EV-DO vs Wi-Fi vs WiMAX
ZDNet's Russell Shaw says the interplay between EV-DO and Wi-Fi "will affect the near-term prospects of broadband wireless."
With a Sprint EV-DO-enabled HP notebook
,
Shaw tried keeping up on his work while on a train, but found that
"EV-DO has blind spots. And during those blind spots, you wind up going
offline."
Bottom line, Shaw says, "I'm glad my notebook has EV-DO AND 802.11g
Wi-Fi capability. Props to EV-DO: ideal for when you are on the move,
and flexibility of adding on whenever and to a growing extent, wherever
you want. Props to Wi-Fi: ideal for filing when you are going to be at
one place for awhile."
Or, as a reader replies, "Just give me my WiMAX."
