rleesbsd
@clearwire-dns.net
|  What's the fuss? (revised)
I subscribed to Clearwire in the late fall, when the leaves had all fallen from the trees, and I consistently received signal strengths of 4-5 bars. When spring arrived, the average signal strength faded a little bit as the tree leaves unfolded (it went down to 3-4 bars, on average).
Now, in mid-summer, when it rains the signal strength drops to the one or two bar level, and (very occasionally) drops the connection (but auto-reconnects shortly afterwards). In the winter, rain had a minimal effect on signal strength.
I think that a clearwire customer would be well advised to consider how much foliage is in the line of site path to the closest tower. If a clear shot to the tower exist (even if the tower is quite a few miles away), I think problems should be very minimal. Otherwise, I think that the customer's mileage will vary. My overall opinion, after nine months of subscription usage, is that the performance meets my expectations.
That said, I should comment that my expectations do not include constant movie downloads ! |
