WiMAX is here!

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1. January 22, 2006 8:33 AM
   fury said:
   It's about time the old kids on the block got some competition. Verizon, AT&T, and SBC have basically gone without competition for so long because they buy out whatever cities they can for exclusive service, and before now, hardly anybody could stop them because it was all wired. Now with WiMAX hopefully there will be some real competition, real innovation, and the consumers will win with lower prices, better services, and more choices.I'm anxious to see when this stuff rolls out in the Indianapolis area and at what kind of speeds they'll be offering. Does anyone know of any sites that will tell you whether/when it will be available?
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2. January 22, 2006 9:19 AM
   MonkeyMan said:
   I'm not sure Fury, but I know that WiMax will bring some serious competition to the table. It looks as though they are going to be a tough contender. Good luck WiMax, I'm rooting for ya!!!!!!!
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3. January 22, 2006 10:23 AM
   Phantasm66 said:
   I'm so excited about this - soon I will be able to get broadband internet access on my laptop anywhere. Or, at least, I will when it comes to the UK.
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4. January 22, 2006 12:37 PM
   otmakus said:
   A new technology released and a new technology implemented isn't the same. We can expect a few years until it becomes comercially available, and even then, as with all new technologies, it will be too expensive for most of us, so don't hold ur breath yet.
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5. January 22, 2006 5:31 PM
   gamingmage said:
   Wow finally. Hopefully this will whip Verizon, SBC, and others into shape and we might see some deals coming for broadband and other internet services.
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6. January 22, 2006 11:08 PM
   nathanskywalker said:
   [url]http://www.intel.com/netcomms/solutions/index.htm?iid=so
   utions+netcomms_overview&[/url][url]http://www.arnnet.com.
   u/index.php/id;81135971;fp;256;fpid;56736[/url]i wonder just how far that can reach.....[quote]OFDM has the ability to use minimum bandwidth when connecting to the network and only uses the highest speeds when there is real traffic. The system shuts off, into sleep mode, the moment the last packet arrives, according to Johnsson.[/quote]Now I'm not quite sure that i understand that. But that sounds really cool. And if i am understanding this at all, this basically means there is going to be one(plus relays possbily) stationg that emits broadband? honestly i was not aware of this project....sadly enough...
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7. January 23, 2006 10:24 AM
   mentaljedi said:
   [b]Originally posted by nathanskywalker:[/b][quote][url]http://www.intel.com/netcomm
   /solutions/index.htm?iid=solutions+netcomms_overview&[/url
   [url]http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;81135971;fp;256
   fpid;56736[/url]i wonder just how far that can reach.....[quote]OFDM has the ability to use minimum bandwidth when connecting to the network and only uses the highest speeds when there is real traffic. The system shuts off, into sleep mode, the moment the last packet arrives, according to Johnsson.[/quote]Now I'm not quite sure that i understand that. But that sounds really cool. And if i am understanding this at all, this basically means there is going to be one(plus relays possbily) stationg that emits broadband? honestly i was not aware of this project....sadly enough...[/quote]hmmm.... it sounds good but when the price goes down and implimented further than maybe i'll think about it...
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8. January 23, 2006 11:21 AM
   Vaulden said:
   For travellers and people that live in the rural areas I can see this as a blessing. We'll have to see how long it takes to go from released to implemented in the private sector.
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9. January 24, 2006 7:54 AM
   barfarf said:
   This indeed exciting news. About time we see WiMAx come out. I invested a little in a small company called Wireless Age (WLSA.OB). I am hoping they will do well in 2006 since do the WiMax thing too. Check out [url]http://www.wimaxworld.com/[/url] that is the WiMAX World Conference & Exposition. They just had their 2nd expo with over 2,600 people. Not too big but growing the right direction. Its a sit and wait game right now to see how well WiMax will do.
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