"WiMax - what a funny word," you might be thinking.
"What in the world does it mean?" Well, this word is actually an acronym which stands for "Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access," and it what it really means is that the truly mobile high-speed Internet access you have been waiting for has finally arrived.
If you have been using a mobile telecommunications device like an iPhone or a Blackberry to get online and conduct business while on the go, you are probably not a stranger to inconsistent connection speeds and open Wi-Fi networks that are hard to come by.
Luckily, WiMax is here to save the day - this type of service boasts extensive coverage areas as well as connection speeds that will not let you down.
If you lead a busy life - and in this day and age, who does not - a wireless, mobile high-speed Internet service may be just what you need to stay connected throughout the day and get the things done that you need to get done.
For multi-taskers everywhere, there are countless benefits to signing up for this type of service.
Here is a list of just a few of them.
1.
Get online anytime, anywhere.
Using a series of WiMax towers that are pretty much the same thing as the towers used by cell phone service providers, WiMax providers can transmit signals across seemingly boundless coverage areas.
This means that throughout an entire city where one of these networks is in place, there are no limits as to from where you can get online and when.
Indeed, the days of leaning out windows and waving your cell phone in the air in an attempt to pick up on an open Wi-Fi network are over.
Likewise, once you have connected, you do not have to worry about moving around and losing your connection as you pass from one network into another - with this type of service, what you are using is one continuous network.
2.
Speed, speed, speed.
You might think that being able to connect wherever you are might somehow conflict with being able to get fast connection speeds.
But this is not true.
Another great benefit of this type of service is that you do not have to compromise speed for mobility, or vice versa - now, you can get online with your network-compatible cell phone up to four times faster than you were ever able to do before using older, slower networks.
And it is this combination of speed and mobility is what really makes WiMax such a convenient, user-friendly system.
3.
On top of being super fast and accessible, this type of service is also incredibly reliable.
As you may be well to aware of from personal experience even when you do come across Wi-Fi hotspots, they have the tendency to cut out unexpectedly (so much so, in fact, that it becomes expected).
But with this new service, you do not have to live your life in fear of ever-looming service interruptions.