For those who have long been toiling in the office or elsewhere, the chance to finally get out and escape for a short while is a godsend. However, for everyone who can actually unplug and tune out for a couple of days, free from technology and with a smile on one’s face, there are countless others with work ethic or simple neurosis who suffer the moments without signal. And whether this is unfounded or a legitimate concern of someone who gets twitchy when there’s no laptop or BlackBerry to play with, the truth is that a solid connection or wireless internet in one coffeeshop down the street can mean the difference between a stress-free vacation and leisure time spent fretting.
Consider the difference between knowing that there is signal the whole time and not being able to connect at all. For someone who takes work seriously, there is a conflict. It’s possible to be torn between wanting to enjoy the fact that it’s vacation time, and knowing that the working world continues to move on, perhaps to one’s detriment because they are unreachable. Someone with WiMax, which actually goes everywhere and requires no setting up, only needs to flip open a computer once or twice on the trip to rest assured that there are no surprises waiting at home. Someone who is not fortunate enough to have that coverage ends up feeling panicked, or worse yet, actually having his or her fears come true when there is an important message that gets missed.
For anyone with WiMax on vacation, though, the signal can stick around no matter what. This is thanks to the fact that unlike Wi-Fi, which depends on limited-range routers to bring a signal that allows for surfing, WiMax actually has its own national network of towers. And with these towers comes the power to stay connected for dozens of miles before the tower jumps the signal to the nextand so on and so on. This means that whether hitting the slopes for a ski vacation or enjoying a weekend down on a beach, there’s no stressing out about whether or not the seasonal net cafe is open or not. The signal goes where the traveler goes, and there’s no setting up a network since it’s essentially the same one.
Even for those vacations where cell phone signal might be a bit spotty, this complex system of towers, built upon the most contemporary network technology, can bring reception. So there’s no worrying to be done, no rushing around trying to find a place to get online, and most importantly, no quietly driving one’s travel companions crazy because they are able to stop worrying for some odd reason. It definitely manages to make vacation considerably more pleasant for everyone when there’s a way for those work-minded travelers to stay in the loop online.
So instead of turning down the chance to get out of town or ending up in a loop where it feels as though there is never any time for leisure pursuits, manage to successfully combine the best of both worlds, and stay connected while out on vacation. Unlike the olden days, when this required a whole lot more work, now all it takes is making the choice to upgrade from typical Wi-Fi to WiMax. And who knows? Perhaps after a couple of vacations where this magical signal shows its worth, more uptight travelers will finally be able to actually relax on vacation for the first time, stress-free and contented.