Review by bcdady 
UPDATED: 1.7 years ago
member for 8.8 years, 32 visits, last login: 1.7 years ago
 Kenmore,King,WA
 $38 per month (24 month contract)
 about 5 days
 "Mobility, price, I'm not supporting the Comcast empire"
 "Occassional speed/connection problems"
 "A decent alternative to cable and DSL"
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I was tired of Comcasts connection issues at my last home, so I decided I didn't want to use them again. I have also given DSL a fair spin and didn't want to go back. A friend strongly recommended Verizon's FIOS, but it's not offered here yet, so that pretty much left me with Clearwire.
I didn't want to get stuck in one of their contract plans (I eventually did anyway, but I didn't pay their $150 for the modem), so I bought the modem on eBay. This turned out to be more trouble than it was worth because I had to wait several days for upper level tech support to update their records so the modem could be attached to my new account. I selected the ClearPremium plan which gives me up to 1.5Mbps download and 256Kbps upload max speeds for $36.99 + tax (if you opt for the rental modem, they charge another $4.99/mo).
I've done some speed testing and had mixed results, but no solid culprit yet. Apparently bad weather can interfere with the Clearwire signal, and the modems also get stronger signals near windows. Even with what I've learned, I still have occasional connection quality issues, as evidenced by my corporate VPN connections being dropped without warning. But this is an improvement in service consistency and prices over my past Comcast plan, so I'm content.
Followup comments:  WAR10CK
join:2008-04-15
Duluth, MN
| Not alwas true i have clear Wire i do agree with the download and upload speed ant all that great but i am from Duluth MN we and a blizzard last week and my clear wire operated at 100%
through the entire storm but i guess it depends on where you live i live about 8 or 9 blocks from there Tower in the east
end of Duluth but i thought it would got out for sure bit i was shocked when it stayed connected thought the entire storm
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