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What is the Current Status of WiMAX?

Posted by Cliff on from the last-mile-broadcast-broadband dept.

PalletBoy asks: "I live in BFE (read 'remote') Pennsylvania where BroadBand is not available in any form save satellite, which is no good for price and latency reasons (curse my MMO addiction!). My big question is: what is the -actual- current status of WiMAX technology? Different sites have me believing different things and I can't find an exact answer to the question 'When will I be able to buy a WiMAX router and cards so I can remotely receive broadband?' When will WiMAX (802.16) be solidly standardized, out, and affordable? Or is it already there?"

3 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Hey how is life ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    up there in Potter County?

    What day of the week do you get the toothbrush?

  2. Since Intel is developing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    it will totally suck.

    End of story.

  3. Re:Verizon commercials by DroopyStonx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It was an example, dipshit, seeing as how you're completely unaware that most wifi BB have shitty unreliable connections.

    Replace "play wow" with any of your favorites:

    downloading porn
    p2p
    reading slashdot

    Get the idea, dick?

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