Wireless Internet service Providers

Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) now offer wireless alternate for mobile users in this fast growing information age. It is not uncommon to find young men and women with portable devices, chatting, making calls, sending emails as they go from place to place. The older ones and even the senior citizens who are young at heart are not left behind in this frenzy. Schools and organizations now integrate Internet hotspot to existing wired network for high speed Internet connectivity. With a Linksys or Cisco wireles access point it is easy to set up a hotspot in any office without the need of running network cables.

Advantage of Mobile Internet Network
Mobile Broadband Service allow users to make every moment count by connecting to Internet access just about everywhere by utilizing the mobile internet service in form of hotspot.

[caption id="attachment_693" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Most internet service providers now offer wireless alternate for mobile users[/caption]
Devices that use Mobile Internet
Laptop computers have always been major endpoints for the mobile broadband usage, now people use blackberry smart phones, PDAs.
Mobile Internet providers-Nigeria
Most internet wireless providers here in Nigeria use the GSM network technology; MTN, GLO, ETISALAT, AIRTEL, use both 2G and 3G and the more popular CDMA GSM network provider VISAFONE, Multilink, Starcoms use EVDO standard-EVDO 1XRTT, Rev 0, etc,

Internet access-Unlimited with Usage Cap

Most Mobile broadband internet service providers have usage caps. When they use the word unlimited. It is important to read between the line when making subscriptions, try to understand the condition of service. Black berry subscriptions most times have usage cap of about 3G per month. probably only Multilinks does offer unlimited internet access plan but thier service needs to be shined.

Availability of Broadband services

Its understood that internet network for the major carries in Nigeria are beter now on the average accross boad board, rates are fairly uniform but when it come to making up your mind which to subscribe for, then your location matter; whether your location falls within the coverage area should take piority, so coverage is usually the deciding factor on which service is best to suit your needs.

Other factors

• Like network Speed-GLO, VISAFONE, MTN in that order fair better

• Network Coverage-MTN, GLO, AIRTEL are more readily available

• Data Network Reliability-Where it is available GLO, VISAFONE, MTN is ok
  Help/Support-Where it is available VISAFON, GLO, ETISALAT provide more support

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