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    Here's what you need:
    TBSCigars - "On Holiday"
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    I would gladly use one of those. Do they make it in wireless? I would hate it if I had to strap 30 miles of extension cords to the back of my motorcycle.

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    Oh, and just an FYI, there is no such thing as 4g. It is a marketing gimmick.

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    Wait a minute; isn't the 'g' for generation? So it's the 4th update, or "generation" of the wireless network?

    ETA: I wiki'ed '4g' and while I do know wiki isn't necessarily the most trusted source, it seemed to make sense.

    WIKI:
    The nomenclature of the generations generally refers to a change in the fundamental nature of the service, non-backwards compatible transmission technology, and new frequency bands. New generations have appeared about every ten years since the first move from 1981 analog (1G) to digital (2G) transmission in 1992. This was followed, in 2001, by 3G multi-media support, spread spectrum transmission and at least 200 kbit/s, in 2011 expected to be followed by 4G, which refers to all-IP packet-switched networks, mobile ultra-broadband (gigabit speed) access and multi-carrier transmission.[citation needed]

    The fastest 3G based standard in the WCDMA family is the HSPA+ standard, which was commercially available in 2009 and offers 28 Mbit/s downstreams without MIMO, i.e. only with one antenna (it would offer 56 Mbit/s with 2x2 MIMO), and 22 Mbit/s upstreams. The fastest 3G based standard in the CDMA2000 family is the EV-DO Rev. B, which was available in 2010 and offers 15.67 Mbit/s downstreams.[citation needed]

    In mid 1990s, the ITU-R organization specified the IMT-2000 specifications for what standards that should be considered 3G systems. However, the cell phone market only brands some of the IMT-2000 standards as 3G (e.g. WCDMA and CDMA2000), but not all (3GPP EDGE, DECT and mobile-WiMAX all fulfil the IMT-2000 requirements and are formally accepted as 3G standards, but are typically not branded as 3G). In 2008, ITU-R specified the IMT-Advanced (International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced) requirements for 4G systems

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    Bah! tl;dr

    I don't know enough about it to tell you anything. All I know is that my brother told me there is no such thing. Then when I googled "4g doesn't exist" all sorts of crud came up.

    Honestly, I don't care. I have an old phone that is just a phone. I was just trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about. lol

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    I prefer a cell phone i can leave laying out in the rain for a few days and it still works.
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    Like mine. I have the GZone. It is waterproof, shock proof and dust proof. I jumped in a pool with it in my pocket. Not a problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WIP View Post
    Bah! tl;dr

    I don't know enough about it to tell you anything. All I know is that my brother told me there is no such thing. Then when I googled "4g doesn't exist" all sorts of crud came up.

    Honestly, I don't care. I have an old phone that is just a phone. I was just trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about. lol
    That's a shocker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WIP View Post
    Bah! tl;dr

    I don't know enough about it to tell you anything. All I know is that my brother told me there is no such thing. Then when I googled "4g doesn't exist" all sorts of crud came up.

    Honestly, I don't care. I have an old phone that is just a phone. I was just trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about. lol
    Your brother told you? Well my sister told me there's no such thing as the tooth fairy and we all know she's full of shit.

    Maybe you should have tacked on the ol' "in my opinion" you assured us all you would be so liberal with.

    Hell, maybe if you didn't care, you should have kept your fucking mouth shut.

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    4G refers to the generation of the technology as hefty said.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ashauler View Post
    That's a shocker.
    Quote Originally Posted by heftysmokes View Post
    Your brother told you? Well my sister told me there's no such thing as the tooth fairy and we all know she's full of shit.

    Maybe you should have tacked on the ol' "in my opinion" you assured us all you would be so liberal with.

    Hell, maybe if you didn't care, you should have kept your fucking mouth shut.
    Woah! my bad. I am sorry I offended you. I thought this was a light hearted discussion, and I admitted I could be wrong. I am sorry I forgot the "in my opinion". Shit happens. No need to get so heated up.

    Just FYI, I didn't think it was my opinion. I heard it from my brother and googled it. It seemed legit, so I posted it. I am going to post the lmgtfy. Not to be sarcastic or a jerk, just so you can see what I saw.

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=4g+doesn%27t+exist

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    Quote Originally Posted by CoventryCat86 View Post
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