According to the article “Syracuse is newest wireless hotspot”:1 in the Post Standard, Verizon is rolling out its EVDO service in Syracuse, NY. This is a good thing, since EVDO represents an upgrade to existing cell data service.
However, Verizon is also calling this service a “Hotspot”:
bq. “This service basically makes all of the Syracuse area … one big hotspot,” said John O’Malley, a Verizon Wireless spokesman.
EVDO service is *not* a Hotspot. A Hotspot is high-speed, meaning at least 1mbps downstream (and some similar bandwidth upstream). EVDO provides *at best* 400-700kbps.
And while Verizon claims that EVDO is secure, this has little to do with the wireless technology. A Wi-Fi transmission can be made secure with any number of software technologies, including an office VPN.
And Verizon EVDO is 2-3 times more expensive then the most expensive Wi-Fi subscriptions.
Unfortunately, this article merely regurgitates misleading statements by Verizon.
[1]http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-0/1121157611143530.xml&coll=1
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