A New Alternative to WiFi

And it's got a sweet name, too.

Several municipalities are having problems getting city-wide WiFi networks off the ground; those that have been set up suffer from some serious reliability and connectivity problems. The network here in Athens, while convenient, can be difficult to log in to and unrealiable. And Athens is nowhere near the size of a major urban center like Chicago or San Francisco.

This WiMax, 802.16e or Mobile WiMax, purports to be more reliable and faster. Better than that, the pricing plans as described by Sprint are cheap! Intel's chief said the goal is $30 hardware and $30 service. It ain't free, but fast and reliable mobile broadband service is something I think we all could benefit from.

EDIT: This is our 500th post!

2nd EDIT: Slate's take.