 xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City
kudos:1 | reply to norbert26
Re: Best alternatives to unlimited Clear 4G said by norbert26: one more thing IF we have a year with Clear i would be happy but i am very concerned it will be more around 6 months before the guillotine drops.
Good idea to get a backup plan, one never knows what Sprint has in store for us Clear users.
But one can hope Sprint and the good old boys back in Japan will want to try to keep the approximately 1.5 million retail Clear customers.
Unlimited LTE with the same plan I now have would be great. I would be more than happy if they wanted me to pay for a new LTE device.
Time will tell. |
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| said by xrayman:said by norbert26: one more thing IF we have a year with Clear i would be happy but i am very concerned it will be more around 6 months before the guillotine drops.
Good idea to get a backup plan, one never knows what Sprint has in store for us Clear users. But one can hope Sprint and the good old boys back in Japan will want to try to keep the approximately 1.5 million retail Clear customers. Unlimited LTE with the same plan I now have would be great. I would be more than happy if they wanted me to pay for a new LTE device. Time will tell. i would be happy to buy a new TD-LTE device even with a reasonable CAP of lets say 200GB. However we need to be prepared to take action on short notice and i can't stress this enough. |
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WX MAN
join:2009-12-13
Evanston, IL | reply to xrayman
Maybe its wishful thinking on my part but perhaps Clear is no longer selling current modems because it will be transitioning to a future new LTE-WiMAX modem? Lets not forget about the 10 million wholesale subs that use Clearwire WiMAX thru companies like Earthlink, Freedom Pop, Net Zero, Cricket, Jolt and also Sprint itself. So far no one at Clear/Sprint is saying that the WiMAX network is shutting down anytime soon. Seems like all announced changes will affect new subs only. Can any one envision the Clear brand being sold sold thru Sprint retail stores going forward? |
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| said by WX MAN:Maybe its wishful thinking on my part but perhaps Clear is no longer selling current modems because it will be transitioning to a future new LTE-WiMAX modem? Lets not forget about the 10 million wholesale subs that use Clearwire WiMAX thru companies like Earthlink, Freedom Pop, Net Zero, Cricket, Jolt and also Sprint itself. So far no one at Clear/Sprint is saying that the WiMAX network is shutting down anytime soon. Seems like all announced changes will affect new subs only. Can any one envision the Clear brand being sold sold thru Sprint retail stores going forward?
If some sort of Sprint branded new TD-LTE modem(s) come out to replace the current crop of WI-MAX modems / hotspots i doubt these will be unlimited as we are seeing now. It is true the third party sellers are running off the clearwire present day network leaving us unanswered questions and a mystery of sprints intent. Lets assume any moves Sprint makes will be share holder interests rather then the customers interest. |
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criggs
join:2000-07-14
New York, NY Reviews:
 ·Millenicom
| said by norbert26:It is true the third party sellers are running off the clearwire present day network Actually not completely accurate. If you can find a Tri-Fi on EBay, which connects to both WiMax and LTE, Millenicom will attach that device to its service, enabling you to access both the Clearwire WiMax service and the Sprint LTE service. The same with Wireless 'n' WiFi, which also offers the Tri-Fi. |
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| said by criggs:said by norbert26:It is true the third party sellers are running off the clearwire present day network Actually not completely accurate. If you can find a Tri-Fi on EBay, which connects to both WiMax and LTE, Millenicom will attach that device to its service, enabling you to access both the Clearwire WiMax service and the Sprint LTE service. The same with Wireless 'n' WiFi, which also offers the Tri-Fi. right i understand that. i meant freedom pop , net zero, earth link and those that bought wholesale from the clear network before the sprint take over. |
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criggs
join:2000-07-14
New York, NY | Oh, I see; thanks for the clarification. |
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 JimThePCGuyFormerly known as schja01.Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-27
Morton Grove, IL | reply to norbert26
Tri-Band devices are already being marketed by Sprint (not Clear) also FreeedomPop has a LTE device that looks a lot like the Sprint device. My guess is LTE will be Sprint's replacement and it won't be unlimited unless they want to make us Clearwire users some sweetheart deal.
Look at the great deal they made USCellular users in Chicagoland when they purchased the spectrum but not the Cells. They booted the current Chicago USC users to the side with hardly any offer of a concession. |
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| said by JimThePCGuy:Tri-Band devices are already being marketed by Sprint (not Clear) also FreeedomPop has a LTE device that looks a lot like the Sprint device. My guess is LTE will be Sprint's replacement and it won't be unlimited unless they want to make us Clearwire users some sweetheart deal.
Look at the great deal they made USCellular users in Chicagoland when they purchased the spectrum but not the Cells. They booted the current Chicago USC users to the side with hardly any offer of a concession.
yes it will be LTE for sure. Clear before the take over was working on TD-LTE and beta testing in a few markets. New modems were supposed to come out but everything went into a tailspin . i doubt it will be unlimited and sprint just seems more interested in the cell phone handset market and a few pucks we have seen that are capped. The third party reseller market that runs off sprint looked decent with 50 - 100 GB caps as opposed to the low caps sprint direct offered. This shall prove interesting what sprint does decide to offer us in the end. |
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 MOSFET
join:2002-09-29
Garfield, NJ
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It's not just 1.5 million users that Clear sells direct services to, it's also another 10 million users on the Clear network through resellers such as Earthlink and other providers. Looking back at Sprint and their terrible business model, I can only imagine with horror that they would have no problem screwing over nearly 12 million customers who use WiMAX in favor of LTE. All I know is that if they want my business, I won't use a hockey puck for a home modem, they better come up with a real modem like what I have now with Clear; including hookup for external antenna and ethernet ports. they better come up with a modem like the Clear Hub Express. |
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| said by MOSFET:It's not just 1.5 million users that Clear sells direct services to, it's also another 10 million users on the Clear network through resellers such as Earthlink and other providers. Looking back at Sprint and their terrible business model, I can only imagine with horror that they would have no problem screwing over nearly 12 million customers who use WiMAX in favor of LTE. All I know is that if they want my business, I won't use a hockey puck for a home modem, they better come up with a real modem like what I have now with Clear; including hookup for external antenna and ethernet ports. they better come up with a modem like the Clear Hub Express.
if you using your modem in your house like i am i question a puck even covering the house plus lack of at least one cat 5 port which i need to run a cat 5 to the other side of the house where the WI-FI signal is weak. (using white modem with WI-FI) |
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MOSFET
join:2002-09-29
Garfield, NJ Reviews:
·Optimum Online
| I have the Clear Hub Express with an external antenna and my VOIP telephone is plugged into the modem. I guess I'm lucky I didn't give up Optimum on line but I wish that Sprint would drop the other shoe already so I know what the hell they're up to and I can respond accordingly. |
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