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CMoore2004
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Jonesville, MI

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

Sprint's WiMax IS Clearwire, just a new company with investments from some big players.
DoRight

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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

Then why is Sprint treating it like it has nothing to do with Clearwire on a lot of their articles that I have seen?
From what I have seen and the newsletters I get Sprint is still using the XOHM name and Clearwire is stilling deploying their services with the backing of the others like Sprint, Camcast, Inetl etc..
EPS

join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

Technically, their deal hasn't gone through, so Sprint has to do everything on their own for now in their launch- once the deal goes through the early Xohm network will be merged with Clearwire, though Sprint may keep Xohm branding on Sprint-sold services.
jester121
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Lake Zurich, IL

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

What marketing genius decided to sell wireless service with a brand name like ClearWIRE.
ihateskapunk

join:2005-08-28
Lake Zurich, IL

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

what genius didn't realize that it's a play on words...CLEAR WIRE... a wire thats clear...like wireless....hmmm
jester121
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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

Fiber optic is a clear wire. Wireless means there is no wire.

If that's what they're going for then they are too cute by half.

Matt
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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

said by jester121 See Profile :

Fiber optic is a clear wire. Wireless means there is no wire.

If that's what they're going for then they are too cute by half.
My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
hawgcaller

join:2006-04-24
Stafford, TX

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

said by Matt See Profile :

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My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
It sounds like you need to do some research on Total Internal Reflection (»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_inte···flection). There isn't a "reflecitve coating" in fiber optic cable.

-phil

Matt
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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

said by hawgcaller See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

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My fiber optic is not a clear wire. It has a reflective coating that forces the light to travel along a certain path.
It sounds like you need to do some research on Total Internal Reflection (»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_inte···flection). There isn't a "reflecitve coating" in fiber optic cable.

-phil
Semantics. The boundary layer (cladding) reflects the light along a specific path through the core.

Regardless, my main point was that the fiber optic cable (nor the fiber strand(s) inside) is not "clear".
jester121
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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

You said it. Semantics.

a333
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But what guru decided to use such a badly-reputated brand name to market their superior network under?
BTW, it's mainly known as XOHM, not Clearwire. ClearCrap will only own part of the network and shoulder part of the associated costs/profits...
EPS

join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA

Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

That deal, in which Clearwire and Sprint would split the country and roam on each others networks, has been scrapped- the new plan is to merge Xohm and Clearwire into a company that will be 51% owned by Sprint- there will be no distinction between the two networks after the merger.

a333
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Because clearwire uses a crappy fixed specification of WiMax.
The new Xohm network will use much superior technology compared to ClearCrap, which will have better backhaul and will actually be truly mobile.
The new network may be split with clearwire, but it sure as hell won't use existing ClearCrap equipment.

Clearwire Fellow

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Re: Clearwire pricing/Competition or Partner

Actually the RF technology we will be deploying is based on the IEEE 802.16e fully mobile WiMAX standard.

A mobile user will handover seamlessly from one AP to another with no interruption of service.

This is the same WiMAX that Sprint XOHM will use. And we use the same vendors.
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