The luster of wireless is that it hurdles the obstacles that wired options face. Cable, DSL limitations Cable modem connections are available only to people who have lines specially upgraded by the cable operator for Internet use. That line is shared by an entire neighborhood, which means data speeds often slow when lots of people log on the Net. People who live more than three miles away from the central office can't get DSL service, and speeds at the outer edge are typically slower. Fixed wireless offers the same speed for everyone, 1.5 megabits per second for downloading information from the Internet and 256 kilobits per second for sending data out.
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The Sprint service won't be without its own variables. The transmission tower is linked via fiber-optic lines to a switching center that has a direct connection to the rest of the Internet, where computers across the country store the text, music and video files that people want to download. Fixed wireless offers a number of advantages for providers such as Sprint. A single tower can serve 20,000 to 30,000 customers without having to install equipment at dozens of central offices or dig up ground to lay miles of cable lines. Instead of grooming an expansive network of underground or above-ground wires, Sprint and other fixed wireless providers must keep watch over just a handful of radio towers in each market.