What is 4G?
I forgot one connection type from earlier that I should mention. It's called 4G. Yup the cell phones. But also, the internet service through small 4G devices.
4G means 4th generation. It is in fact a type of wireless internet. Just like you may have wireless internet at your home that covers a certain area (your living room), 4G is a wireless internet that covers a huge area (your town). This is also known as WiMax
The difference here is that the wireless in your home just needs a password, sometimes called key, to connect and the 4G needs a certain device and authorization from the provider.
What's nice about 4G is that is connects not just one device but up to 8 devices at the same time. It is a mobile hotspot. This means anywhere I have the device I can connect my laptop to the internet. Basically, as long as I have my phone and my laptop together, I can connect. And it's fast in 4G areas like Palm Beach Gardens but not 3G areas like Jupiter.
I actually have one office running off of a 4G connection. The problem was that a temporary office was opening and they didn't have internet. Getting internet would take a few days around the Christmas season and result in the office missing a key sales period. The location manager just couldn't accept that.
Since the office was only going to be open 12 weeks and that there would only be a maximum of 3 people in the office, I setup a 4G connection.
The success is marginal because it's in a 3G area in the Wellington Mall. But at least it works. The speed at the location is about 245kbps.