Calypso Wireless (fka CLYW)

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Michael: I didn’t know that there is a difference between the up and download speed in Wi-Fi networks. I never noticed a difference in my home network. But I did notice a huge difference when I switched from dial-up to high speed cable (plus Wi-Fi). EV-DO’s upload speed of 40-60 kbps doesn’t seem to be much faster than my old 54 kbps dial-up connection, which was painfully slow.
At least for me Wi-Fi is free: My high speed internet connection costs me about $8 more than AOL plus a second phone line but I did not switch because of Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi was just an added bonus and free (except the $50 for the router) and allows several people to be online simultaneously. Since I do most of my internet surfing at home or the office this set-up is absolutely sufficient and I do not need to spend another $80 for a medium fast connection on top of that.
My point is that Calypso’s technology might be a major competition for EV-DO as a lot of households already have high speed internet and might feel the same way than me.

But I did sign up for T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi service in case I have to travel, but I share it with 3 of my employees so the effective cost is only $5 per month per person.

Also, I forgot to tell you that a few days ago AT&T signed another Wi-Fi roaming agreement. We’re not there yet but are going in the right direction.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/cgm007_1.html
Out for the day.
QED