| I was thrilled when Apple announced its Airport | | | | This is unfortunate, because Verizon |
| Wi-Fi hardware. Like many others, I | | | | Wireless has made EVDO technology extremely |
| envisioned walking down the street with my | | | | accessible to all levels of computer |
| iBook constantly connected to the | | | | user. Verizon has made true wireless broadband |
| Internet. We all soon found out how difficult that | | | | available. What Verizon offers with |
| was, at least without buying a cup | | | | its EVDO service is computer access to the |
| of coffee. A small culture was born from people | | | | high-speed data network that their |
| driving through neighborhoods | | | | phones use for streaming video content and text |
| looking for Open (Without a password) wireless | | | | messaging. The most astonishing |
| access points. This scavenger hunt | | | | thing is that it is not dialup speed, but DSL |
| was not the wireless network we had envisioned. | | | | speeds of up to 2 Mbps. Actual speeds |
| That dream connectivity came | | | | vary considerably as you drive down the |
| many years after Wi-Fi, and it is called | | | | Interstate, but you will stay connected. Your |
| EVDO.EVDO is short for Evolution-Date Optimized, | | | | signal is handed off from one cell tower to the |
| which like all too many acronyms used | | | | next. |
| these days tells you nothing about the service. | | | | |