Comments on: First impressions: CLEAR WiMAX http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html Compact Computing Sat, 26 May 2012 10:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: esg http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-80366 esg Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-80366 I signed up in Boston area. I got the faster internet plan plus voice, because they said there were towers on the water near me and it would be super fast. Speeds were between 3.3 and 5 Mbps download, 0.9 Mbps upload. Plugged my computer back into the Comcast Xfinity internet connection and get 40 to 61 Mbps download, 5 Mbps upload. No contest. I signed up in Boston area. I got the faster internet plan plus voice, because they said there were towers on the water near me and it would be super fast. Speeds were between 3.3 and 5 Mbps download, 0.9 Mbps upload. Plugged my computer back into the Comcast Xfinity internet connection and get 40 to 61 Mbps download, 5 Mbps upload. No contest.

]]> By: Bennettd http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-62623 Bennettd Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:57:53 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-62623 In National Capital area. Received the modem and voip. One light in every area of the house, N, S, E, W. Took modem outside...still one light. Nothing in the way, very flat area. Tower reported as 2.5 miles away. One light does not provide a connection. Sent equipment back same day. Tech could not help. Because deployment is new, tech to house could not be guaranteed, and could have happened after the 7 day trial. While there was discussion of trial extension, without a written commitment I did not bite. In National Capital area. Received the modem and voip. One light in every area of the house, N, S, E, W. Took modem outside…still one light. Nothing in the way, very flat area. Tower reported as 2.5 miles away. One light does not provide a connection. Sent equipment back same day. Tech could not help. Because deployment is new, tech to house could not be guaranteed, and could have happened after the 7 day trial. While there was discussion of trial extension, without a written commitment I did not bite.

]]> By: Bennettd http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-66462 Bennettd Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-66462 In National Capital area. Received the modem and voip. One light in every area of the house, N, S, E, W. Took modem outside...still one light. Nothing in the way, very flat area. Tower reported as 2.5 miles away. One light does not provide a connection. Sent equipment back same day. Tech could not help. Because deployment is new, tech to house could not be guaranteed, and could have happened after the 7 day trial. While there was discussion of trial extension, without a written commitment I did not bite. In National Capital area. Received the modem and voip. One light in every area of the house, N, S, E, W. Took modem outside…still one light. Nothing in the way, very flat area. Tower reported as 2.5 miles away. One light does not provide a connection. Sent equipment back same day. Tech could not help. Because deployment is new, tech to house could not be guaranteed, and could have happened after the 7 day trial. While there was discussion of trial extension, without a written commitment I did not bite.

]]> By: Mark Hoochuk http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-51319 Mark Hoochuk Thu, 06 May 2010 15:50:07 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-51319 I just traded in my Cricket modem for the Clear. For about the same price as my Cricket bill I got started with Clear 2 year home plan at $40.00 an month and $4.00 modem lease. Finally rid of the 5gb cap Cricket hid from me on sign up. For the same money as the Cricket bill I got hooked up in 5 minutes at the store with a big home modem and a really unlimited service. No caps but they will throttle service if you get nuts. Nuts was defined as 5gb per hour and the throttle was defined as hourly just to cool you off and bring you back for a reality check. Speeds are good at 2-4mbs with burst in the 5mbs area and drops to the 1mbs area. Signal is weak to moderate but speed is good at even one bar. Looking at stats can be disappointing but in using the service I am very pleased. Videos load fast and play smooth. Downloads are fast and uploads are slow, but good for most smaller uses. If your uploading large files this is not for you at 400kbs up. I upload websites and all the files that go with them and for the most part it does well enough. It can be a wait for larger files to go up but I simply work as it loads. I am most happy to upgrade to a true wireless home solution that gives average 3mbs down. Its more than enough for most uses. Splitting the signal in a router will cut it in half or more, as all routers do, but it still does well a 1+mbs down routed. Getting this with the mobile modem and the phone is $55.00 for all three. Comcast and Cricket have a big problem in the areas where this is up. The price is great and the product is robust and stable enough to depend on. Now if your one who has to have all the signal bars and the advertised speeds you will not be happy. If you just hook it up and use it you will be happy. I just traded in my Cricket modem for the Clear. For about the same price as my Cricket bill I got started with Clear 2 year home plan at $40.00 an month and $4.00 modem lease. Finally rid of the 5gb cap Cricket hid from me on sign up. For the same money as the Cricket bill I got hooked up in 5 minutes at the store with a big home modem and a really unlimited service. No caps but they will throttle service if you get nuts. Nuts was defined as 5gb per hour and the throttle was defined as hourly just to cool you off and bring you back for a reality check. Speeds are good at 2-4mbs with burst in the 5mbs area and drops to the 1mbs area. Signal is weak to moderate but speed is good at even one bar. Looking at stats can be disappointing but in using the service I am very pleased. Videos load fast and play smooth. Downloads are fast and uploads are slow, but good for most smaller uses. If your uploading large files this is not for you at 400kbs up. I upload websites and all the files that go with them and for the most part it does well enough. It can be a wait for larger files to go up but I simply work as it loads. I am most happy to upgrade to a true wireless home solution that gives average 3mbs down. Its more than enough for most uses. Splitting the signal in a router will cut it in half or more, as all routers do, but it still does well a 1+mbs down routed. Getting this with the mobile modem and the phone is $55.00 for all three. Comcast and Cricket have a big problem in the areas where this is up. The price is great and the product is robust and stable enough to depend on. Now if your one who has to have all the signal bars and the advertised speeds you will not be happy. If you just hook it up and use it you will be happy.

]]> By: Mike http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-44305 Mike Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:07:24 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-44305 "somewhere in the 3-4MB/s down and 0.2-0.4MB/s up ranges. That’s significantly short of the 6MB/s down and 1MB/s upload speeds CLEAR promises."<br><br>Do you talk about Mega bajts? or Mega bits? way diffrent deal they offer 6 Mega bits equals to 600kb/s and 1Mbit equals to 100kb/s “somewhere in the 3-4MB/s down and 0.2-0.4MB/s up ranges. That’s significantly short of the 6MB/s down and 1MB/s upload speeds CLEAR promises.”

Do you talk about Mega bajts? or Mega bits? way diffrent deal they offer 6 Mega bits equals to 600kb/s and 1Mbit equals to 100kb/s

]]> By: irritated http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-44280 irritated Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:57:14 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-44280 i'm on the phone with customer service now trying to clear up my second month of being overcharged. the service is great, but continually being overcharged is bothersome. i'm on the phone with customer service now trying to clear up my second month of being overcharged. the service is great, but continually being overcharged is bothersome.

]]> By: leroy495 http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-44079 leroy495 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:16:21 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-44079 Hi, I was just wanting to clear a few things up (pun not intended).<br><br>1. 6mbps dl/1 mbps ul are estimated averages, not promises. Anyone who tells you otherwise are lying.<br><br>2. Yes, the modems are sensitive to both location and direction relative to the nearest tower. Turn the modem (even the home one) a few degrees at a time until you find the optimal signal.<br><br>3. CLEAR has many towers that are up but not yet online. This is because it is better to roll out just enough towers to provide decent coverage, work out the bugs, then gradually bring the new ones online.<br><br>4. Unlimited means just that. No limits on the amount of data you can download, and if you have an unlimited speed plan, as the technology improves, so will your speed.<br><br>5. Yes, CLEAR is working on major cities first and working out. I do not yet have a projection on when rural areas will start to see rollouts but I am sure it is being worked on.<br><br>6. You will notice that Sprint and CLEAR will roll out around the same time. This is not a coincidence. CLEAR and Sprint have a cooperative agreement that involves sharing towers, technology and equipment. Essentially, if you really want Sprint's flavor of WiMAX you'll be getting CLEAR, and paying about $20/mo more for it ;-) Hi, I was just wanting to clear a few things up (pun not intended).

1. 6mbps dl/1 mbps ul are estimated averages, not promises. Anyone who tells you otherwise are lying.

2. Yes, the modems are sensitive to both location and direction relative to the nearest tower. Turn the modem (even the home one) a few degrees at a time until you find the optimal signal.

3. CLEAR has many towers that are up but not yet online. This is because it is better to roll out just enough towers to provide decent coverage, work out the bugs, then gradually bring the new ones online.

4. Unlimited means just that. No limits on the amount of data you can download, and if you have an unlimited speed plan, as the technology improves, so will your speed.

5. Yes, CLEAR is working on major cities first and working out. I do not yet have a projection on when rural areas will start to see rollouts but I am sure it is being worked on.

6. You will notice that Sprint and CLEAR will roll out around the same time. This is not a coincidence. CLEAR and Sprint have a cooperative agreement that involves sharing towers, technology and equipment. Essentially, if you really want Sprint's flavor of WiMAX you'll be getting CLEAR, and paying about $20/mo more for it ;-)

]]> By: Van http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-34982 Van Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:13:26 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-34982 I can't get more then 1-2 bars with my WiMAX modem in my apartment no matter where I move it around me. I'm on my first day and already thinking of canceling. I can't get more then 1-2 bars with my WiMAX modem in my apartment no matter where I move it around me. I'm on my first day and already thinking of canceling.

]]> By: Austin Nukemdomis http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-33002 Austin Nukemdomis Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:22 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-33002 Nice pics! I like how they sent you everything in one box.<br><br>Over here in Las Vegas my experiences so far have been very close to yours.<br><br>To help explain, I posted a few pictures of Clear WiMAX towers, networking devices, and screen shot examples on my Clear help tips page.<br><br><a href="http://www.acreativedesktop.com/clear-high-speed-internet-help.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.acreativedesktop.com/clear-high-spee...</a> Nice pics! I like how they sent you everything in one box.

Over here in Las Vegas my experiences so far have been very close to yours.

To help explain, I posted a few pictures of Clear WiMAX towers, networking devices, and screen shot examples on my Clear help tips page.

http://www.acreativedesktop.com/clear-high-spee…

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]]> By: briank66 http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-32389 briank66 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:02:14 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-32389 I tried signing up for the $50 plan Unlimited 2, home internet and voice, through the <a href="http://www.clear.com/" rel="nofollow">Clear.com</a> website. I call customer service three times to confirm the $50 plan but each time they didn't know what I was talking about. It took a day for the account to be activated on their Clear 360 system when I logged in I found I was being charged $57.50 not $50. So I call Clear and canceled the service and returned the modem and Voip device. Clear is new to my area in Philadelphia, and I just don't trust them. So I'm doing a wait and see.<br><br>Also I don't understand the 7 days why don't they offer 30 days. I tried signing up for the $50 plan Unlimited 2, home internet and voice, through the Clear.com website. I call customer service three times to confirm the $50 plan but each time they didn't know what I was talking about. It took a day for the account to be activated on their Clear 360 system when I logged in I found I was being charged $57.50 not $50. So I call Clear and canceled the service and returned the modem and Voip device. Clear is new to my area in Philadelphia, and I just don't trust them. So I'm doing a wait and see.

Also I don't understand the 7 days why don't they offer 30 days.

]]> By: DougC3 http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-32387 DougC3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:09 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-32387 Too bad dongles are one of the few things where men think a smaller one is better ;) Too bad dongles are one of the few things where men think a smaller one is better ;)

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-32380 Brad Linder Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:25:46 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-32380 Yeah, technically it's not any faster than my Verizon DSL at the moment. But<br>the fact that I can get mobile and home broadband for just a few bucks more<br>than I'm already paying made it too good a deal to pass up. The promotion<br>will probably end soon and the price will jump up to $65 for the deal I<br>have... until another promotion comes along. But I signed up partly because<br>I'm locked in at this rate "for life," whatever that means. :) Yeah, technically it's not any faster than my Verizon DSL at the moment. But
the fact that I can get mobile and home broadband for just a few bucks more
than I'm already paying made it too good a deal to pass up. The promotion
will probably end soon and the price will jump up to $65 for the deal I
have… until another promotion comes along. But I signed up partly because
I'm locked in at this rate “for life,” whatever that means. :)

]]> By: DougC3 http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-32378 DougC3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:22:37 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-32378 This sounds very promising and enviable. I was pining for WiMAX a few years ago, but finally gave up after realizing it might be decades before it gets to Alabama, which is sub-flyover-land, unless flying from Atlanta to New Orleans or Dallas-Fort Worth counts (not to say that we don't produce a lot of technological firsts here).<br><br>Compared to my Comcast cable broadband, your laptop 4G is more or less free. The cable is much faster, but the I think the WiMAX will undoubedly speed up. This sounds very promising and enviable. I was pining for WiMAX a few years ago, but finally gave up after realizing it might be decades before it gets to Alabama, which is sub-flyover-land, unless flying from Atlanta to New Orleans or Dallas-Fort Worth counts (not to say that we don't produce a lot of technological firsts here).

Compared to my Comcast cable broadband, your laptop 4G is more or less free. The cable is much faster, but the I think the WiMAX will undoubedly speed up.

]]> By: MDJUS http://liliputing.com/2009/11/first-impressions-clear-wimax.html#comment-32370 MDJUS Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=14844#comment-32370 I recently ordered an Intel Wimax 5350 mini-pcie card for my little Aspire One, to replace that horrendous Atheros one. Aside from Draft N speeds, I can't wait to test Sprint's Wimax coverage here in Boston whenever it officially rolls out next year. I recently ordered an Intel Wimax 5350 mini-pcie card for my little Aspire One, to replace that horrendous Atheros one. Aside from Draft N speeds, I can't wait to test Sprint's Wimax coverage here in Boston whenever it officially rolls out next year.

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