Read the link, the treo stuff is nice, my friend has it. But out on the mountain where I live it ain't gonna happen. Wimax might be a good choice eventually. But for now I have WiFi making a 9 mile link to a (mostly) wireless regional network. I also have a cable modem.
I am looking at trend.
The article has to do with a bill to regulate the internet, or at least opens the door to internet regulation.
My point was that in the next years, the slow lane - fast lane idea won't matter because everything will go wireless.
Coverage is increasing and WIMAX towers are real small and cheap. What that means is coverage will cease to be an issue. Just last year EVDO coverage was a few cities. Now it is all major and midsize cities and is growing internationally at a fast pace. WIMAX will be faster and will grow exponentially as well.
What you have right now compared to what we will all have in the years ahead is the equivalent of having a big dish satellite antenna replaced by a small dinner plate size dish that does not need a satellite.
So those that see what's coming should vote no on any type of internet regulation because it won't matter otherwise. Those cable companies that sell fast bandwidth to selected corporate clients will see others run around them that are using wireless technologies.
Since WIMAX technology is so cheap to install, there will be many many independent bandwidth carriers that will spring up and offer fast access to content that users choose, not what is chosen for them.
In the meantime, you will be stuck with cable. If you vote for net neutrality, you are opening the door to internet regulation and you should know what that means.