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Re: Best alternatives to unlimited Clear 4G

Here you go:
»www.wirelessnwifi.com/
It was a bit confusing to me.
Basically it looks like they sell routers that you can plug in a USB Wan device (normally plugged into a PC) and then share that device via the WiFi router.
Since some USB Dongles still come with Unlimited or at least high Caps it's an interesting concept.
Also makes their name appropriate.
J

They DO sell a hotspot, the Tri-Fi, which connects to all three Sprint networks, 3G, LTE and WiMax. Take a look at »www.wirelessnwifi.com/Unlimted-4···apm0j6t1 . While having notably more expensive start-up costs than Millenicom, WnW's advantage is a much higher data cap than Millenicom.

As I indicated above, one doesn't have to go the router, er, route. They also have that Tri-Fi hotspot plan I listed above.

Incorrect. Their 4G plan IS LTE. It's all three. Take a look at »www.wirelessnwifi.com/Unlimted-4···apm0j6t1 . That's the Tri-Fi, which, as its name suggests, connects to all three, 3G, LTE and WiMax. In fact, that's the plan I currently use, and I am connected to Sprint LTE right now as I write this!

I spoke with KEVIN at WIRELESSNWIFI.com, who said their average (sprint) data customer used about 18 GB per month, and sprint got bent out of shape when this jumped 4 GB in one month. He said they (Sprint) get involved/annoyed) and investigate/cut customers who go beyond 64 GB in a month's time.

>>> He's been in the cellular business for a couple decades, and states that CLEAR should be functional for the next 2 or 3 years during the Sprint LTE transition at 2.5 GHz.

He further re-iterated that Sprint is a phone company, and as such is after charging for every megabyte. He sees some type of capped service, but won't guess how much.

The bottom line is that 64 GB appears to be the "red line" that you don't want to cross with any Sprint reseller, at least for now.

That is quite odd. I'm a Wireless 'n' WiFi customer. When I first signed up with them two months ago, I told them I expected my average monthly usage would be between 70 and 90 gigs, WHICH THEY SAID WAS PERFECTLY OKAY. There were some reports online that they had an unofficial 100 gig monthly limit. I asked them about that and they told me that was not correct, and that there was no limit to their service and that unlimited meant unlimited. They did add a caveat however that they don't like customers to "go crazy" with their service. No data figure was attached to help clarify the definition of going crazy.

Accordingly, that first month, I paid no attention whatsoever to my data figure, which ended up at 112 gigs (my FTP service had major problems one week, and I had to upload a large file several times before it completed successfully; this figure is way above what is normal for me). The day after the monthly cycle was over, on the 8th, Wireless 'n' WiFi wrote me to tell me that level of usage caused them concern. They did NOT say anything about terminating my account, nor did they even hint that I had violated their TOS or anything like that. They merely expressed concern.

I asked them again, as I had the previous month, whether they could give me a figure below which they would like me to stay. Again they assured me there was no such figure.

Okay, I then kept my usage below 100 gigs the following month, winding up with 93 gigs.

The day after that month's cycle, I got a message reporting my 93 gig usage. They asked me to try to decrease my usage further. At this point, I didn't know what to think: Was their desired maximum 90 gigs? 85 gigs? 80 gigs?

Currently, for this month's period, my average daily consumption has been 2.5 gigs a day. Multiply that by 31 and it works out to a probable total for August of 79 gigs (I'm up to 69 gigs so far). I have made no conscious effort to decrease my usage, though I have monitored it closely; I am trying to establish a baseline norm for me.

In any case, with the exception of the FTP failure and the 112 gig figure, my monthly figures for the last two months have been close to the window I had guessed in my communications with WnW; my guess had been 70-90 and the last two months have been 93 and 79.

Here's the bottom line; I have received no indication or communication that my service could be investigated or cut, and let me reiterate that my stated initial 70-90 expectation elicited no expression of concern on their part whatsoever. And this 64 gig figure? It's brand new to me, and I have heard nothing to that effect whatsoever from anyone at the company.

In addition, I think it bears pointing out that a 64 gig cap is not significantly higher than Millenicom's 50 gig cap. Considering the fact that WnW has Hotspot startup costs significantly higher than those of Millenicom (the unlimited LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot, for example, carries a stiff $315 startup fee), it's tough to see them suddenly bringing down a cap that relatively low. I believe it would damage their promotional stance.

Unless, of course, they're getting ready to cut their monthly charges and/or startup fees to match this much lower 64 gig monthly cap.