WK 3: Clear

Source:Google Images>lounge.cigarfamily.com

4G, while it is a burgeoning technology, is a joke. Though I have heard talk about this since after the technology first came out, it was proven by the 2011 "PC World" test. Essentially, this test can be taken to show that 4G from most of the cellular companies (excepting Verizon) has no proven download rate that is higher than those 3G services that they already supply. Of course the reason for this is infrastructure: they have not built a strong enough system to provide the proper increase in service, according to the lecture, given by my professor, that I watched today.

Furthermore, this idea of 4G being a semi-lie is backed up by journalist John Dvorak, for the Market Watch website, who states that according to the International Telecommunications Union (the industry's standard maker), "The industry itself says that 4G will not be a real technology and available to the public until at least 2014."

Of course, this technology will continue to improve and, at some point, will deliver the promised speed increase-- and probably revolutionize smart phones-- but not yet. It is important to state, however, that those who use 4G for media on their smart phones are happy with any increase to speed. Though this may be true, are we still perhaps paying to much for this new "improved" service?