baineschile
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Talking on the phone while driving is bad enough, do we really need to encourage surfing while driving?
Maybe ATT and VZ should start investing in an AIcar, where one can just punch in a direction, and the call will drive there (see Will Smith in I, Robot)
Dont get me wrong, the idea of mobile data that fast is a good start, but maybe there should be testing it where people SHOULD be using it (couch at home, table at coffee shop), not what kind of speed they can achieve while driving.
exception: taxis |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | What if you're not the one driving? Another thought would be public transportation systems, that's one of the places mobile broadband can be most useful if it exists. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to baineschile
There might be applications we haven't thought of yet. Maybe some combination of GPS and advertising. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| what's the point?
Faster speeds mean nothing when you have 5 GB monthly caps. Since the TOS of mobile providers prevent downloading of video and using the connection for online gaming what is the point of 100 Mbps? You don't need 100 Mbps to look at your e-mail which is all you can basically do on a mobile interent connection. |
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baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI | reply to EPS
Re: Safety?
Thus the exceptions: taxis at the end |
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IIIBradIII
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join:2000-09-28
Greer, SC | reply to BF69
Re: what's the point?
Ah but once the majority of their customers have the capability to do stuff that quickly, they will gladly upgrade you to a higher bandwidth tier.  |
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Killa200
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Spring City, TN | and also upgrade you to a nice, higher price with that oh so lovely "profit cushion"... lol |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | The lab is busy
Nice see the LAB is still busy testing LTE. Alarming that it's news..  |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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Re: what's the point?
But if you're working with sub-kilometer distances from towers, this isn't going to be home broadband replacement. Heck, AT&T could put VRADs near the towers and have VDSL speeds similar to what they're getting over LTE.
Then again, they'll proably not put enough bandwidth to the tower and thus the oh-so-fast LTE won't be able to live up to its full potential. I mean, technically their current HSPA service should be able to pump out 3.6/1.8 speeds. I've only seen about 1.5/500-700 when I've used it (not anymore...5 GB caps and no prepaid option). |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
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Re: The lab is busy
Nextgen WiMAX 802.11m will be out by the time LTE makes it out the door. 802.11m is able to do 300Mbps mobile and 1Gbps fixed. Of course individual users will probably not ever really see this.
The challenge for all 4G carriers will be providing enough bandwidth to every site and having enough spectrum. ATT/Verizon only have about 25Mhz or so per market in the 700mhz space. Sprint/Clearwire will have over 100Mhz per market of 4G spectrum.
Talking theoretical MAX makes for good marketing though. |
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wifi4milez
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| said by xenophon  :Nextgen WiMAX 802.11m will be out by the time LTE makes it out the door. 802.11m is able to do 300Mbps mobile and 1Gbps fixed. Of course individual users will probably not ever really see this. The challenge for all 4G carriers will be providing enough bandwidth to every site and having enough spectrum. ATT/Verizon only have about 25Mhz or so per market in the 700mhz space. Sprint/Clearwire will have over 100Mhz per market of 4G spectrum. Talking theoretical MAX makes for good marketing though. Not to mention that Sprint/Clearwire will have had roughly two years head start on both Verizon and ATT. Xohm will be fully rolled out in many markets long before the first LTE test markets come on line. Sprint/Clearwire might even be rolling out "version 2" of Xohm by the time the LTE crowd gets to the dance floor. Two years is a good amount of time to pick up a few hundred thousand (or well more than that) subscribers, Verizon/ATT should be very careful here!
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mrchris
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North Babylon, NY | Real world application
Show me some real world application results and not some test lab results and I'll take it more seriously. |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | reply to xenophon
Re: The lab is busy
The problem with WiMAX is the coverage. They wont have the same coverage as these cell sites. Not good for a mobile user. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
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Re: Safety?
How about integrated driving features. Alerting you to lane closures in upcoming miles from accidents/construction. Congestion and alternative route suggestions. Video amber alerts, not to mention the ability of public services to communicate more effectively.
Integrated content access to your libraries at home. (think music, and DVD's for the kids in the back seat) Not to mention social network extensions, where you could share with your friends where you are at any given time. |
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phoneboy3
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Re: The lab is busy
You read my mind. LOL!
This is just more Telco propaganda designed to cool enthusiasm for Mobile WiMax. A standard that is every bit as good and fast as LTE and at least 3-5 years ahead of it.
Even the Telco's are admiting it won't be available until at least 2010. Looking at history that would mean in reality we are looking at 2012-2015. It will be game over by them IMHO. WiMax already won. The loser just doesn't know it yet. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to wifi4milez
If they're still in business in two years. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
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said by ninjatutle :The problem with WiMAX is the coverage. They wont have the same coverage as these cell sites. Not good for a mobile user. Combo EVDO/WiMAX cards will be coming by the end of the year. It would be an issue for WiMAX/WiFi only devices for a few years though. |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | reply to Ahrenl
MetroFi lasted 2-3 years. It was free and nobody wanted it. I see Xohm going the same route but maybe lasting 1 year. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
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There will be winner or loser, they'll both co-exist. This isn't like Bluray/HDDVD fight. It's more like cable vs. dsl, satellite tv vs cable tv. There was no 'winner' in the latter two as the playing field is defined by what resources are available to the provider.
WiMAX will be pushed by IEEE and the consumer electronics industry. LTE will be pushed by the telcom industry. Both will exist long term. |
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wifi4milez
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| said by xenophon :There will be winner or loser, they'll both co-exist. This isn't like Bluray/HDDVD fight. It's more like cable vs. dsl, satellite tv vs cable tv. There was no 'winner' in the latter two as the playing field is defined by what resources are available to the provider. WiMAX will be pushed by IEEE and the consumer electronics industry. LTE will be pushed by the telcom industry. Both will exist long term. I agree. It will be like CDMA/GSM is here in the states.
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