Comments on: Some questions for Clearwire http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-questions-for-clearwire Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Isaiah http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/#comment-38128 Adam Isaiah Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:52:26 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=10217#comment-38128 Hey Ken, you did a great gamble! Sucks that the service drops out, but soon you might be getting that clear service with your comcast. http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/portland-customers-to-get-bundled-wimax-courtesy-of-comcast/ Hey Ken, you did a great gamble! Sucks that the service drops out, but soon you might be getting that clear service with your comcast.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/portland-customers-to-get-bundled-wimax-courtesy-of-comcast/

]]> By: Ken Biba http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/#comment-37871 Ken Biba Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=10217#comment-37871 Actually I use it as backup for my Comcast cable line that seems to drop out for a day at a time about once a month. Actually I use it as backup for my Comcast cable line that seems to drop out for a day at a time about once a month.

]]> By: Paul Kapustka http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/#comment-37861 Paul Kapustka Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:41:20 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=10217#comment-37861 @Ken, and how does that work with the 5 Gb data cap? Guessing you aren't letting anyone else share your 3G bandwidth... @Ken, and how does that work with the 5 Gb data cap? Guessing you aren’t letting anyone else share your 3G bandwidth…

]]> By: Ken Biba http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/#comment-37860 Ken Biba Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:59:17 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=10217#comment-37860 On the topic of WiMax/WiFi routers ... I have the cellular version of that same router. Works well ... but was shipping a year ago for cellular. On the topic of WiMax/WiFi routers … I have the cellular version of that same router. Works well … but was shipping a year ago for cellular.

]]> By: Ken Biba http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/03/02/some-questions-for-clearwire/#comment-37858 Ken Biba Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:05:05 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=10217#comment-37858 I am a new customer of Clear for its mobile WiMax services - look for a detailed performance analysis in the future. However, the experience of signing up for the service was rather amateur. Since I do not live in Portland or Baltimore, I was signing up as a nomadic user - with no address in either of the cities. The Clearwire system was incapable of taking my order however on that basis. I called direct to Clear to sign up for the service - and after being passed through literally six (6) customer service representatives who said they could sign me up ... but then passed me off to someone else ... until the last person hung up on me ... clearly this was an intractable problem to take my money. Ultimately, I faked a Portland service address (on the campus of a Portland university) with my own billing and shipping address and was able to sign up on the web site. Clearly, Clearwire does not understand the concept of a nomadic user - rather is still selling fixed wireless services. I am a new customer of Clear for its mobile WiMax services – look for a detailed performance analysis in the future.

However, the experience of signing up for the service was rather amateur. Since I do not live in Portland or Baltimore, I was signing up as a nomadic user – with no address in either of the cities.

The Clearwire system was incapable of taking my order however on that basis. I called direct to Clear to sign up for the service – and after being passed through literally six (6) customer service representatives who said they could sign me up … but then passed me off to someone else … until the last person hung up on me … clearly this was an intractable problem to take my money.

Ultimately, I faked a Portland service address (on the campus of a Portland university) with my own billing and shipping address and was able to sign up on the web site.

Clearly, Clearwire does not understand the concept of a nomadic user – rather is still selling fixed wireless services.

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