OK now I am actually curious. I checked the Wikipedia description and see that the tech fills the gap between WiFI and Cell. If it can approach cell coverage at a cheap rate I'm going to look at it. I'm happy with my DIY SIP/IM/Email/yada systems so if I can get what WiMAX promises without the constraints of all the service providers I'm having a serious look. I've been hoping for wireless that simply gets me to the net. WiFI works great considering what all the providers have to offer thus far. I'm not loving the WiMAX name however but that is a small bone to pick.

However this goes against what I thought was the best news (dirt cheap WiFI units). I'd still have to wait until the new units come down in price. I'm perfectly happy with the geeky nature of these NITs since I run my own services and find the N800 much more suited to my needs than any closed system I've seen including the fashionable iDevices et al.