OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/19751/Five_Reasons_-_Wait_Six_-_to_Start_Considering_WiMax_Today Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:27:21 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com You can't install your own WiMax AP http://osnews.com/thread?314580 http://osnews.com/thread?314580 Unless you're a major ISP, that is. The US version of WiMax operates on the licensed 2.5GHz band and virtually all of the licenses are owned by ISPs like Sprint/Clearwire.

http://www.wimax.com/education/faq/faq50

(Technically, 5.8GHz WiMax exists, but nobody is planning to sell compatible hardware in the US.) Sat, 17 May 2008 04:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Wes Felter) Comments Comment by Soulbender http://osnews.com/thread?314611 http://osnews.com/thread?314611
No vendor lock-in.


Oh god yes, please save us from the vendor lock-in of Wi-Fi.
No wait, that's not right....

4. Broad vendor support.


Yes, we're really lacking in vendors who provide Wi-Fi gear. No wait, again that's not right...

I'ts like cutting phone bills by being your own telephone company.

When will people stop listening to Vaughn-Nichols?Edited 2008-05-17 12:02 UTC Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE: Comment by Soulbender http://osnews.com/thread?314671 http://osnews.com/thread?314671 That's because WiMAX is a WWAN competitor, where most solutions are lock-in.

Whether wimax can counter this remains to be seen. Sat, 17 May 2008 22:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kev009) Comments RE: Comment by Soulbender http://osnews.com/thread?314706 http://osnews.com/thread?314706 WiMax isn't a WiFi competitor. WiMax is supposed to compete with networks like PCS and EDGE, which do have vendor lock-in and a shortage of manufacturers & devices. Sun, 18 May 2008 15:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (csixty4) Comments i have one why it won't http://osnews.com/thread?314764 http://osnews.com/thread?314764 http://www.commsday.com/node/228

the people who use it think it's crap. Sun, 18 May 2008 21:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (stabbyjones) Comments RE[2]: Comment by Soulbender http://osnews.com/thread?314791 http://osnews.com/thread?314791
WiMax isn't a WiFi competitor.


Of course it isn't but that's what the article says it is. Mon, 19 May 2008 03:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments