Thread: HOWTO: automatic WIFI connection?
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2006-02-15 , 19:17
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Originally Posted by Remote User
That's the way cell phone networks maintain your connection, of course. It's also part of the latest wireless networking technology specifications. Without researching it I'm going to guess it's in the 3rd part of the WiMax spec just adopted. 802.11n, mebbe? Whatever. This step is about to happen and it will turn our portable devices into mobile devices. All we have to do is wait because it is definitely happening. We can be glad that Nokia, a cell phone company, is the 770's manufacturer because as the 770 gains VOIP (by June, I believe) the distinction between a portable device and a mobile one becomes critical.
True that next-gen wireless technology will have this built in, and I'm all for it, but I don't think the technology will be as quickly addopted as the 802.11b and 802.11g standards were. Especially if there are software and firmware updates for these established standards in the devices we already have. Knowing technology lifecycles, consumers want to get the most out of their purchases for as long as possible. When the updates stop coming, the product is dying. When the support stops coming, the product is dead. But that's just the way I have to look at it.
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