benc
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| If Clearwire Wants To Succeed...
...then instead of deploying to areas that already have lots of broadband options, they should deploy to areas with one, or even no options at all. Rural areas is what comes to mind here.
So perhaps such areas would have fewer people per square mile, and fewer potential customers. But so what? More of these "fewer potential customers" would no doubt sign up in a heartbeat, and they would be less likely to cancel.
What I describe, is in effect the only way that HughesNet remains in business. I can't think of a single HughesNet customer who'd keep the service if even DSL, or even a WISP became available to them. |
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dcdeadbeat
join:2008-10-07
Washington, DC
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| The problem is that rural markets are not profitable and Clear is a for-profit company. If they do roll out to rural markets the price they will need to charge will be high and then people will complain that they need government subsidies.
This rural versus urban argument has been played out over and over on this forum. The real answer is that they are a telcom that must make money in order to survive. This means going where the most money can be made.
I am just curious why D.C. was left off the list from the original planed rollout. The network is live here so why not go ahead and open it up. |
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MoJeeper
The Stig in 2012
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Springfield, MO
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| They will never amount to anything.
You have At&t with 3g with their deep pockets and Verizon-Alltel pushing their new service
Wildblue and Hughesnet just plain suck.
We have a Motorola Canopy WISP but they are so overpriced compared to the already pricey 3g wireless from At&t, Verizon-Alltel. »www.tahighspeed.com/index.html
At&t was out here a few months ago checking the copper getting ready for Uverse.
I will stick with Alltel until At&t lights off the Uverse.
Good Luck Clearwire
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benc
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| said by MoJeeper  :We have a Motorola Canopy WISP but they are so overpriced compared to the already pricey 3g wireless from At&t, Verizon-Alltel. » www.tahighspeed.com/index.html Dang, those prices do indeed seem a bit stiff. They seem like prices that I'd pay only if it was really the best option.
What I'd wonder though, is this:
- Caps?
- Restrictions (P2P, can run servers, etc.)?
- Static IP?
The fact that AT&T 3G has a 5GB cap (and a high price for only 5GB) is enough reason to keep me from wanting to ever use it as a primary connection, since that amount is truly just way too low. |
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hdman
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| reply to dcdeadbeat
I agree....however....there should be NO stimulus money given to ANY ISP who is deploying to an area already served by broadband. Obummer better make sure that ANY stimulus money for expansion of broadband goes to companies who are expanding into unserved areas....period.
They also need to stop allowing large companies like AT&T get away with using sat. based service to say that they cover the rural markets. That is load of crap...that is NOT broadband...and I don't care how you define it. If you've ever had sat based service, you will know what I mean....
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kieranmullen
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| reply to benc
Agreed. They seem to pushing strongly in Portland Oregon. Al the small cell phone shops are also selling clear as well. We have qwest, verizon,(fios and dsl) comcast plus cell operators. Overall Portland is pretty wired. Perhaps it is becuase Intel has a base here? |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to hdman
I had wild blue, so I know what you mean. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to dcdeadbeat
They may need to charge more if they go to a more rural business, but it beat going under. |
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | reply to benc
Many of those areas are already rural. Branson? LOL its a tourist town. That's it. Of course you're going to pay more. |
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me1212
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Pleasant Hill, MO
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| reply to benc
I think they should move to areas where ATT and TW are testing caps ASAP, they don't have a cap according to their site. I know uverse does 18/15 and IDK what TW offers(I think it is about 17m though) but 40/100GB caps + $1 overages with TW or 150GB cap with att VS. no cap from clear. if you lived in an area with TW and a 3m or less DSL and clear moved into town which would you take? Areas where TW/ATT have monopolies VS clear? Or worst of all, areas where TW and ATT are the DUOpolies! If clear moved into any of those areas with wimax and kept their uncapped, who would get the most subscribers? |
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