decifal
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
| it bites
It just really bites that they are starting the services off in areas already heavily offered services... It just kills me that they do this then judge the future of the product off of the response from these markets..
Give me something reliable, with low latency, and i'll be happy with just 1.5mbps speeds.. I can game with that easily.. I can streamline with that easily.. Now if you give me a retarded 5 gig a month cap... Well, isdn will remain my friend... |
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xenophon
join:2007-09-17
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Sprint has WiMAX spectrum in major cities, Clearwire has a lot of spectrum in small markets and rural areas. Clearwire already has pre-WiMAX in several small markets and will grow it with real mobile WiMAX where they feel they can get a solid subscriber base. Once Sprint/Clearwire combine, they'll be able to focus on doing markets where they'll likely get subscribers no matter the size of the market. WiMAX has to be in the large markets in order for the ecosystem to economically work for everyone investing in the game.
WiMAX will work well in rural areas but there still needs to be an appetite/demand from a rural area in order for the carrier to supply/invest in it. |
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decifal
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN
| Again though.. Not many that already have many options are going to switch just to risk having a possibly good internet option as opposed to one of their landline counterparts.. Yes, there are a few that will love it, but hell those few might as well be considered the same few that will be in the rural areas that need/want broadband on a reliable scale with okay pricing.. |
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