[aklug] Re: clearwire in anchorage

I think I've had, maybe, 3 calls from them in the 3 years I've had their
service. They wanted me to sell their voice line, they gave me a free
year, so I went a head and got it. That was over a year ago and I
haven't heard from them since, except when I'm late with my bill. I
think I've called tech support about 3 times in the 3 years as well.

I suppose if I was a heavier duty user, such as a gamer or distro
hopper, I might have more issues with them. For my purposes, it's been
pretty good.

I use it a little at home. I do download the occasional ISO (I'm not a
distro hopper, so I do mean occasional). I watch a little Hulu TV. I
take it to my Open Houses to have internet access there (my main usage
and primary reason for getting it). It occasionally gets used at the
Friday Night Lab sessions.

Jim G

On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 16:34 -0600, scott@ravenmoonart.com wrote:
> 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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