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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 8:21 pm
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MikeFromMKE
 
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Originally Posted by essxjay
Back on topic, lemme ask a naive question: is WiMax a viable technology on a/c? (I'm an apps jockey, not network junkie!)
WiMax infrastructure works very similarly to cell infrastructure so the problem would be devices jumping towers from 30k feet and going 600 mph. Even if they could figure this out on the WiMax standard, this is basically what GoGo does except using their own proprietary technology and probably wouldn't give you many benefits. Now what would be cool is if GoGo and Clear signed some sort of agreement where you could pay one monthly fee and get both.
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