Mark Abramowitz wrote:
> In , on 06/03/04 
>    at 05:55 PM, John Stewart  said:
> 
> 
>>WiFi is the industry term for 802.11, and specifically for 802.11b.
>>'Wireless LAN' is a more generic term, but a driver that says 'wireless
>>LAN' could well work on a WiFi card. The terms are often used
>>interchangeably.
> 
> 
> I've heard WiFi refer to the wireless service available for laptops from
> mobile providers like Sprint, Verizon, etc.. 

that depends on what they're selling :)

Those guys provide '3G' service [CDMA/GPRS/etc.] that works in the wide 
area, but some of them also have hot-spot networks where you're 
connecting to a local 802.11 access point. The latter would be WiFi, the 
former would not.

-- 
John Stewart
Seattle, Washington, USA
"The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the 
exercises walking is the best." - Thomas Jefferson



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