noclear
@blackberry.net | woot clear? oh nvm
Well I hope Clear gets their act together because they really are quite lame in Eastern Washington State. |
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bn1221
join:2009-04-29
Cortland, NY | Service offerings
Not quite true - Clearwire has a (tiny) footprint in Cortland and Syracuse's NY |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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|  But will it be real Cisco gear? or knockoffs?
»www.tomsguide.com/us/Cisco-FBI-C···134.html
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MrRuckus
join:2004-01-30
Portland, OR
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Re: woot clear? oh nvm
Agreed. A quick look of their forum here makes a person think twice about trying it. I would be more inclined to tell someone to goto an unlimited plan if they have a phone that can tether with 3G. From the looks of their caps and what not, it would be on par with what they offer.. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to noclear
That's ClearWire, operating on outdated equipment. From all I'm hearing Clear WiMAX is much, MUCH better. DSL-like speeds for DSL-like prices, except wirelesly. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: But will it be real Cisco gear? or knockoffs?
thats what we get for outsourcing stuff. |
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MrRuckus
join:2004-01-30
Portland, OR | reply to iansltx
Re: woot clear? oh nvm
I guess we can only hope. More competition = lower prices for all. But with what they currently have, it seems to be in pretty sad shape considering all the money companies have put into it. |
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tubbynet
reminds me of the danse russe
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join:2008-01-16
Chandler, AZ
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1 edit | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: But will it be real Cisco gear? or knockoffs?
nothing like a little fud to get your wednesday rolling.
looking at the sheer size and ambition that "clear" is wanting to push with their wimax service, one could only guess that they are dealing directly with cisco (i'm not aware of them contacting my company for anything). when you work directly with cisco, you get cisco gear directly. even with some of the larger channel partners (ala att, etc) go through cisco ordering and punchout tools.
the issue that TK Junk Mail TKJunkMail  brings up deals with broken government procurement practices and incomplete vetting of organizations selling cisco gear.
cisco is putting some money on this thinking it will work, especially with that vapor-ware product known as lte not showing up yet. if clear can get their act together, cisco stands to gain quite a bit of share with this (as well as name recognition). overall, it sounds like it could help clear with the boost they need to get them off the ground...
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expert007
join:2006-01-10
Buffalo, NY | reply to bn1221
Re: Service offerings
when you speak of Clearwire, I'm assuming that you're NOT talking about Clearwire WiMAX right?
I'm over in Buffalo and would just love to test their WiMax. |
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bn1221
join:2009-04-29
Cortland, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| I believe its Wimax since they want a proprietary card and its not capped. Go to clearwire.com and click on the coverage map for NY. Shows Auburn, Syracuse and Cortland.
The salesguy said the coverage sucks  |
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awbishop
join:2004-08-26
Chicago, IL | reply to expert007
Its not WiMax service. The Clearwire WiMax service is on www.clear.com, not their clearwire.com page. The WiMax is only commercially available in Baltimore and Portland at this point. |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
1 edit | Specifically, Clearwire offers true mobile WiMAX in Baltimore/Portland/Atlanta only at the moment. They have a pre-WiMAX flavor, which sucks, in many small markets. Will take time to upgrade those markets to true mobile WiMAX.
Chicago/Dallas/Philly and I think Boston have some unofficial true WiMAX coverage not officially released yet. |
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old_dawg
"I Know Noting..."
join:2001-09-22
Westminster, MD |  Not
Clearwire + Cisco = match made in hell. |
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