[aklug] Re: clearwire in anchorage

I had he ssame issuse you speak of and dropped by he Denali office and =20
had them replace my modem (no cost to me at all) and that was it. I =20
was abck tot eh same high quality I had o start wih (1.5Mb dn and 256 =20
up). I am NOT a fan of clearwire for a number of annoying reasons, bu =20
they do what they say they will as far as I can concerned.

The bait and swicha nd sales calls are my big gripe.....

Scott

Quoting Jim Gribbin <jimgribbin@gmail.com>:

> Clearwire's main office is on Denali, between 36th & Benson. Strip mall
> that backs to WalMart.
>
> If she doesn't have cable, I think her options are ACS DSL or 3G from
> ACS or AT&T.
>
> I don't think AT&T's WiMax is available there yet. I live off Wisconsin
> just South of NL and it isn't available there yet. Supposedly they'll
> call me when it's available.
>
> I use Clearwire at home and I haven't had the issues you're speaking of,
> but I'm not home during the day. Maybe there are daytime issues I'm not
> aware of. Maybe there's a problem with your modem.
>
> Clearwire doesn't advertise service with speeds that low. 768K, 1.5M, or
> 2.0M down, all by 256K up. If you're only getting 3x.xK, I'd say there's
> a problem.
>
> I've been using it for 3+ years and the only issue I've have was a bad
> ethernet jack on the modem. I broke it.
>
> Jim G
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 14:07 -0400, WH Bouterse wrote:
>> I am visiting friends in the old Spenard neighborhood area who have been
>> having poor service with their Clearwire connectivity.
>> Testing on my notebook I see poor and erratic conenctions on a =20
>> regular basis during the day.
>> It is a basic home connection of about 3x.x kps I think.
>> What rep does Clearwire have in this area?
>>
>> Suggested alternatives for this area would also be appreciated.
>> They do NOT have cable.....
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> WH (Bill) Bouterse
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