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I hear you ... the 3G latency can be pretty discouraging , but both the LTE and the WiMax 4G variants were designed for low latency.
FWIW, I've seen some preliminary VzW LTE testing that shows sustained up/down speeds of 2-5 Mbps and 5-12 Mbps (I would ignore the peak 50/100 Mbps speeds you hear bandied around). Latency numbers are still being evaluated but will be much better than 3G. Also note that most of VzW LTE spectrum utilizes the legacy 700Mhz analog TV spectrum so its building penetration should also be better than today's cell coverage.
But WiMax(Clear) is certainly first to market here.
I hear you ... the 3G latency can be pretty discouraging , but both the LTE and the WiMax 4G variants were designed for low latency....Latency numbers are still being evaluated but will be much better than 3G.
The feedback I've read online about Clear and gaming has been overwhelmingly negative. Better latency than 3G is still not in the league of a good wired connection (and by good I mean not overloaded by neighbors or a bad node <cough>). zinner asked specifically about games so that first hop is going to matter.
Hello all -- thanks for your posts on Clear. I am considering switching from Time Warner Roadrunner service to Clear. I am hesitant because I was a Clearwire subscriber a couple of years ago and I didn't get a strong signal in my apartment. I live on the ground floor of an apartment at Wildwoods of Lake Johnson and I believe I am in a valley that blocks my access to the nearest towers. Does anyone know if recent upgrades (4G etc) would improve my ability to get a signal here? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Hello all -- thanks for your posts on Clear. I am considering switching from Time Warner Roadrunner service to Clear. I am hesitant because I was a Clearwire subscriber a couple of years ago and I didn't get a strong signal in my apartment. I live on the ground floor of an apartment at Wildwoods of Lake Johnson and I believe I am in a valley that blocks my access to the nearest towers. Does anyone know if recent upgrades (4G etc) would improve my ability to get a signal here? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
If you have obstructions that prevented you from having hi-quality Clearwire service years ago, unless Clear added more antennas/towers to your area, you maybe stuck in the same boat....especially since Clear's 4G signal rides on a 2.5GHz radio band which does not do well with penetrating objects (hills, trees, man-made structures) between you and the tower.
The only way though to find out for sure is to try it out.
If you have obstructions that prevented you from having hi-quality Clearwire service years ago, unless Clear added more antennas/towers to your area, you maybe stuck in the same boat....especially since Clear's 4G signal rides on a 2.5GHz radio band which does not do well with penetrating objects (hills, trees, man-made structures) between you and the tower.
The only way though to find out for sure is to try it out.
Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I guess I'll have to just try it to find out how strong the signal is here. I sure wish there was a way to test it before signing up!
Just an FYI. I've got a Sprint 4G card for use when I'm mobile and no wi-fi is available. Sprint owns clear and both use the same towers, no?
Anyway, don't believe the "coverage area" map as published on Sprint's website. It is overly optimistic. My office is at Millpond Village on the corner of Kildaire Farm Rd and Ten Ten Rd. No 4G coverage there, despite the Sprint coverage map implying coverage. The same goes for my house. As someone else mentioned, obstructions are handled poorly by Sprint/Clear's 4G. Fallback to 3G is available, but that's small consolation.
Coverage along the I-40/1/64 corridors is great and the 4G performance is wonderful provided you're not in a dead zone. But I'm going to be terminating Sprint service and go back to using my Crackberry as my laptop's on-ramp to the mobile information superhighway. It's not worth the $60/mo.
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