iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| 2500MHz spectrum isn't terribly great for covering rural areas, though it'll cover places where line-bonded reach-extended DSL should but don't.
In all fairness, cheap fat bandwidth pipes are easier to come by where the cable networks already have a fair amount of fiber. I suspect that Clear has some deal where Comcast runs fiber to their towers in Comcast areas at a reduced price, in return for Clear offering a low wholesale internet rate for Comcast customers. Comcast wins because they can offer a more attractive fixed + mobile data option than Verizon or AT&T with those companies' 3G networks, and Clear wins because they aren't raped on bandwidth loop charges.
All that said, I wish that Clear WiMAX didn't operate off of Clear's backbone when rebranded as Cocmast. Maybe then the WiMAX service wouldn't be upload-capped (see Sprint-branded WiMAX). Me likey 15/5 over wireless. |
