“I have been using mobile service since the middle of December and home (fixed) service for about 1 month. In regards to] mobile service – I use the mobile service frequently, but not every day – and to this date, the service is not failed (ie. not been available in an area I know it should be there when I wanted to use it). now, I have come across spots that are dead – little to no signal. I’m hoping over time, they will locate and eliminate these dead zones. They only officially launched in January, so I am sure they have not tested every possible connection spot.
The only limitation I’m finding is that mobile service indoors is spotty. At my house, it’s fine indoors. At Costco, indoors, it’s fine. But at the hospital, in the waiting area (deeper inside an 8-story building) I couldn’t get a signal. I finally did get my signal up on the 7th floor, in a patient room near the window. As long as I’ve been outdoors, I’m getting good solid service in the areas that I travel.
Here is a google map that I’ve created mapping the connection speeds I’m getting at various places in my area
- How has your experience been with fixed Wimax?
so far, so good, it hasn’t failed yet, in the 1 month I’ve had it. I found the location in my home with the best signal strength, connected it to a network switch that is running hard wires to some spots in my house as well as a WiFi access point. All my computers are happy. I’m getting an average of 2.0 – 2.5 Mbps when using the computers on my home network -both wired and wireless.
- Do you Feel the price is right for the service that you are getting ?
Yes, it’s very cost effective. For my home service, I’m paying $30/month with no contract. If I signed up for a contract, I could save even more.
Even the mobile service, advertised at $50/month for unlimited usage, is good.
I’ve always been a mobile internet user, but have been limited to wifi hotspots. Now, I can connect anytime anywhere I want to … that’s extremely convenient for me. I could be in my car parked in the middle of a field and still get access to the internet and the things I need/want to do. I travel a lot with business, so I’m excited for this service to be available in other cities where I travel.
I am concerned how the different carriers will treat a customer from a competing carrier that roams on their network. I want to be able to access the network via wiMAX in every city I travel to, regardless of carrier. I just hope they don’t pull me over the coals with roaming and access charges.”
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Clearwire subscriber for 2 years here in Kent, WA. Love this service. Just bought a Dell mini 9 with Ubuntu and desperately seeking the new Clear Wimax mobile service (with USB modem).
I hope to see it happen in 2009! Go Clear; go Wimax!
I've been with Clear since Jan. 2nd. I use the mobile USB dongle daily all over the metro area and very rarely see less than 4Mbps. I see an AVERAGE of 6Mbps – 13Mbps. strong area of nw Portland near Vaughn. Might want to check Howardforums WiMAX subforum for details.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/488788511.png
Hey Greg,
Thanks for giving us your experience of the clear wimax service in Portland. We actually add your “testimonial” and speedtest screenshot to our section about Portland :
http://blog.quantumwimax.com/wimax-cities/wimax…
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