Sharita Smith
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News Article Review
A Wi-Fi Alternative When the Network Gets Clogged
This week, I chose to do a news article review about a new, downloadable iPhone app. Within the last year or so, many people have begun to get the “new”, “hot” iPhone. iPhones are covered by AT&T, and over a short period of time, they’ve benefited from thousands of additional customers, those customers switching solely to own the new iPhone. But is all the hype really worth it? Many iPhone users downloaded several applications (apps), and disappointingly couldn’t use them when they wanted to. They found that the 3G pipeline usually remains clogged with other users trying to use the same app, or they find that the cell connection isn’t good enough. In actuality, the iPhone has weakened service and coverage for AT&T customers all together. As a solution, AT&T has introduced JiWire’s free Wi-Fi Finder app for the iPhone, which identifies nearby hot spots, free and paid. This was introduced to make it easier to connect to wireless hot spots to phones, in an effort to deliver fast data and clear calls in areas where neither might be possible. The company currently owns about 20,000 hot spots world wide. Many people with iPhones and AT&T BlackBerrys don’t know it this yet, but this option has been available to them for months. The difficulty however remains in finding a free hot spot when you need it. You are more likely to come across a “paid” wi-fi connection as opposed to a free one. This article makes me wonder, is there
a lot more modern technology that cell-phone providers keep away from the public until they can find a way to profit for the media?
. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/technology/personaltech/24smart.html
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