 lordfly
join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL
 ·SkyNet360
| So how does Clearwire transmit their signal? I have a local WISP for my internet. I have a small dish mounted on a 30 foot pole which is pointed at their 300 foot tower located a couple of miles away. I get 10/1 speeds for $40/mo.
From what I am reading, Clearwire transmits at 2.5Ghz and the modem just sits inside the house receiving this signal. Seems very iffy to me.
At least my provider does not throttle and with all shared type services, I can experience slower download speeds during very brief mounts in the afternoon.
So is Clearwire consider a WISP, or just some sort of very localized access point service? |
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 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
kudos:2
 ·Vitelity VOIP
| said by lordfly:From what I am reading, Clearwire transmits at 2.5Ghz and the modem just sits inside the house receiving this signal. Seems very iffy to me. It can be a number of different things, from a home WiMAX modem to cell phones that connect to the WiMAX network (Sprint Epic 4G / Evo 4G).
Clear is putting the radios for their network at Sprint cell tower sites. |
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lordfly
join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL Reviews:
·SkyNet360
| said by espaeth:said by lordfly:From what I am reading, Clearwire transmits at 2.5Ghz and the modem just sits inside the house receiving this signal. Seems very iffy to me. It can be a number of different things, from a home WiMAX modem to cell phones that connect to the WiMAX network (Sprint Epic 4G / Evo 4G). Clear is putting the radios for their network at Sprint cell tower sites. The pings must be all over the place for this type of service. Interesting.
I switched from a DSL line at 14K feet from the CO which had pings >200ms. My pings with the WISP are typically 20-30ms. My neighbor across the street complains about Comcrap because he gets decent speeds, when it works. He happens to like online gaming. He just can't afford the $99.95 initial install fee right now or he would switch. |
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Why is that iffy?
That's how cell phones work. Clearwire isn't using 802.11a/b/g/n to offer service. They're using WiMAX.
Their service can be stationary or mobile, you're not tied down to a dish sitting on your house. |
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MRCUR
join:2007-03-09
Columbia, PA | reply to lordfly
Iffy? It sounds like you've never used WiFi or a cell phone. |
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Sounds like that WISP needs to finance in the install fee (with contract) and/or run time-limted specials waving the install (with a 2 year contract) to a select set of addresses (so they can keep up with the installs).
3 year contract, no fee; 2 year contract, $50 fee; 1 year contract, $100 fee, etc. |
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lordfly
join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL Reviews:
·SkyNet360
| said by jjroysdon :Sounds like that WISP needs to finance in the install fee (with contract) and/or run time-limted specials waving the install (with a 2 year contract) to a select set of addresses (so they can keep up with the installs).
3 year contract, no fee; 2 year contract, $50 fee; 1 year contract, $100 fee, etc.
I really don't mind the install fee. I am on a 1 year contract for $40/mo for 10/1 speeds. That beat the $32.95/mo I was getting with AT&T DSL with barely 1.2/256 with 1/2 second pings.
It is a locally owned business with a small customer base. I would rather keep them alive and have unlimited support rather than have to deal with the big providers that don't listen to their customers and hire shady installers and support. |
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| Their service is great. I have for 3 years. beats at&t, and comcast big time. Only had 2 major outages, one being a direct lighting strike to the tower. My pings are under 8ms. skynet is da best. |
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