In other words, from a technical perspective this is no more "super Wi-Fi" than Bluetooth is "mini Wi-Fi" or Sprint's 4G WiMAX is "mega Wi-Fi."
They cleverly named Wi-Fi after the universal audio term Hi-Fi. Therefore, as far as I'm concerned, it's perfectly appropriate to apply Wi-Fi to any wireless TCP/IP networking device.
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In other words, from a technical perspective this is no more "super Wi-Fi" than Bluetooth is "mini Wi-Fi" or Sprint's 4G WiMAX is "mega Wi-Fi."
They cleverly named Wi-Fi after the universal audio term Hi-Fi. Therefore, as far as I'm concerned, it's perfectly appropriate to apply Wi-Fi to any wireless TCP/IP networking device.
> it's perfectly appropriate to apply Wi-Fi to any wireless TCP/IP networking device
Until you try to explain to your Uncle Ed why his laptop can't access the eBay even though they just rolled out the Super-WiFi in his region.
Uncle Ed's laptop may not get 802.11 n or 802.11 ac (maybe not even g) either even those are all official "Wi-Fi" protocols.
An n-only device probably wouldn't get certified as Wi-Fi™; AFAIK Wi-Fi devices have to have b and g for precisely that compatibility reason.