I’ve mentioned numerous times that I’m a Technology Geek. Honestly, I should be wearing inch thick glasses complete with the little white tape holding the bridge of the nose together. (And just for good measure, a pocket protector would complete my geekiness.) I was introduced to computers when I went back to college in the late 80′s and fell in love with what this box could do. I was fascinated. I remember my first computer, (a screaming 286 processor) and became one of the first to join AOL when it first appeared on the scene to explore this new thing called the World Wide Web.

When broadband came into the picture – I had to have it. Before I knew it, I had two computers in the house, a desktop for the office, and a laptop that’s practically attached to these fingertips. If I’m not on my laptop, I’m on my iPhone with its 3G access receiving and responding to e-mails on the fly – checking stats on the blog – and getting updates on news, weather and traffic.

As great as the iPhone is – it does have its limitations. Have you ever tried to book a cruise on an iPhone? Not only is it slower than molasses – you can’t research all the details you need in order to service the client properly on its tiny screen. Or how ’bout this? Try viewing an online presentation on the iPhone.

Fact is – I need the internet to come with me when out and about more times than not these days. That’s part of having an internet business. You book travel online, you blog online, you shop online, and you recruit online. Broadband is a necessity and no longer a luxury. Some even see it as a right and no longer a privilege.

There are ways to get around the mobile dilemma. You can locate a “hot-spot” that has Wi-Fi. You can subscribe to a service like T-Mobile that provides a paid service or subscription – or – you can pay up to $19.99 per day for a access provided by a hotel or restaurant.

Or – if you’re lucky enough to be in one of the 27 markets that currently offers it – you can scream at 4G speed (anywhere from 6 to 9 meg download speed) using a brand new technology called WiMax with the company that owns the spectrum called CLEAR.

I’ve kept up with CLEAR since last August when the product launched here in Atlanta. The buzz about it started to pop up all over the place. It even caught the attention of one the most popular and esteemed consumer advocates here in the Atlanta market. (Who also has a syndicated show on CNN this year.)

Having super-fast internet service on the go is one thing, but when you can replace your current home internet and phone service with VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) for less than what you’re paying the phone company, THAT got my attention.

What WiMax and CLEAR does is cut the cord for broadband internet and home phone service – just like cell phone technology did for all of us and the home phone. What’s even more promising is WiMax will be able to go everywhere your cell phone does – because uses the same cell phone towers that are already in place for your mobile phone.

Cellular technology rewrote the book on voice. Broadband rewrote the book on internet access. Now I look at WiMAX as the next mega trend to completely change the fixed broadband world.

A large order for sure with an even larger financial bill attached to it when you think of deploying it across an entire country, far too large for any one company to finance on its own. That’s another reason why I fell in love with this technology.

Cooperation.

Not only have the key companies like Motorola, Cisco, Intel, Sprint, Time Warner, and Google been researching and developing new tools and products for this technology, they’ve all invested BILLIONS into deploying this technology across our great nation. Why? Because the infrastructure needs to be there in order to sell the products they’re developing to operate there.

Both the home and USB Modem are built by Motorola. Intel now has chips (like your Wi-Fi chips in your laptop) built into “Netbooks“. Cisco has a new PBX product to launch in the next few weeks as a business application that will run on CLEAR’s spectrum. And Google – they already invested billions in the new Android we’ve seen and 4G gives these phones even more capability at blazing fast speeds.

Just this week Steve Jobs introduced the new iPad from Apple. He gave some really compelling numbers at the beginning of his keynote. For example, a few weeks ago Apple sold it’s 250 millionth iPod. The iPhone, which I own and love now has over 140 thousand applications I can download to my phone, and since inception, there have been over 3 billion downloads to iPhones in only 18 months. No doubt, Apple has it going on right now with $15.6 billion in revenue just last quarter.

Apple has quickly realized that they are a mobile devises company. iPods are mobile, iPhones are mobile, and most of the Macs Apple now sells are laptops making them the largest mobile devised company in the world.

Thus the launch of the iPad this week to capitalize on this growing obsession on mobility.

The numbers and the documentation pointing to WiMax being the next big boom over the next couple of years is staggering. With all these companies and CEO’s not only praising, but investing BILLIONS into this new mobility craze, I started to think about ways I could capitalize on this next big boom.

It’s one of the reasons why I’m so excited about ZamZuu and the future of online travel sales with YTB Travel Network. I love how this technology is going to increase my presence for my other affiliate products that I share with everyone. There’s been an increasing concentration and focus on how I can be a part of all this – its part of my plan and the goals I set up for 2010 that I encouraged everyone to do here at the beginning of the year.

What you focus on expands – and because of my interests in this technology, thinking of ways to capitalize on this mobility, and being grateful for what I already have – God (or the Universe if that’s more comfortable for you) plopped an incredible opportunity right in my lap.

CLEAR has partnered with a Direct Sales organization that enables me to sell this technology as it expands into 50 new markets this current year, and across the country in years to come. As a marketer who knows other marketers and technology buffs like myself – it all became crystal CLEAR that I not only wanted to – but was inspired to be a part of this next technology boom as an Authorized Dealer for CLEAR.

Remember, even the most staunch (and obnoxious) critics think MLM’ers have it going on when it comes to “multiple streams of income“. The CLEAR product is a perfect product to bring into the fold for a person like me who has already developed the presence, trust, and relationships with thousands who follow and trust my intuition and marketing skills.

It benefits my clients who book travel with me – benefits those who shop with me – and benefits those who recruit with me.

I don’t know about you, but I missed the dial-up boom. I didn’t see the Broadband boom as any big deal, nor could I figure out a way to capitalize on the cell phone and smart phone boom.

I aint missing the next big boom in technology – especially when it benefits my current business with ZamZuu and YTB Travel making it easier and faster to shop and travel with my existing business models.

And yes, if you’re interested in becoming a customer or an Authorized Dealer for CLEAR I’d love to speak with you about this phenomenal product and company. It’s rock solid! Just pick up the phone and give me a call! (My number is below.)

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