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Super Wi-Fi Isn't Really Wi-Fi

Posted by timothy on from the how-can-a-jump-rope-be-wi-fi? dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "As reported yesterday lucky residents of Wilmington, N.C., will be the first in the nation to have access to a 'Super Wi-Fi' network. However, the only issue is that Super Wi-Fi isn't really Wi-Fi: Mobile analyst Sascha Segan explains the difference and also gets into why it's incorrectly being dubbed as Super Wi-Fi."

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  1. I see a flaw... by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    It could become a real threat to cell phone carriers' 3G data monopoly, and could *snip*

    They're deploying this in the US, right? Ok. It's doomed. Move along folks, nothing to see here. Like they'd ever let you have something cutting edge that wasn't owned by a mega corporation. ha ha ha. You're so funny, slashdot.

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  2. Re:This just in... by Skapare · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being as you are "Anonymous Coward", the first user here, you should already know that Slashdot is all about a subfield of Social Steganography where the challenge is to write something meaningful and truthful that is perceived by the reader as the rant of an idiot.

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    now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
  3. Re:Apparently not even compatible? by billcopc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok then, call it Wi-Far! :)

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  4. Re:oh please, there's no problem by Larryish · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they can change from WiFi to "WyFy".

    Then it would appeal to the masses.