| A lot of people have probably heard about 4G | | | | dongles and your computer has instant wireless |
| wireless broadband technology and how it is | | | | connectivity. |
| changing the way we use our mobile phones. 4G | | | | Although in terms of download and upload speeds |
| is a wireless broadband internet standard that | | | | the wired ethernet connections are still faster |
| would seek to increase the rates of wireless data | | | | than the download and upload rates of current |
| transfer. That would mean mobile phones or | | | | broadband wireless technologies, however the |
| smartphones with the 4G technology would | | | | mobility that is afforded by these technologies has |
| benefit in terms of faster download and upload | | | | enabled almost everybody to be able to connect |
| speeds. So watching and downloading videos | | | | wirelessly to the world via the internet even |
| would be a cinch and there would be no more | | | | though they are not at home or at the office. |
| need to wait for webpages and videos to buffer | | | | Also the emergence of wireless broadband |
| on the phone's browser. | | | | internet service providers like Clear will eventually |
| 4G is not just proprietary to mobile phones, even | | | | give everyone the chance to use and benefit |
| laptop and desktop computers can benefit from | | | | from speeds afforded by a 4G networks wireless |
| 4G wireless internet technology through the use | | | | data transfer rates. However since the wireless |
| of USB sticks or dongles, which basically act as | | | | technology being used is still fairly new and the |
| wireless modems that you would connect to any | | | | number of users or subscribers fairly small, the |
| USB port on the computer in order for the | | | | fees that companies charge to use the service |
| computer, either a laptop or a desktop, to get | | | | are, in the opinion of most users a bit too high, |
| instant wireless internet access without any need | | | | but it's basically a small price to pay to be able to |
| for a wireless router. So for users who can't | | | | do things on your mobile phone that not a few |
| seem to find a wireless hotspot within range of | | | | years ago you could only do on your desktop or |
| their laptops just plug in one of the 3G or 4G USB | | | | laptop. |