Clearw*re

[DLRFanatic]

I want to sign up for this seeing as how cheap it looks to be, but wanted to know if anyone here at MI has tried it. Is it reliable and reasonable in price?

[ChipNDale]

i have a friend that has it and he loves it...works really well and doesn't drop out at all he says

[cinder]

What is it.

[Bob38dizfan]

a wireless broadband plan that uses cell towers.

[ocnative1964]

they are thinking of doing ALL of portland as one giant hot spot, they took bids last week for it. its basically wifi city wide,

this other uses cell sites??? how much is it? is it unlimited use???

[DLRFanatic]

You have to check to see if it's available in your area. It's unlimited use, and it ranges in price and speed.
http://www.clearwire.com/store/service_plans.php

For me, the cheapest is 30 bucks a month with a 5 dollar modem lease. The most expensive is 50.

[ocnative1964]

what sort of speeds do they offer??


sorry I guess the link was a clue.

[DLRFanatic]

Hey all,

I finally got sick of my dial-up, so I gave in and bought Clearwire service. It is amazingly fast! The only drawback I've found is the modem itself.

The modem runs on cell phone towers, and the lights at the top show how much signal you have. One light is basically dial-up speed, while two or more give me a great amount of speed that I never had with dial-up. The modem can be a bit touchy. It might only like a certain spot, and if you move it an inch it will start searching for signal. I need to buy one of those airport base stations for my PowerBook.

I'd definitely recommend it!

Oh, and I got the first three months for 15 bucks, then it's 45 after that. I also got a 25 dollar gift card for signing up. I believe that offer is over on the first of 2006.