| If you live in upstate New York, as you probably | | | | stretch throughout the entire urban center thanks to |
| know the winters can be long often beginning in the | | | | the power of WiMax towers meaning for up to 30 |
| autumn months and extending far too long into | | | | miles from each tower there is consistent and reliable |
| spring. With ice, snow and Arctic gusts infringing on | | | | service. This even works when on the go like in the |
| the long overdue pleasant weather, there is a | | | | car, or on the city bus, making those long winter |
| tendency to go into hibernation mode by the end of | | | | carpools from outlying suburbs suddenly a lot more |
| the winter season each year. As anyone living in the | | | | bearable. |
| western New York or upstate area will tell you, | | | | In addition to being snowy cities, western New York |
| winter is not a time period defined by dates, but | | | | cities are also big commuter cities. While many people |
| more of a never ending way of life. The cabin fever | | | | head into these urban centers each day to work, |
| can start to set in sometime around mid March, and | | | | once they arrive there aren't many common spaces |
| the vast majority of western New York and upstate | | | | like internet cafes to while away the time. The few |
| residents are just looking for any excuse to get out | | | | that exist are generally overcrowded with university |
| of the house. Soon, that will be easier than ever | | | | students trying to find a comfortable place to while |
| when 4G wireless internet accessibility comes to | | | | away hours of study time. That means once a table |
| town. | | | | is taken, it's not likely to open up any time soon. With |
| For those living in major western New York urban | | | | 4G wireless internet, a commuter with a few hours |
| centers Rochester and Syracuse, life outside the | | | | to kill can easily set up shop anywhere around town |
| home during those long winter months and short | | | | and enjoy checking email, streaming videos, |
| winter days is about to get a whole lot easier. Now, | | | | downloading music, or generally surfing the internet |
| with wireless broadband access anywhere in the city, | | | | while waiting. For those living in the city, 4G wireless |
| there are a million places to go, drink something | | | | can be a great replacement to everyday internet |
| warm, and enjoy the company of others all while | | | | service as the user already has a secure, private |
| studying, working or just surfing around the internet. | | | | wireless connection at home and all around town. For |
| The enabler will be mobile WiMax internet, a full | | | | commuters, simply plugging a mobile aircard into their |
| broadband alternative to the old 3G internet that | | | | laptop can provide a top quality internet connection |
| worked for cell phones and other mobile devices. | | | | for use while far away from home for the day. Either |
| Having full high speed internet anywhere means being | | | | way, Rochester and Syracuse internet users are in |
| able to complete all the same functions as a home | | | | great anticipation of the future of wireless internet |
| LAN network, but being able to do so anywhere | | | | service that is soon to arrive in western New York. |
| within range of the signal. Unlike Wi-Fi, these signals | | | | |