patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Matt
Re: Price is reasonable... said by Matt:Intel has a laptop/desktop chipset bundle that has WiMAX. Sort of like the Centrino bundle that requires an Intel WiFi card now. It'll have WiFi and WiMAX capability. If WiMAX was serious as something more than just another cellular wireless network standard, Intel would be force bundling WiMAX years ago as part of its "Centrino" package to establish a user base before service launches. WiMAX is a joke. |
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| Yes, that makes a lot of sense considering Intel is one of the investors and already has a huge investment in the WiMAX technology. Tell me again, when was the standard finalized? |
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Starting in '09 with their new chipsets(can't remember the codename) wimax will be included in every single computer that has an intel processor.
any computer you buy will give you the option of wifi or wimax built in. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | I guess AMD users won't have it.
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | reply to VansHSI
Considering the monopolist lawsuits already existing against Intel, one would wonder whether force-bundling WiMax chipsets could provoke anything... |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by EPS:Considering the monopolist lawsuits already existing against Intel, one would wonder whether force-bundling WiMax chipsets could provoke anything... I'm sure it will just be a mini-pci card like the Centrino stuff. |
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said by EPS:Considering the monopolist lawsuits already existing against Intel, one would wonder whether force-bundling WiMax chipsets could provoke anything... Why would it provoke anything? They are giving someone the option of using it - that's all. They're not forcing you to pay $50 a month.
If you want to stick a 3g card in your computer or even a competing 4g card from another carrier than so be it. |
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said by en102:I guess AMD users won't have it. Won't have it built in on their chipsets. Big difference. |
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