Portland customers to get bundled WiMAX courtesy of Comcast

Portland, Oregon was the first place to get a taste of Clearwire's own WiMAX service, so it's not exactly all that surprising that it's also going to be the first to get Comcast's version of the very same high-speed wireless service. Of course, this being Comcast, you can also expect to see the WiMAX service offered in bundles with its TV, phone, and broadband services when it launches "midyear," although there's no indication of pricing just yet (Clearwire charges between $20 and $50 a month). As The Oregonian points out, this is also a pretty clear indication that Comcast will be following Clearwire's lead as it expands into additional markets, and it's apparently even pushing Clearwire to deploy its service as quickly as possible, with Comcast COO Stephen Burke saying, "we didn't invest in Clearwire to make money on the stock. We invested in Clearwire to roll out a product that our customers want."

[Via FierceBroadbandWireless, thanks Loren]

[Haikibutsu @ Mar 19th 2009 10:20PM]

But its Comcast...

[Josh Ladella @ Mar 19th 2009 10:26PM]

Hence, its Comcastic!

[Mikeweezer @ Mar 20th 2009 2:09AM]

I've personally had good experiences with Comcast... it's just really expensive.

I guess you get what you pay for. :/

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (BarCODE) @ Mar 21st 2009 12:44AM]

I'd rather have dial up than Communistcast.

[Dagreenman18 @ Mar 19th 2009 10:29PM]

Fuck Comcast.

[Aaron @ Mar 19th 2009 10:46PM]

Comcast: It's Fucktastic!

[Eddy120876 @ Mar 19th 2009 10:28PM]

Comcast COO Stephen Burke saying, "we didn't invest in Clearwire to make money on the stock. We invested in Clearwire to roll out a product that our customers want."


YEAH RIGHT!!!!

[black @ Mar 19th 2009 10:30PM]

And let's not forget that this service will be throttled too.

[hexydes @ Mar 20th 2009 7:48AM]

...and monitored by the RIAA/MPAA via Comcast.

[JL @ Mar 19th 2009 10:28PM]

Not realted...But can I just say that WiMax gets alot of crap, but it pretty much rocks in Charlotte... Alot.

[Adam @ Mar 19th 2009 11:25PM]

Is XOHM in Charlotte now too?

[Yu Gi Joe @ Mar 19th 2009 10:31PM]

Comcast COO Stephen Burke saying, "we didn't invest in Clearwire to make money on the stock. We invested in Clearwire to roll out a product that our customers want."

"...we make our money by gouging the customers!"

[Eddy120876 @ Mar 19th 2009 11:06PM]

Hey black

and the best part is the more people using it then you can throtted even more... "Hey Kids say hello ....AGAIN to you old pal 56k"...LOL

[m3nphls @ Mar 19th 2009 11:40PM]

lol, comcast 250GB monthly cap, broadband 5GB monthly cap NICE fckin bundle!!!!

thanks but I stay with FiOS

[thehumanyawn @ Mar 20th 2009 12:16AM]

What?

[ashstoashs @ Mar 20th 2009 5:24AM]

If FIOS was actually available in metro-Portland i would loveeee to get it.
But for some reason Verizon set up FIOS just 10 miles out of town in Hillsboro more than three years ago, and still hasnt moved it into Portland!!! gerrr

[zephxiii @ Mar 20th 2009 9:13AM]

FIOS blocks Port 80 :*(

[thehumanyawn @ Mar 19th 2009 11:57PM]

I was hearing about this a few days ago from my grandpa, who works at Comcast. I've been wanting Clear for a while, so it was nice to know that I will be getting wireless internet way before tethering comes to the iPhone.

[Lonin @ Mar 20th 2009 12:08AM]

Interesting, wonder if it will reach a bit farther north than Clear's service, I'm about 5 miles out of range for that. Also wonder what the price would be if I already have cable and TV.

[Lancelot @ Mar 20th 2009 12:47AM]

I'm getting Clearwire the moment it's available in the Tampabay area. Where else can you get broadband wireless service for your pc network & mobile wireless for your notebook for $50.00 per month. The test speeds results I've seen are very acceptable.

[WiMAXian @ Mar 20th 2009 1:08AM]

It has been said by John Storch, the vice president of network deployment at Clearwire,that the biggest factors influence where Clearwire target for next WiMAX rollouts is Clearwire’s investor group,Comcast, Time Warner, Google, and Intel.
More see : http://www.wimaxian.com/2009/03/19/comcast-to-offer-wimax-with-cable-to-portland-customers/

[Justin @ Mar 20th 2009 1:51AM]

FUCK Comcast, go At&t.

[ashstoashs @ Mar 20th 2009 5:20AM]

Comcast bought out At&t internet service here in Portland...

[Amun @ Mar 20th 2009 6:10PM]

I haven't had a great time with comcast... I just know they'll find a way to try and charge people $79.99 /mo for wimax. >_>

[Jason @ Mar 20th 2009 5:38AM]

I wonder if they will call it the "fourplay". The marketing opportunities are hilarious.

[Eddy120876 @ Mar 20th 2009 7:56AM]

@Hex
".and monitored by the RIAA/MPAA via Comcast." yes and you also forgot that they want to enforce anything else they could think of if it suits their needs...LOL also the thettering with the iphone is already available if you have a jailbroken one..or upgrade to the dev kit for 3.0 (but you need to talk to some people that already are using it) also Fios has been encountering some stiff opposition from the cable Gianst and the politicians that are taking money from then. (you can also add building landlords that receive money under the table from cable comps)

[Terry Pratt @ Apr 2nd 2009 7:03PM]

"Portland customers to get bundled WiMAX courtesy of Comcast"


Well, SOME Portland customers, anyway. I live in Portland and Clearwire's WiMax service isn't available wqhere I live; hence, Comcast's service won't be available to me either.