Comcast Announces More Mobile WiMax Markets Boston, Houston, sometime this quarter Discussing yesterday's earnings Comcast' COO Stephen Burke told attendees of a conference call yesterday that Comcast plans to launch their re-branded Mobile WiMax "High-Speed 2go" in Boston and Houston sometime this quarter. The company, like Time Warner Cable, is using Clearwire's network to fuel the service -- and has already launched High-Speed 2go in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Portland and Seattle. As we've previously covered, Comcast offers two pricing options for customers in launch markets: • Comcast High-Speed 2go Metro service costs $49.99 for twelve months ($72.95 thereafter) and comes with 12Mbps Comcast home broadband service and a Wi-Fi router. The service uses a Mobile WiMax data card that will obviously only work in areas where there's Comcast/Clearwire Mobile WiMax. • Comcast High-Speed 2go Nationwide service costs $69.99 ($92.95 thereafter) and also comes with Comcast 12Mbps home broadband service and a home Wi-Fi router. The service uses a dual-mode data card that allows users to float between Clearwire's Mobile WiMax network and Sprint's 3G EVDO network.
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 BF69Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN | Who is this for? Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? | |
|  |  xirianPremium join:2003-01-26 Beacon, NY kudos:1 | Re: Who is this for? said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. | |
|  |  |  BF69Premium join:2004-07-28 Camden, TN | Re: Who is this for? said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And if you don't have Clear or Sprint where you're taking your laptop? The next county over has Comcast but not Clear or Sprint anywhere near it. Nor will it have either for the foreseeable future.
meanwhile people that live in an area without broadband continue to get nothing. Hey ISPs here's an idea, if you want more customers GO GET THEM. | |
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| Re: Who is this for? said by BF69:said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And if you don't have Clear or Sprint where you're taking your laptop? The next county over has Comcast but not Clear or Sprint anywhere near it. Nor will it have either for the foreseeable future. You do realize that Sprint is a nation-wide 3G network right? Where the heck are you that you don't have Sprint service available? I have it and I've been all around the country and have always had service. Just like any cell service there are going to be some weak and some dead spots, but for the most part it works quite well.
This is actually pretty a great deal and would get me to switch back to Comcast.
I'm paying $55/mo for my FIOS now plus another $60/mo for my Sprint mobile broadband card--a combination of $115 per month. Now I might be able to pay $70 and also have access to 4G where available? Sounds pretty good to me! yeah ok so I lose the great 15/5 FIOS service, but for a $45 drop in the bill it might be worth it. | |
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| said by BF69:said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And if you don't have Clear or Sprint where you're taking your laptop? The next county over has Comcast but not Clear or Sprint anywhere near it. Nor will it have either for the foreseeable future. meanwhile people that live in an area without broadband continue to get nothing. Hey ISPs here's an idea, if you want more customers GO GET THEM. PREACH IT!!!! | |
|  |  |  |  xirianPremium join:2003-01-26 Beacon, NY kudos:1 | said by BF69:said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And if you don't have Clear or Sprint where you're taking your laptop? The next county over has Comcast but not Clear or Sprint anywhere near it. Nor will it have either for the foreseeable future. meanwhile people that live in an area without broadband continue to get nothing. Hey ISPs here's an idea, if you want more customers GO GET THEM. When I had sprint it was very hard to find a place with no signal, especially compared to how easy att makes it for me now that I switched. But from what i see this isnt even offered to you by comcast unless you are in a clea r area to begin with. | |
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 |  |  ThrowDemsOutIf you can't convince 'em, confuse 'emPremium join:2002-03-03 Mullica Hill, NJ kudos:4 1 edit | said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And Sprint offers this service for $60/mo instead of $70/mo, but without the cable internet svc included. »shop.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinesto···layPlans
So basically, you get cable internet svc for an additional $10/mo. Not a bad deal, at least for the 1st 12 months. After that, no longer a great deal - just a fair one. -- Are you happy with your rep in Washington, DC? | |
|  |  |  |  | | Re: Who is this for? said by ThrowDemsOut:said by xirian:said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Its for those with laptops to use while they're out. Your comcast connection is only usable in your home. And Sprint offers this service for $60/mo instead of $70/mo, but without the cable internet svc included. » shop.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinesto···layPlansSo basically, you get cable internet svc for an additional $10/mo. Not a bad deal, at least for the 1st 12 months. After that, no longer a great deal - just a fair one. Yes...fair...except for the fact that Comcast landline internet is overpriced. | |
|  |  |  |  |  | | Re: Who is this for? said by sonicmerlin:Yes...fair...except for the fact that Comcast landline internet is overpriced. How is that? The biggest competitor is AT&T and they are just as expensive. Their fastest DSL speed is 6Mbps according to their website. My Cable is 18Mbps (I can sustain 2 MBs per second downloading from usenet). | |
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 |  fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium join:2005-05-20 kudos:3 | said by BF69:Seriously if you already have Comcast internet WTF is this for? Did you even have to ask? lol WIRELESS vs WIRED?  | |
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