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Google Partners With Clearwire
Users to be converted to GMail soon
Google says they've made an arrangement with WiMax provider Clearwire to provide Google Apps to Clearwire customers. According to the companies, Clearwire will begin migrating its current customers to Gmail and Google Calendar sometime in the first half of this year. Google also plans to be a major partner with Sprint for the launch of their upcoming WiMax service, Xohm. Clearwire only had 348,000 total subscribers at the end of the third quarter.
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SlickEnW
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join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA

SlickEnW

Premium Member

Agressive

Wow...are google apps a pay service? I see most of my colleagues (mostly linux users) who detest open office and use this daily.

I would estimate that they have more subscribers. They are rediculously aggressive on campus..

"Buy this it'll wash your car it'll do the laundry. I'll even give you $100 dollars of my own money SIGN UP RIGHT NOW" etc...

wruckman
Ruckman.net
join:2007-10-25
Northwood, OH

wruckman

Member

Google Monopoly Anyone?

They have boardwalk be careful

They will own the world. I'm scared...

PolarBear03
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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join:2005-01-03

PolarBear03

Premium Member

Clearwire is desperate

Well, Clearwire has to do something to gain more subscribers, like offering a service that is already free and available to the public - wait, you mean I can get Gmail for free sans Clearwire? Hmm, guess I'll just use Gmail on my lovely Cable internet that didn't require a contract, equipment purchase, or sub-par speeds.

Face it, Clearwire, you are going to have to offer no contracts and equipment leasing to compete with cable and DSL. Two years is a LONG TIME to commit to an ISP.
bcastro
join:2008-01-16
Pleasanton, CA

bcastro

Member

Re: Clearwire is desperate

I have had Clearwire now for about a year and their offering of 1.5 is "LAME" (painfully slow). Their marketing folks are wise to use Google as a branding opportunity. I am hopefull of the WiMax conversion this year.

PolarBear03
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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join:2005-01-03

PolarBear03

Premium Member

Re: Clearwire is desperate

Show us a speedtest?

Hype83
Premium Member
join:2003-08-19
Lafayette, LA

Hype83

Premium Member

Google.

I think this is a good move on both parts. This way clearwire can just focus on wimax and not have to host email. Of course Google wants their name on everything so that was a good arrangment for them. Now as long as Sprint can come through on Xohm there might be hope for wimax.
hottboiinnc4
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH

hottboiinnc4

Member

Re: Google.

You can customize the package to take the Google name off a lot if you use the Google Apps hosted package. I have it for my own small business and i took their logo off and put my own company's up; besides i have a custom URL for the webmail.
WarmCoke
join:2007-01-31
Boise, ID

WarmCoke

Member

Good move Clearwire

The Gmail interface has to be THE best web-based e-mail system out there and it is certainly better than the web-based e-mail system that Clearwire currently offers. As a Clearwire customer - this is a good move in my estimation.