The promise of T-Mobile 4G. Just about that: a promise

This post should have been written two months ago when, of necessity, not having other choice and simply because I like T-Mobile, I decided to purchase the services of T-Mobile broadband. The customer service representative in the store was very helpful and knew her lines, but she did not give me straight answers to whether this wireless broadband service was in fact 4G-capable, that is, fourth generation wireless. Not at the moment of signing a 2-year contract and not a month later when I brought up, once again, the issue of slowness and not being able to watch YouTube videos and video news clips without a hiccup. Even with the best broadband modem or "laptop stick", in their parlance, the T-Mobile® Rocket 2.0 4G Laptop Stick, I get ridiculous download speeds, how about 6 kilobytes or maximum 30 kilobytes per second? (!), and that's in Manhattan, not in the middle of nowhere,  not to mention that watching an online video is frankly frustrating because the signal keeps reloading (20%...30%...). This post was motivated by reading an article at ZDNet where the authors state that "T-Mobile is actually fourth among the big four in the US when it comes to maximum network speeds, and explain how T-Mobile and AT & T "conjured 4G networks out of thin air." There, they have an explanation for what I perceived from the very beginning. Oh, and if you go to a store of T-Mobile or AT&T and even Verizon, they invariably, and by coincidence (?) don't have a live demo of the 4G capabilities, go figure. The answer, however, is pretty simple: they don't have much to show for it. Period. Not in my experience.

While Vista SP2 is on its way, some 'experts' still in Beta

It is a fact that Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 are already in the initial development process. Though no formal product support is available from Microsoft you can get some hints, in a ZDNet article, on these two updgrades that will be available before the release of Vista 7. However, what I find sort of annoying is the fact the some "experts" continue to offer "advice" on how to deal with Vista peformance and stability, and I'm sure they're STILL referring to the Vista version BEFORE SP1 or just peddling misinformation in disguise. Stability problems in Vista? Poor performance? Please!

Another "expert" with no direct experience...

A pseudo journalist, apparently, who admittedly still uses Windows 2000, wants readers to believe, using word games, buzzwords, and some dubious statistics, that he is right about Windows Vista. The problem is that these "experts" abound and uninformed or plainly clueless consumers believe them.

That's right. Mac ads may be just about advertising...

This is but one of the many things you can read about this subject. Quote: "New Apple Ad Distorts the Facts"

Are reviewers being fair with Vista?

Wait a minute! Are reviewers actually reviewing Windows Vista SP1 or beta versions? Or doing reviews based on reviews. I have my doubts... How about this site?
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