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Clearwire Shaking up Pricing, Plans
November 1 Will Bring Simplified New Pricing?
by Karl Bode Monday 31-Oct-2011 tags: prices · business · bandwidth · consumers
Users in our forrums are noting that Clearwire appears to be shaking up their pricing once again, right on the heels of a pending new wholesale LTE arrangement with Sprint. "Clear.com no longer shows 3G plans," writes in user blguy07 -- adding "there is now no 3g coverage map for new customers." Clear had been offering 3G (EVDO) Sprint add on plans, but that appears to be changing with both companies migrating to LTE. Users in our forums also note that Clearwire appears to have some pricing changes planned for this week, a San Antonio Clearwire retailer's website posting changes suggesting Clear might be getting rid of some exiting voice plans, in addition to significantly simplifying plans for new customers. From the website:

Starting on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, all plans are no-contract, $50/month for single 4G device. No bundle pricing exists after today (10/26/2011) on new accounts or adding to existing accounts. Every device is $50/month. Period.

The site also suggests new pricing for hardware:

•Home Modem $79.99
•Home Modem w/ Wi-Fi $99.99
•USB 4G Modem $49.99
•Clearspot (oval shaped) $99.99
•Apollo Clearspot (Square, has LED display) $99.99

With fewer options and the company recently killing off their hip "Rover" prepaid brand, Clearwire has been making it increasingly clear they're more interested in wholesale service than retail. We've dropped a line to Clearwire for clarification, but with these changes supposedly slated for tomorrow, it shouldn't be long before an official statement.

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ctq0dy

@comcast.net

What about existing customers?

Will our existing pricing stay the same or not? I pay $40/month now and they are hardly worth that much...will cancel if more than that.

whfsdude
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Re: What about existing customers?

said by ctq0dy :

Will our existing pricing stay the same or not? I pay $40/month now and they are hardly worth that much...will cancel if more than that.

I am wondering that too. I pay 60/mo for a mobile hotspot and a home connection which I use as a secondary backup connection. New plans would put me at $100/mo which would not be worth it for me.
tivoboy

join:2004-05-10
Menlo Park, CA
Good move for one of the worst managed companies

CLEARcare

@clearwire-wmx.net
These changes do not affect existing customers or their service plans. They only apply to customers activating new service.

louisluck

@comcast.net

Re: What about existing customers?

wrong been a customer 3yrs and they took 50 bucks this morning, i'm leaving
Automate

join:2001-06-26
Atlanta, GA

Already changed

Looks like it has already changed to me,
»www.clear.com/plans

xrayman

join:2008-12-09
Kansas City

4G options

CLEAR also now offers 4G options for less duration than the normal monthly time.
Weekly $25.00
Daily $10.00
2-hours $5.00
»www.clear.com/plans

Notclear

@rcn.com

Bye bye clear

Good thing plans are going month to month..kind of like their business. They may be gone by new year.

David
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My brother-in-law commented on this today...

As he says

said by brother-in-law

So finally clear is figuring out Sprint is the hooker no one wants (Who knew- LOL!!) . It might be too little, too late. Too bad nextel didn't figure that out.

CLEAR_Chris

join:2011-11-01

Pricing Questions

Hey guys. So to answer the question about existing plans changing, I have a couple of things that should clear (no pun intended) that up.

1. The pricing does not impact existing customers

2. Customers can migrate to a no-annual contract plan if they want to go to a no - annual contract


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