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| said by DataRiker:LTE seems to have great potential. If its not caped severely it could be a first choice for broadband (non-gamers at least). I'll assume you mean first choice for wireless/mobile broadband and not broadband in general?
LTE is not going to perform like fiber, which probably is going to be my first choice for broadband over the next ~10-20 years 
Even if you were hinting at it being a first choice due to it's ability to be a single solution for people who want both mobile and fixed broadband I don't think it's going to be a perfect fit. I did something like this for approx. 6 months with a Sprint EVDO card, but what I found is that it really is only acceptable if you are the only internet user within the house, otherwise you sacrifice either mobility or accessibly to multiple people.
What would be very nice is if the carriers like AT&T and Verizon who operate as both fixed and wireless ISP's would come up with a system that accounts for heavy discounting of one or the other service--for example in a FIOS or DSL area VZW could offer a 20% discount on their wireless data services to FIOS customers, and vice versa for AT&T U-verse. |
