Is 4G Internet Worth Getting?

Written by my guest blogger, Danny Smith.

I remember when I first started surfing the web in the early 90's. I had a 28.k modem and I bought a 56k as soon as the opportunity presented itself. I was FLOORED by how fast it was! Absolutely thrilled that it only took 30 seconds for a web page to load, lol. I was thinking back on this yesterday after I had my new 4G wireless connection hooked up. I've been using Clear Internet in Las Vegas and I'm really amazed at how fast this connection is. I loved 3G when it first came out, but the bandwidth wasn't so great for downloading large files and even large text-based web pages.


I am a huge MySpace freak and always had a problem with slow loading when I was using 3g. This may not be a big deal for people who just get on to check messages and comments, but I am a hardcore user who has to have 3 or 4 IM windows up while reading bulletins and posting comments. The 4G doesn't give me any problems at all when it comes to things like that, which is great. I was driving around with a friend and we got a great signal everywhere we went. His CD player was stolen out of his car a couple of weeks ago and we have been using my laptop for "Tunes on Demand", lol. It's actually much more convenient than using a CD if you aren't the one driving.


Just think of a song, type it in YouTube and, bam, there it is. The connection is just as fast as the DSL connection my roommate has at the house. Before I clock into work I'll set everything up so my CPU is downloading any TV Shows/Movies I want to watch and it's always finished by the time my shift is over. I would have never thought speeds like this were possible back when I was still using dial-up, especially wireless connections on a lap top. These wireless companies just keep putting out better stuff all the time. I wonder how much faster Internet connections like this can actually go.