[aklug] Re: clearwire in anchorage

Yeah, might have to look into it. It is "line-of-sight" wireless.
Looking at their coverage map, it looks like their main coverage is
Spenard (if I'm reading the map right).

If they don't have to many ports blocked, it might even be worth running
a bit of a server.

That "line-of-sight" thing could make it a little iffy though.

Jim G

On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 18:01 -0800, Thomas Plastino Martin wrote:
> That doesn't sound bad at all, especially since you're getting 1M
> upload as well as download. That sounds very appealing to someone who
> primarily does business at home with a lot of uploading.
>
> Thomas Plastino Martin
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> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jim Gribbin <jimgribbin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Forgot about Borealis.
> >
> > Price doesn't seem out of line to me. I'm paying $55.00/mo for 1.5M x
> > 256K including phone line w/ Clearwire. When I was w/ ACS, it was around
> > $70.00/mo including phone, and I was getting 768K x 256K service.
> >
> > $79.99/mo for 1M x 1M doesn't seem out of line, for Alaska.
> >
> > Jim G
> >
> > On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 16:22 -0800, d maclean wrote:
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > 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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