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Isn't this the Wi-Max deal? An up and coming take off, or expansion, from Wi-Fi?
Before you know it, paying for internet will bo obsolete for some. :wink:

Clearwire is a McCaw creation. Remember that was the guy behind Nextel and how much 'problem' he had getting 800 frequencies for his start-up.

Its 2.5ghz, licensed on the old MMDS frequencies. Clearwire chops it into 5mhz wide channels. The middle of the band is still ITFS and can be sublicensed from local colleges/universities.

Many of their customers complain about rate-shaping and port-blocking, not to mention their advertised speeds are very slow and asymmetric. A little slower than DSL and a lot slower than cable.

WTH, now you're in Cali? Have you lost your mind?? :shock:

Didn't you see him on the Golden Globes last night?

-m

Nope, but I was happy to lose my snow shovel ! Its been pretty rough here dealing with 60-70 degree days in the middle of January.

Not a fact. Its a myth created by telco marketing folks. Proven false in court when BellSouth was sued. A correctly designed system does not have such problems. Then again, I can only speak for the systems I personally designed....



An ISP which uses poorly designed rate-shaping and port-blocking is not providing a good service, hence a legitimate complaint. Unless you don't mind getting short-changed on what you are paying for. Many of their Mac customers are unhappy because they port-block ICHAT.

Clearwire's RF architecture is good for a basic broadband product. Too bad they got overly cheap on the IP backend. Like many oversubscribed and (poorly) rate-shaped/blocked providers, its penny wise and pound foolish when weighed against the credibility to their customers. I've seen it all too often in this business.

I bet. It's been as low as -4° here in Spokane during my visit.
btw, is CHP still using VHF-Lo?

Yep the Chippys are still on low band though I see many of them are using loaded antennas now instead of the huge fender-mounted quarter waves.