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09/01/09
So who do I have to kill to get 4g/wimax in Houston?
09/01/09
Why are they releasing it in cities which are smaller than suburbs in our bigger cities....
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08/03/09
While I have mad respect for B-ham I'd have expected them to try for Redmond/Bellevue/Seattle first.
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No. Yes.
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It could be also be a strategical move to bring in new customers. Maybe they have decided that the above cities have most room for growth as far as new customers are concerned and are rolling it out in those cities in hopes of luring them in.
But I still think it has to do with the fact they want to prevent from having any major congestion problems with the network. If too many people are using it, or if they had to turn away people because they were getting congested then it will likely be looked at as a fail for WiMax/Sprint which could greatly affect the public perception of a company that is already struggling to stay afloat.
08/01/09
08/01/09
Are they (and you) saying "West, TX" or "West Texas, TX"? Is it the city or the region? You're saying city right?
08/01/09
West Texas refers to:
Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa all went active today. These are all Clearwire areas. Odessa has expanded coverage on Clear from the Clearwire coverage before.
08/02/09
07/22/09
Really though it's more for the people who need Internet on go than for people at home if you ask me. Cable/DSL/FiOS is a much better $/mbit option.
07/22/09
07/22/09
GO here: www.clearwire.com and look at these plans. They're a f*in joke.
I typed in a fake address to see the prices for Stockton, CA. (I'm in Sacramento which is up the road 40 miles...
49.00 per month for, get this, "UP TO 1.5 Mbs download".
Plus a $50 activation fee
Plus $260 for a card
Plus 1 year contract.
Why is this service good and who is stupid enough to go for it?
07/22/09
Big rip off
T-mobile broadband over here in the UK (England) it costs £10 - £15 ($15 - $23) a month to surf the web UNLIMITED with no mager restrictions, with speeds upto 3.6Mbs download and 1.5Mbs upload and thats pay as you (NO CONTRACT)
So yeah looking at prices in the USA look like a massive rip off
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No offense, but I don’t care enough to look it up, you could be right for all I know as the memory isn’t what it used to be… ;)
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Until there is a mass demand for a wireless internet connection with throughput of more than 70 mbps, LTE is just useless.
Here's what 2012 is going to look like...
People will be used to a 30-80 mbps data connection...
WiMax at 70 mbps for $30 per month with no contract needed, no roaming, more coverage, etc...
-OR-
LTE at 100 mbps for $100 per month + roaming fees + hidden surcharges (all other telecoms want to treat LTE as another wireless standard)
07/22/09
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07/06/09
Will you have to be near a ketchup bottle to use it? How will a bottle of BBQ sauce affect performance? Does mustard enhance or diminish throughput? Will relish packets boost talk-time? Does standing the napkin dispenser improve reception? When will WiMax come to Roy Rogers restaurants? Will it work in Popeyes? Is a special red pepper shaker required or is it compatible with black and brown pepper shakers? Is WiMax available in larger diameter straw form for shakes? Can I get Oreo Cheesecake with my WiMax?
And, of course, how much is a patty melt?
06/19/09
06/19/09
I should mention that I'm running an HTC Kaiser with a cooked MinMo 6.5, and probably a nonstandard radio. But, 12.5 Mbps over AT&T all the same.
06/19/09
06/19/09
Opera 9.5. Then again, it says 'H' where it used to say '3G', so I may just be too dumb to realize that the 3G speeds discussed might not apply.
06/19/09
06/19/09
Your new iPhone 3GS is fast if you look to the past? Where else would you look to compare to? Thats like saying in 1900 that the Automobile is fast compared to the horse, but who the hell cares because the airplane will be way faster so it is already out of date, screw the car.
I swear to god writers here are on drugs.
06/19/09
By your logic we shouldn't compare the iPhone 3GS and the Pre, despite them launching in a similar window, we should only compare them to older devices. That makes no sense.
06/19/09
If you want to get all technical the Pre is in the past, as it was released in the past comapred to the present, which is today, which is when the iPhone 3GS was released.
So by your logic, we can create totally subjective "windows" to compare with? Alright then, well I select my present as the window in which electricity has been in use. Who knew the present could span more than 100 years.
06/19/09
he is trying to emphasize the point the new iPhone is not impressive when looking at download speeds. the fact that the actually speeds don't reach the advertised speeds make them, more or less, "out of date." not even considering the fact at&t is late to the party with their half ass 3g