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Options blossom for mobile Internet access

August 08, 2004

The Seattle Times Nextel is reportedly testing IPWireless' network technology, the standards-based TD-CDMA, though through a different type of spectrum than the Flarion service requires. With the Flarion-based service, Nextel can market higher speeds and lower costs than cell carriers' offerings. "It leapfrogs 3G and competes with DSL," Nextel's Schaefer said

Recent research supports her claims. A report from Parks Associates found that 43 percent of Internet users said they would be interested in replacing their DSL service with a wireless Internet service if it was priced in the $30 to $40 range.

From the article "Options blossom for mobile Internet access" By Nancy Gohring

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