Clearwire WiMAX to cover 120 million people by end of year

[zerocool84]

With the HTC EVO dual-mode 3G/4G handset launching this summer (and nearly ready for pre-order) with built-in hotspot capability, we've got a pretty good idea what all you US Americans are wondering: is WiMAX available in my city? Well, buried inside the Clearwire financials is mention of the 19 additional cities scheduled for WiMAXing this summer, joining the 32 markets (pictured above) and 41 million people already served by its 4G network offering 3Mbps to 6Mbps average downloads with an occasional 10Mbps peak:
Clearwire also today announced plans to launch 4G mobile broadband service in 19 additional cities this summer, including previously announced markets Kansas City, KS; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT, and the core area of Washington, D.C. and newly announced markets Nashville, TN; Daytona, Orlando and Tampa, FL; Rochester and Syracuse, NY; Merced, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, CA; Wilmington, DE; Grand Rapids, MI; Eugene, OR; and Yakima and Tri-Cities, WA.
Things will get really interesting later in 2010 when Clearwire and Sprint take their 4G mobile broadband network to New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, the San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh for a 120 million person strong data footprint. LTE who?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/clearwire-wimax-to-cover-120-million-prospective-htc-evo-4g-owne/

Sprint needs as much of a head start that they can get. Sucks that the two biggest cities in the US still don't have it but it says they should be getting them by the end of the year. I can't wait. I could see a lot of DSL people getting this since it's faster than most DSL.

 

[theeedude]

If tethering is allowed, i am ditching cable modem and getting a smartphone.

 

[Pliablemoose]

They have yet to reveal the prices

 

[boomhower]

If tethering is allowed, i am ditching cable modem and getting a smartphone.

They have already said it will with the EVO.

Pricing is going to be the interesting point. They have made a big deal about how 4G is cheaper per customer to operate. I am going to anticipate that 4G will be free for the phone with tethering being cheaper than than the $30 we are seeing now.

 

[rudeguy]

you guys might want to do a little more research before being so gung ho over clearwire. The majority of the people I talk to who have it, hate it with a passion. You are talking below DSL speeds on a consistant basis

 

[Slick5150]

Yeah, there have been some official comments made that 4G will not cost anymore than current data plans, but then there's been some "woah, we never said that"'s made as well. I'd agree it probably will end up being free, but, we'll see soon I guess since the Evo's coming in a couple weeks.

 

[Pliablemoose]

you guys might want to do a little more research before being so gung ho over clearwire. The majority of the people I talk to who have it, hate it with a passion. You are talking below DSL speeds on a consistant basis

Yeah, I haven't talked to anyone with it yet, am curious how it performs.

 

[jpeyton]

I have it in the Portland/Metro area. I get between 4-10Mbps. $25/month, unlimited access. Not only is it cheaper than 3G, it smokes it in bandwidth.

 

[rudeguy]

I have it in the Portland/Metro area. I get between 4-10Mbps. $25/month, unlimited access. Not only is it cheaper than 3G, it smokes it in bandwidth.

I think you and I have had this discussion before. I'm just saying to research it for your area and the specific areas that you want it to work. Its very YMMV


http://www.dslreports.com/comment/2879/64477

 

[Fox5]

If tethering is allowed, i am ditching cable modem and getting a smartphone.

That would only work if you have just one computer, unless you can turn the phone into a wireless access point.

Besides, wimax doesn't have latency, speed, or reliability as good as cable, it is still a wireless connection. You can put up with the problems for an occasionally used mobile connection, but when your Internet cuts out because there's a storm, or you try to play a game online, it's going to be annoying. Still, hopefully many people have the same idea as you and cable cuts prices to keep people on.