whymeintrouble
Premium
join:2001-06-20
Woodridge, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | reply to scooby
Re: Clear/Clearwire/Sprint 4G/Comcast Mobile
said by scooby  :I am sure that they can enable QOS to prioritize their VoIP service. Can we sign up for Clear yet here in Chicago? My sister just bought a place in Lake Zurich and despises Comcast who is her only choice for HSI. Clear would be a possible option if available. according to sprint, it is suppose to be active "this fall". take that for what it is worth. |
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bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to kapil
Speedtest update from Aurora:
It seems that Clearwire has re-activated the Sprint/Nextel tower about .4 miles away from my office. Here is my speedtest:
It's my understanding that the upload speed will be increased to 1Mb/s eventually. Right now, my upload speed spikes up to around 1Mb/s only to get throttled back down to .50Mb/s.
It's starting to look good, they just need to get the rest of the area lit up and we'll be good to go  |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| reply to bshelly
said by bshelly :According to Xohm/Clear, I am about a mile outside of their coverage area from the nearest WiMAX tower. Call Clear. They have Chicago coverage maps in their system now. I called the other day and the rep emailed me screen shots...looks like they use the Google Maps API and overlay their tower information....shows tower location coverage in each direction etc.
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»www.VoIPTrunk.com |
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bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs: | I'm going to try it again at home tonight to see if they re-activated the tower about .5 miles away from my house. That tower used to work when XOHM started testing last year and went dark about 4 months ago. |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| reply to scooby
As an aside, I sure hope they bring back the ZyXel CPE that Xohm used. The clear Motorola devices are pretty basic...I rather enjoyed the ZyXel device that came with a built-in ATA and 2 FXS ports....one less device to use.
Clear, in areas where they offer VoIP, uses a stand-alone ATA like a PAP2.
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»www.VoIPTrunk.com |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to kapil
Clearwire Chicago Coverage |
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whymeintrouble
Premium
join:2001-06-20
Woodridge, IL
·AT&T Midwest
2 edits | I know what I'll be gettin for an early christmas present  if the price isn't too bad, maybe my parents too!
EDIT****
$50/month for unlimited home (unlimited d/l, 1Mb upload) and unlimited mobile (unlimited d/l, 1Mb upload
the prices above are for Boise, ID
good deal for both packages |
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mattttt
@sbcglobal.net | reply to LineNoise
Its my understanding that Clearwire itself has less of a coverage area than Sprint 4G coverage... so will the 4G coverage be more widespread than this Clear map? |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL | False. Clearwire is the network "Owner / Operator" and Sprint is just a wholesale customer reselling Clearwire's WiMax service.
(If you want to get technical, Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire, but supposedly stays out of day-to-day operations) |
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bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs:
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
1 edit | reply to LineNoise
Clear told me that their maps take at least a month to be updated with new coverage areas. This map may not be complete and I can't imagine them launching without covering Joliet and the far north burbs. That's crazy and not a way to launch a large metro area  |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL | This is what one of their sales persons is sending out, I posted it the day it was sent out.
I sure hope you're right that it's old, it makes sense, but it's pretty sad if they can't even send it out with full coverage. |
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bshelly
Premium
join:2002-02-17
Schaumburg, IL
clubs:
·VOIPo
·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to kapil
Clear is LIVE in Chicago!
I just received an email from Sprint about the 4G service and I just checked the Clear site and Chicago is now showing as LIVE!
The coverage area is much smaller than I was hoping for, but it covers my two most frequented areas (home and work).
Here is the email web page:
»sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/nxt/pr···53017615 |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| For what it's worth, the screen shots I was sent showed a much larger coverage area. I don't have the emails anymore or I would have posted here.
The coverage can't possibly be this bad...outside of the downtown area, for Chicago metro they would definitely want to cover Naperville, Oak Brook, O'Hare and Schaumburg areas....that's where the majority of big businesses users are.
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL | reply to kapil
Re: Clear/Clearwire/Sprint 4G/Comcast Mobile
Look at the coverage on Sprints site, it's actually significantly worse than the map I posted. The western suburbs is a giant hole. |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to kapil
Sprint 4G coverage chicago | 
Clear Coverage Chicago |
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whymeintrouble
Premium
join:2001-06-20
Woodridge, IL | according to what I heard, the small part of Naperville that isn't covered (ME), is supposedly going to be ready "soon".... grrrrrr |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL
·AT&T Midwest
2 edits | trouble: There's a tower on Ridgeland Ave. (Naper Blvd & Ogden Ave area) I went by it a few weeks ago and the cabinet was installed, but the antennas were on the ground so they're working on that one.
In other news I spent 3 hours on the phone with Clear last night and until I got mad I was just transferred around. I was told that a new card was ordered and I will receive it in 24-48 hours. I have not received tracking numbers and I was charged a lease fee. They tried to get me to provide my SS# as well, I didn't give in on that one, but the "Market transfer" process is RIDICULOUS. I laughed every time they answered the phone "...We make it simple."
EDIT: Tracking number received, scheduled delivery is 11/4 by 3pm. It's been sitting in Indy for 11 hours... Plus they didn't include a Suite or company name on the package, I can't believe it, I'm never going to get the package now. |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL | reply to kapil
Up and running. Slower speeds than what I experienced last year, but at least it's running! |
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AlexE4
join:2006-12-16
Park Ridge, IL
·Vonage
 ·Comcast
 ·XOHM WiMAX
| reply to kapil
So I live in Park Ridge, right near uptown. If I type in my address on the Sprint website, it says I have 4G coverage at my house, no doubt about it, my entire town is blue (4G coverage). When I type in my address on Clear's website, it says there's no coverage at my house though. I also own a Xohm USB modem still from back in the day, is there any chance that this thing will work on the Clear network or sprints network or someones network... and if so, where do I get the drivers. Xohm's website no longer allows you to go to the support section to download them and Clear only links to drivers for the laptop card xohm modem. I guess my question is.. is it possible to have coverage from Sprint but not Clear? Even though I used to have coverage (barely) using my Xohm USB modem from Xohm? This has just been one big run around from clear/sprint support.. |
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LineNoise
join:2006-06-25
Bolingbrook, IL
·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | I think the USB modems still work, if you had the express card like me then that won't work. I thought I received an email about a market transfer, but I can't find it. I don't know WTF I did with it. I spent hours on the phone fighting, but Kapil got it done in about 10 minutes. I don't know anyone else who tried to get the new equipment, so it's definately YMMV.
As for the coverage, you're right in the middle. Just give it a different address they don't verify or anything. I don't have coverage here in Bolingbrook yet so I gave it my office address.
EDIT: Got it! »www.clearwire.com/xohm/user
I couldn't figure out my customer ID. I need to look at the original paperwork to see if it's on there. |
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