken lightly as it can make a big difference in your overall internet experience. Pick a slow connection, and you'll be limited to browsing and email. Pick a fast connection, and there really are no limits, especially the way the internet has been evolving in the past few years. Pick 4G, and not only will you get a fast connection, you'll get an innovative and versatile one as well.
What is this revolutionary new service? How about starting with some things that it's not. It's not dial-up, which means that it does not use your phone line, and it's not appallingly slow and unreliable. The first point is significant because it's essentially saying that there is no easy way to connect to the service. Dial-up at least had the advantage of being available anywhere that had phone lines present. 4G on the other hand requires that a city have completely new infrastructure. That's one of the reasons why it's not yet available everywhere, and also one of the reasons why it's such a fast and reliable service. It uses a dedicated infrastructure for internet delivery while dial-up was essentially a hack of a technology that used existing infrastructure that was meant for a completely different purpose.
It's also not cable or DSL. It's true that they are all broadband connections, but cable and DSL both do something that 4G does not do. They often make subscribers sign up for additional services before they start offering the good rates on internet. Cable internet usually tries their best to persuade potential customers to sign up for an expensive cable TV package and DSL internet usually tries to work in some sort of long distance phone service plan. It would be nice if these services were completely optional, but usually if you don't subscribe to one you will have to pay a bit more for your internet. This usually rubs those who don't watch TV and those who use only their cell phone the wrong way. 4G companies do not force you to sign up for any additional services. They save everyone the hassle and just offer the good rates from the get-go.
4G doesn't have to be compared to anything else to make sense, though. Broadly speaking, it is the next generation of cell phone technology that was designed from the ground up to be a broadband connection. It's a wireless technology, but at the same time it can be used just the same as a traditional wired broadband connection to deliver internet to your home. Subscribers also have the option of using a USB or PC card to connect their portable computing device to the internet anywhere in the Corpus-Christi coverage area. This means you can take the internet with you and use it at the park, your friend's place, your favorite restaurant, or even inside a moving vehicle.
It's priced about the same as cable or DSL, is just as fast as those connections, doesn't have their drawbacks, and offers an innovative way to connect to the internet. Sounds like a winner.
