Wireless Data
Ericsson CTO himself said 3G didn't live up to it's true promise, are you going to question him too?
"If we did have more bandwidth, he said, weââ‚...
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UNBIASTED. UNBIASTED so much so that I didn't single out Clear, but included Verizon. If it were biasted, I would have only made mention of or showed favortism toward one company, which I didn't do.
My post was also FACTUAL, I included a quote from a CTO from a leading company in networking equipment, Ericsson, and a link to back it up.
So it appears to me as though YOU are not honest enough to agree with a CTO of a leading networking company Ericsson. The FACT is, 3G did NOT reach it's potential.
And as a CONSUMER cause that's what I am, not a fanboy who has singed his soul over to a wirless company, I believe that when a company uses the word broadband they put themselves in the same...
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I know the industry standard for the definition of broadband speeds is 768kbps or so. But as a consumer, when I hear the word broadband, I think of the speeds that come from cable companies, and 3G speeds aren't comparable to cable company speeds, but 4G most certainly is, so that's why I consider 4G true broabdand speeds, because they're comparable to cable speeds, and on some occasions even better.
Thank you for responding without being rude, bias, or a fanboy. Phone Scoop is ...
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As Clear's network continues to expand, their prices & speeds will force cable companies to be more competitive, it's just a matter of time before their customer base builds and they become a threat to cable companies internet. They also offer home telephone service. So they are definetly a competitive force. There are people like myself who like the wireless element, and there are also people who will buy into Clear's services just out of spite because they don't like their local cable compan...
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Clear is expanding rapidly. It's hard to say, but they did say they intend to cover 100 million in population by the end of next year.
Personally, I wouldn't hold my breath for ATT to deploy LTE, they certainly don't seem to be in a rush to even deploy HSPA+.
One thing I like about Clear's 4G compared to Verizon is I have NO contract with Clear, I own my usb modem, it was only $50. Where as I betcha Verizon will have contracts. I hate contracts with a passion. Whatever happened to earning a customer? People shouldn't be binded to a business. I haven't been under contract with ATT for 4yrs.
So do you live near a city?
I agree with you on AT&T's stance on LTE, though I think their network issues of the last couple years my have forced them to reconsider just how long before the make the switch. Frankly, I think they're dropping the ball by not moving to a more globalized 4G standard, especially in the wake of all their marketing tha...
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So is WiMAX, which is already deployed in like 145 countries, that might be surprising, I've actually seen the map of all the countries that already have WiMAX on the internet.
Sidenote: Personally I'm not favorable to either LTE, or WiMAX, I just have Clear because it's here NOW, not next year, not 2011 or so. We're 8wks away from 2010 and I'm sick of waiting, so I went for it and got what's available now.
Man, I feel for you about your whole rural situation. Do you even have 3G where you live? At least that?
I live in Las Vegas btw. I'm sure Las Vegas will be among Verizon's initial launch cities for 4G next year, not positive t...
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LTE is global, and though it hasn't deployed yet, it is an agreed upon standard by a bevy of companies worldwide. Not to say the WiMax won't achieve the same level, or even more, but when the lines were starting to be drawn, most companies chose LTE. I think Clear's saving grace was Intel, quite frankly, and it could pay off for them very well. That's neither here nor there, though. Either way you swing, AT&T isn't moving to implement either technology anytime soon and I think tha...
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That's a pretty lousy definition, but I think it gets my meaning across.