[aklug] Re: clearwire in anchorage

From: d maclean <dndmaclean@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Jun 07 2010 - 16:22:54 AKDT

Pretty spendy

On 06/07/2010 03:26 PM, Jenkinson, John P (SAIC) wrote:
> another player in town
> http://www.borealisbroadband.net/ResSvcs.htm=20
>
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> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf
> Of scott@ravenmoonart.com
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 2:34 PM
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: [aklug] Re: clearwire in anchorage
>
> I had he ssame issuse you speak of and dropped by he Denali office and
> =3D20
> had them replace my modem (no cost to me at all) and that was it. I =
> =3D20
> was abck tot eh same high quality I had o start wih (1.5Mb dn and 256
> =3D20
> up). I am NOT a fan of clearwire for a number of annoying reasons, bu
> =3D20
> 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 =3D20
>>> 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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