http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/ Engadget Comments for Best Buy partners with Clearwire, will Connect customers to 4G http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
And I don't like dealing with Best Buy any more than I have to.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/I can only speak for myself, but I usually get between 380-400ms ping time on 4G where I'm at. So, not ideal for gaming (at least for where I'm located)]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/im more of a unlimited plan guy then limited gig guy.
sprint,dont screw me over by following the big company's.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Of course you don't like Best Buy. they're in business to make money off of you and I bet you're cheap and want a deal. On another note, I love my Clear home modem. 8-12mbps down and as much as 2 up is perfect for my mediacenter pc for streaming and stuff. To some people, that's waaaaaaayy faster than anything they've ever had.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Ping would be the only issue. Since all of the bandwidth is being drawn from northern california, it makes for riduculous ping even with an impressive upload speed. ]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Or just install PDANet on your Current Smartphone (WinMo, Android and IPhone Editions) and user the "Unlimited Data Plan" that you already pay for. I have been using it for 2 Months without issue!

Granted, the software cost $35, but it will be the best $35 (One time fee) that you ever spend!]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Sorry, forgot, Blackberry too!]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/I definitely agree. Speeds haven't been a problem. I average about 3.6-4.8 Mbps down and .90-1Mbps up. This is in a particular building where reception was so poor that I could never successfully connect to EVDO Rev. A... rather it would always fall back to 1x during a data connection (not just voice). So, I'm quite happy with it.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
What are you talking about? The "bandwidth" isn't being drawn from Northern California. They have backbone onramps all over the nation. They're on Sprint's freaking fiber network - come on!

The ping comes from the natural latency in a wireless network, not because of some backhaul issues. WiMax (and really, any other tower technology) communicates with your device in bursts of high speed data transmission. That's why there's additional ms latency in ping times.

Wireless technology isn't going to cut the mustard for any FPS online gaming because of this problem. Most everything else is probably ok. Remember, for the most part, online gaming doesn't implicitly require fat data pipes, though there are some games that do. Universally they all need lower latency, which is something that is more commonly found in the higher speed connections (for a myriad of reasons).]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
It is the same exact 4g network as clear and Sprint.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
For those who still haven't read the memos, Clear is 4g with NO MONTHLY DATA CAP. Sprint always had a 5gb cap on their 3g, though various anecdotal stories can be found that they don't enforce it too much. So far, the 3rd party companies rebranding Clear and selling it as their own wireless broadband(Cox, Time Warner, Comcast, now BB) have offered the same unlimited tiers. Hopefully this doesn't change as it will (as VZ and AT&T undoubtedly will "bucket" LTE) be one of the selling points of WiMax.]]>Jul 30th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Just a thought... I noticed someone recently fill out the survey on the bottom of Best Buy receipts and one of the questions in there that i noticed was they asked your current carrier and if you were likely to switch anytime soon? Do you think this is related in any way?]]>Jul 30th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Actually lte is technically 3.9g.
Also. You need to be banned already.
Ltea. Is true 4g]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/This is your third account today. For fucks sakes get a life. ]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Trolling?]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
The current LTE isn't real 4G either. Just like WiMax it's waiting on a coming revision to be able to satisfy true 4G requirements.]]>Jul 30th 2010 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
*250mb]]>Jul 30th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Man, when will people give up the "it's not 4G" nonsense. WiMax and LTE are certainly 4G, as in fourth generation, defined with: "The nomenclature of the generations generally refers to a change in the fundamental nature of the service, non-backwards compatible transmission technology and new frequency bands."
Other wise it can also me known as a marketing tool.
And yes, I do know that the ITU-R made up specs for what 4G is supposed to be. But you really can't define a generation before it's time. Those specs may sit on the table until 5G for all we know.

Sorry for the rant.]]>Jul 30th 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
Why Is this Happening?

1. Greed
2. Louzy Infrastructure
3. Greed
4. Greed

I cant think of anything else!!!!!

GRRRRRR]]>Jul 30th 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/
It's happening because the telco's and cable co's bought off the municipal wifi people/politicians. I wonder how much the initial cost of equipment, testing, & bandwidth would be? I bet it would be less than $40 per user for a year (a $40 tax or fee to people who want to use it).

Or, we should create a real internet like it was intended by stringing fiber cables from your house to your neighbors. Then have mesh software route your packets in the shortest, quickest way possible. But then, no communications could be monitored... Fiber optic networks are very fast though...]]>Jul 30th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 30th 2010 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/DisConnect(TM)]]>Jul 30th 2010 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Jul 31st 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/30/best-buy-partners-with-clearwire-will-connect-customers-to-4g/Aug 6th 2010 12:36PM