Let's be clear here "intended" or "envisioned" is the operative words here. There is nothing to prevent a wimax card from recieving a signal if it is designed to do so. After all Sprints wimax service is designed specifically for mobile end users.
Wifi (wireless fidelity) refers to the 802.11 protocol. The main difference between the 802.16 and 802.11 is that Wimax has much greater range and throughput. --- kelsey hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip all replies, as everyone clearly > misunderstands the technology] > > WiMax isn't intended for end users or mobile > devices. Period. > > WiMax is for high-level meshing. You connect to a > wimax network in much > the same way as you'd tear a DS3 from a SONET ring. > Meaning, individual > stations don't sit on the wimax network per se. > > A plausible scenario using WiMax would be: > > A wimax antenna on the roof of someone's house or > business leading to a > "gateway" device of some sort, similar to a cable or > DSL modem. From > there, attached would be the typical home network. > > WiMax is not WiFi and not intended to replace or > enhance it. > It's a good way to do something like provide > wireless internet access to > a community using the scenario above. It's not, > however, intended for > individual stations to sit on and surf porn. > > Clear? :) > > -kelsey > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
