Probably further annoying the Vonage users that it supposedly cut-off last year, WiMax "class"
wireless broadband provider
Clearwire has just announced its own
Bell Canada-powered VoIP service for that works with regular telephones, or for more sophisticated call control, over a
user's PC. The new service, which is currently limited to Clearwire subscribers in the Stockton, California market, and
further restricted to those residents who are "e911 capable," requires a $15 Internet adapter if you want to
use a regular corded or cordless phone, and costs $30-a-month for unlimited calling within the US and Canada
(international calls are supposedly "competitively priced"). That thirty bucks also gets you
browser-configurable call forwarding, "Find Me Follow Me" enhanced call forwarding, caller ID, voice mail,
voice mail-to-email capabilities, and caller blocking, as well as the semi-useful ability to get your mobile VoIP on
anywhere Clearwire has coverage (currently 200 US/international cities that most people don't live in), if you don't
mind toting your laptop and modem around.
[Via
dailywireless]
posted Apr 10th 2006 9:30PM
"currently 200 US/international cities that most people don't live in" I beg to differ there as far as the US coverage. They have coverage in most major cities and a lot of their surrounding rural areas. From what I can tell Clearwire is growing stronger by the day and may not pull a Rochet, but who knows.
I've been a Clearwire customer for over a year, and I couldn't be happier. It's nice to be able to bring your Internet anywhere in the city, if you need too. I'm thrilled to see them rolling out new services.
Wow, awesome! Is there perhaps another few adapters and 500 feet of cat-5 I can be required to carry around?! Please!?!?
Neato, now i can lug around a suitcase instead of a cell phone to make calls.
When will we get a 100% Wifi Skype Phone (with camera ;) ) ? This will be an amazing phone!
On another note, when did Youtube ad ads?
http://www3.youtube.com/watch?v=155jjz8sa3k&search=one%20piece%20op
boy I really HATE clearwire. we didn't realize streaming audio was against there TOS and got slammed with a 300 dollar fee. half of it was for violating it. the other half was for to allow us to do it At. *drumroll* 56k!
Clearwire is a ripoff. It's only 7 bucks cheaper than Comcast but now about 2/3 slower. Sometimes I wait seemingly minutes for a site to open. Streaming is equally long compared to Comcast. At first, the modem got 4-5 bars connection signal. After 3 months it dropped to 1-2 bars, consistently. I lodged a complaint on their support site which was NEVER answered! A month later I walked into their local storefront to complain. They checked the support site and said "Whoops, sorry!" but they refused to let me out of my contract. Now I'm stuck for 18 more months with this turkey.
And, they dont allow Video over Clearwire. Found that out after buying an iSight Camera to conference with my son at University. Live in the sticks so its my only choice right now, but as soon as something comes along that does at least thje same, I will be moving along.
And, they dont allow Video over Clearwire. Found that out after buying an iSight Camera to conference with my son at University. Live in the sticks so its my only choice right now, but as soon as something comes along that does at least thje same, I will be moving along.
We've had a wireless ISP here (BeamSpeed in Yuma, AZ) using those same NextNet Expedience web modems for over five years. The technology worked great when I had it, though the walls of our home and all. Our ISP didn't restrict what you did with it, and you could even pay a little more for a static IP if you were running your own server at home.
Nice option but $30/month is a bit steep.
These Clearwire Jerks have ripped off myself, my coworkers, friends, and family! There service sucks but there customer service is even worse! They need to be stopped from their promotional scams.