1 edit | Crazy The post has to do with Sprints relationship with clear.
Not how clear runs its network.
It has to do with Sprint's network upgrade also.
But still nothing on how Clear manages its network..
Also the ROOT of all Clears problems are easy, they wasted 100's of millions on expanded there retails stores and business. Instead of spending that money on the network.
Right from the start not using at least 4x4 antenna's with beamforming, and not having home modems with external antenna's.
Not setting up DragonWave with 800mbs or higher for there backhaul.
All of which is what screwed Clear.
They should have only been a online business structure, and not a brick and mortor. | |
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Utica, MI | Re: Crazy Don't worry rlharris02, even if Sprint ends their relationship with Clearwire, I am sure your EVO 4G will still work at 3G speeds. You don't have to patrol the entire dslreports website to defend Sprint and Clearwire like it appears you regularly do. I know you like to call BS on others, so I am going to call BS on you! | |
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| | | | Re: Crazy Right, dispute any of my facts.
Oh no you cant so you personally attack .. Mature | |
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| |  CheesePremium
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kudos:1 | said by mix:Don't worry rlharris02, even if Sprint ends their relationship with Clearwire, I am sure your EVO 4G will still work at 3G speeds. You don't have to patrol the entire dslreports website to defend Sprint and Clearwire like it appears you regularly do. I know you like to call BS on others, so I am going to call BS on you!
So, you are saying the 4G is running off Clear and not Sprint? I am just trying to be clear here in my thinking. | |
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| | | | | Re: Crazy Correct. Currently Sprint uses Clear's 4G network.
They do try to share as many towers and ext, to save money and make the project move faster. | |
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1 edit | said by rlharris02:The post has to do with Sprints relationship with clear.
Not how clear runs its network.
It has to do with Sprint's network upgrade also.
But still nothing on how Clear manages its network..
Not gonna argue with you on this...I know you like to argue (checked your posts). The title of the article is "Sprint, Clearwire Try To Calm Nervous Investors". Investors aren't stupid, they see what's going on with Clear and the root of all things making these people nervous is exactly the problems described in the two threads I posted.
Clear is on a bullet train to failure and appears unable or unwilling to stop the train despite Sprints "attempts" to intervene. Investors have every right to be nervous and Clear customers also have every right to be angry as hell and defect en mass (which they are doing as we speak). | |
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join:2005-05-17 | Re: Crazy Well, the ones that aren't happy are (and they have every right to).
Some of us are quite content to stay with them. | |
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| Clear's only issue is $$$$. That was Clear's issue as ClearWire. BUT Vonage is the same way and guess what; STILL is going on and on. So claiming that Clear is a bullet train to failure isn't true. It can keep going on and TMO will end up joining in with Clear to keep it going.
And the masses that are leaving? prove that they are. Nothing has been proven on this blog. | |
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| said by rlharris02:Also the ROOT of all Clears problems are easy, they wasted 100's of millions on expanded there retails stores and business. Instead of spending that money on the network.
Right from the start not using at least 4x4 antenna's with beamforming, and not having home modems with external antenna's.
Not setting up DragonWave with 800mbs or higher for there backhaul.
All of which is what screwed Clear.
They should have only been a online business structure, and not a brick and mortor.
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Screw Clear and get a Sprint (powered by Clear) device. | |
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Karl- I hate to say it but you don't back up your "stories" with any facts except what "sources" have said or what other blogs keep saying. And StopTheCap is not anywhere near a news site. It's a blog! | |
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| | Some respect for CLEAR ... I think Clear deserves some respect! Yes, they have a lot of debt, but they have expanded much more than most other carriers. Other big carriers are too afraid to jump into expansion.Takes guts to do this! They have tons of spectrum and bandwidth and the only "4G" service to have real unlimited service! | |
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| Re: Some respect for CLEAR ... said by cruz1 :I think Clear deserves some respect! Yes, they have a lot of debt, but they have expanded much more than most other carriers. Other big carriers are too afraid to jump into expansion.Takes guts to do this! They have tons of spectrum and bandwidth and the only "4G" service to have real unlimited service!
Respect my friend is earned...Clear has done nothing to earn the respect of it's customers or investors for that matter and I'm speaking from first hand experience as a customer who was put through the wringer just 24 hours after establishing service and lasting almost a month just trying to get my money back. So please...give me a break. | |
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| | | | Re: Some respect for CLEAR ... i don't see T out there building a network. Clear is the only one doing it and STILL doing it. give you a break? okay. stop saying that clear is going to fail when its clear they won't. | |
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| Re: Some respect for CLEAR ... said by hottboiinnc:i don't see T out there building a network. Clear is the only one doing it and STILL doing it. give you a break? okay. stop saying that clear is going to fail when its clear they won't.
LOL... And you expect the money to come from where? The current investors have said enough...no mo money. Huge debt, poor retail performance, very poor customer retention and customer service in general...you must be using Obamanomics to come to your conclusion. | |
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| Re: Some respect for CLEAR ... T has money. After all they have a wireless div that rakes in the money. But after all your just an idiot that wants to protect his so called business. And poor retail preformance? You don't need a retail store to stay in business. That's called over head! Kill 'em and make more $$$. Huge Debt? I see Frontier has that too. They're still going. Sprint has HUGE amounts of debt. And guess what: STILL GOING! Vonage?! The same way! And i bet you claim all those companies were going to close too?!?! Guess What! STILL AROUND! ELink is the same way! Your thinking is flawed. Go spread your shit with Karl on the front page making "news stories" | |
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| Re: Some respect for CLEAR ... said by hottboiinnc:T has money. After all they have a wireless div that rakes in the money. But after all your just an idiot that wants to protect his so called business. And poor retail preformance? You don't need a retail store to stay in business. That's called over head! Kill 'em and make more $$$. Huge Debt? I see Frontier has that too. They're still going. Sprint has HUGE amounts of debt. And guess what: STILL GOING! Vonage?! The same way! And i bet you claim all those companies were going to close too?!?! Guess What! STILL AROUND! ELink is the same way! Your thinking is flawed. Go spread your shit with Karl on the front page making "news stories"
Dude put down the crack pipe..you can do it...put it down...there that's it...it'l take a while for your head to clear but you might just get it one day. I have no economic interest in Clear winning or losing and bringing Vonage into the mix is just laughable...you obviously know nothing about how they started or continue to exist today. Once you get out of rehab we can have an intelligent conversation about it...12 steps baby...I have faith in you. | |
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| Re: I primer for the NBC / Comcast Merger Comcast - NBC won't fail. Comcast wants them for their content and thats all. Something Comcast NEEDS. AOL-TW failed only because they failed to intergrate an online portal into their media company. AOL should have replaced RoadRunner as the ISP and moved that content further into the homes of its customers. They had a national network at their hands to move the AOL brand into; but didn't. TW though DOES own a HUGE data network though. | |
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| Re: I primer for the NBC / Comcast Merger Proof it will fail besides just spouting off to make a post? Comcast can run it. Ever hear of leaving it alone and raising rates for DishNetwork and other companies? Of course not! Right! Roberts will get the benefit! more $$$ and thats what he wants. Why wouldn't he. It's his job to turn more $$$ for his company. | |
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| Apple Apple will come in, buy Clear and all of Sprint's shares with their gobs of cash, and it will become Apple Wireless Service (AWS, just to screw with the FCC's AWS).
Then, Apple will have a semi-nationwide 4G network for their iPhone 5. Of course, Apple will dictate price points (to gouge users into paying more $). On a high note, they might keep the non-existent caps.
Additionally, it will leave Google jealous.
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kudos:1 | said by Gbcue:Apple will come in, buy Clear and all of Sprint's shares with their gobs of cash, and it will become Apple Wireless Service (AWS, just to screw with the FCC's AWS).
Then, Apple will have a semi-nationwide 4G network for their iPhone 5. Of course, Apple will dictate price points (to gouge users into paying more $). On a high note, they might keep the non-existent caps.
Additionally, it will leave Google jealous.
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2 edits | Isn't that just special... I couldn't help but notice the first post in this thread (which was mine) including links to the Clear forums which clearly shows why people might be just a little concerned...was deleted a short while ago. Those links gave crystal CLEAR examples of what investors are concerned about not to mention making significant numbers of customers livid. Take a gander over at the Clearwire forum section and see for yourselves. | |
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| Re: Isn't that just special... *rolls eyes*. They're NOT going anywhere! Just because people on here bitch on here does NOT mean ever yone else is bitching. 9% of Clears users prolly have NEVER heard of this site! You act like the reviews and posts on this site are GOD and are all why Clear is haivng a hard time with money. And in fact is NOT true. It's also pretty bad when you gotta take 2 edits to edit one post about a company you keep claiming is going to end in failure and close. You know how many times that has been said about Vonage and Sprint? Guess what?!?!? They are STILL around. Earthlink as well. AOL is still an ISP and fully still in the business as well. Remember NetZero and Juno? Guess what! STILL in business! | |
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| Re: Isn't that just special... said by hottboiinnc:*rolls eyes*. They're NOT going anywhere! Just because people on here bitch on here does NOT mean ever yone else is bitching. 9% of Clears users prolly have NEVER heard of this site! You act like the reviews and posts on this site are GOD and are all why Clear is haivng a hard time with money. And in fact is NOT true. It's also pretty bad when you gotta take 2 edits to edit one post about a company you keep claiming is going to end in failure and close. You know how many times that has been said about Vonage and Sprint? Guess what?!?!? They are STILL around. Earthlink as well. AOL is still an ISP and fully still in the business as well. Remember NetZero and Juno? Guess what! STILL in business!
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| Re: Isn't that just special... the nerve is you trying to be like Karl. You are on here spreading shit about a business closing right and left but guess what? It's still around and going. So why keep spreading the bullshit and keep quiet until it happens- IF it happens. Because we all know it won't. | |
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kudos:1 | said by hottboiinnc:*rolls eyes*. They're NOT going anywhere! Just because people on here bitch on here does NOT mean ever yone else is bitching. 9% of Clears users prolly have NEVER heard of this site! You act like the reviews and posts on this site are GOD and are all why Clear is haivng a hard time with money. And in fact is NOT true. It's also pretty bad when you gotta take 2 edits to edit one post about a company you keep claiming is going to end in failure and close. You know how many times that has been said about Vonage and Sprint? Guess what?!?!? They are STILL around. Earthlink as well. AOL is still an ISP and fully still in the business as well. Remember NetZero and Juno? Guess what! STILL in business!
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| Re: Isn't that just special... said by hottboiinnc:NOPE! None. Just ISPGeek running his mouth about them closing. But of course he'd want them to close. Why would he want another company trying to take his customers and offer them a better product in the end? Sounds like Karl. If he can't do it or want it; why should anyone else?
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Bloomberg News link: »www.businessweek.com/news/2010-1···isk.html
They just sold another 1.1B in debt, even with Sprint declining to buy into this round. So they have enough cash to make it through the end of the year at least.
McCaw is out now to. I don't think they are on anyones *buy" list.... | |
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| | Told you so They dont have the money. Sprint should just shut down nextel and use it's spectrum to deploy LTE. | |
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Canonsburg, PA | Re: Told you so Much of the Nextel spectrum is unsuitable for LTE. | |
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| | | | Re: Told you so When they get done with rebanding they will have 14mhz nation wide. All of that could someday be used for LTE.
Right now they could do the same thing Metro is doing LTE can use very small channels.
Sprint has some markets where rebanding is completed, and could use it for LTE or CDMA. | |
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| | | | | | Re: Told you so It all really depends on how much and how fast they can shutdown iDEN.
But most important the cost of handsets and a world wide voice standard.
LTE handsets right now cost them $100 more than a CDMA,HSPA+, or WiMAX handsets.
With Sprints network overhaul they could add 800mhz LTE and 800mhz CDMA .
But with 800mhz CDMA 1x Advanced I really dont think they should until LTE matures alot more. | |
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