Stay up to Speed with 4G Wireless Internet Technology
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When bagphones and carphones were created nearly 20 years ago, no one could have imagined how far technology has come in the years in between. In just two decades, the portable phone has been transformed from a bulky apparatus that had to be plugged in to receive power, to an incredibly small hand-held device that can hold a charge for several days without needing to be plugged in. The newest smartphone phones, which rely on 3G wireless internet technology, are a world apart from older technology for so many reasons. As portable phones have evolved over the years, the reasons people use them has evolved rapidly as well.
Twenty years ago, people who had bagphones and carphones used them solely to call other people. It was like having a home phone in your car, and the main benefit was that you could call people from outside your home without having to find a payphone. A decade later, cellphones had become equipped with a new technology called “text messaging,” which allowed users to quickly send short messages to other cellphone users, thereby eliminating the need to call them. A decade after that, cellphone usage has continued to evolve. Yes, text messaging is still incredibly popular, but as wireless internet technology has evolved, people have begun using their phones to communicate over the internet rather than through traditional cellphone call minutes.
In the days of bagphones and carphones, one of the major disadvantages to their use, was the area of coverage that was available. Often, coverage was limited to a very small area, and once you were outside that area, users incurred roaming charges. Users were also charged by the number of calls they made each month, which got very pricey very quickly for many people. Now days though, both of those problems have been fixed. Cell phone providers have come up with various monthly plans which enable people to opt in and out of various types of coverage for affordable prices. Additionally, 3G wireless internet coverage has made network coverage larger and stronger, so there are fewer dropped calls and moments when people are unable to get internet access. All of those things will only get better in the near future, when 4G becomes the standard for cellphone and internet connections.
As this new technology takes hold, people will be able to navigate the internet faster from wherever they are across the country. This summer, 4G networks will be rolled out in many of the major cities in America, including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Houston, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Miami and Salt Lake City. Soon, inhabitants of those great cities will be able to use their smartphones and computers to surf the internet with incredible ease and speed. Gone are the days where you have to pull over to use a payphone or go inside and wait for your dial-up internet connection to finally allow you to check your email. Technology just keeps getting better, so make sure you keep up with it.