http://blogs.gartner.com/jeffrey_mann/2008/12/18/longing-for-connectivity/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blogs.gartner.com/jeffrey_mann/2008/12/18/longing-for-connectivity/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jeff Mann Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:02:25 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/jeffrey_mann/2008/12/18/longing-for-connectivity/#comment-34 If you're in a Wimax area covered by the provider you choose. That's fine in Portland ("soon" in Las Vegas,Grand Rapids and Atlanta), but doesn't help me much. If you’re in a Wimax area covered by the provider you choose. That’s fine in Portland (“soon” in Las Vegas,Grand Rapids and Atlanta), but doesn’t help me much.

]]> http://blogs.gartner.com/jeffrey_mann/2008/12/18/longing-for-connectivity/comment-page-1/#comment-33 nadia Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:25:46 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/jeffrey_mann/2008/12/18/longing-for-connectivity/#comment-33 Isn't it crazy how reliant our culture has become on the Internet? You lose connection for a couple hours, or even a day, and you feel like you're dead to the world. I definitely have some respect for providers who are making the Internet not only more affordable, but also easier to access. Companies like Clear (www.clear.com/?utm_source=bc) allow users to stay connected to the web via phone or computer, without ever looking for a hot spot. Now we really don't have an excuse to stay glued to our emails and the web! Isn’t it crazy how reliant our culture has become on the Internet? You lose connection for a couple hours, or even a day, and you feel like you’re dead to the world. I definitely have some respect for providers who are making the Internet not only more affordable, but also easier to access. Companies like Clear (www.clear.com/?utm_source=bc) allow users to stay connected to the web via phone or computer, without ever looking for a hot spot. Now we really don’t have an excuse to stay glued to our emails and the web!

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