Mobile Internet: advantages and disadvantages

Mobile Internet can be used both forview special WAP-sites, adapted for mobile devices, and for wireless connection to the network of computers and laptops. In the latter case, a special compact modem is used for the connection.

For access to the mobile Internet, modern operators use the standards of 2G-generation and 3G-generation (GPRS, EDGE CDMA2000, WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA).

As a modem you can connect to a computera mobile phone that supports the mobile Internet service, or use for this purpose a separate device - a USB-, PCMCIA- or ExpressCard-modem.

First of all, the mobile Internet is interestingfor business people who are accustomed to travel a lot - thanks to the mobile Internet access to the network can be done from almost any corner of the planet. Freedom of movement is the main advantage of the mobile Internet.

To connect to the mobile Internet does not needcall a team of craftsmen and lay kilometers of cable - this is another plus of the mobile Internet. Setting up a PC for working with mobile Internet also does not cause any special difficulties.

Use the mobile Internet can be as long as there is money on the SIM-card. Some operators provide a certain amount of traffic on credit.

When you connect to the mobile Internet using a mobile phone, you can make outgoing calls and receive incoming calls.

However, there is a number of shortcomings in the mobile Internet. One of the biggest is the high cost of services with a slow connection speed in comparison with the "stationary" Internet.

Another significant drawback is lowquality of communication and lack of coverage. Depending on the subscriber's distance to the operator's antenna and the number of subscribers within its range, the quality of the connection may vary. The closer the subscriber to the transmitting antenna and the fewer users "clog" the channel, the fewer failures occur when connecting.

Especially often fail when connecting tomobile Internet in the morning "peak hours" and in the first half of the night, after all, as a rule, the majority of operators have night tariffs much less than daily ones, which provokes a huge influx of users.

To connect the modem to a PC, you may need toSpecial software that increases the cost of the service. In addition, such software may not be compatible with certain versions of operating systems.

Although to date, mobile servicesthe Internet is provided by the vast majority of mobile operators, the prices for these services remain quite high, while the connection speed is low. Therefore, it is unprofitable to use the mobile Internet as a complete replacement for a stationary one with large volumes of consumed traffic.