Sprint Promises WiMax for Major Markets in 2010
What about rural areas....
all i'm wondering is why not also put 4G in rural areas too especially when there people who live there arent allowed many or any choices next to satellite. or if you're passing thru and you're on a call or using data and now you have to wait until you come back to civilization. i live in detroit and when you go into the burbs there are huge service gaps.
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They have it in several counties and cities here outside of baltimore. And some of these counties I would consider being highly rural considering all the farmland in certain counties.
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Salem, Oregon is covered.
If the rural area is a legacy Clearwire market it will get WIMAX sooner since there is less buildout needed.
If the rural area is a legacy Clearwire market it will get WIMAX sooner since there is less buildout needed.
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its all about hitting the most populated areas first, more return for their investment, the rural areas wont be covered in my opinions until they get all the major markets (unless that city is pretty close to a major city).
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They will cover legacy Clearwire markets with Wimax before some metros because the infrastructure is already there and they already have customers. This is from the lips of the Clear reps and not opinion.
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Did you really just ask this stupid question?
The cost for towers, maint, access fee's and etc, just to cover 20 customers? GTFOH
these towers only cover a X amount of area and since rural area's only cover about 1 person per square mile its not worth it right now. Just wait till some other company builds the network and then just rent the towers on a roaming agreement.
The cost for towers, maint, access fee's and etc, just to cover 20 customers? GTFOH
these towers only cover a X amount of area and since rural area's only cover about 1 person per square mile its not worth it right now. Just wait till some other company builds the network and then just rent the towers on a roaming agreement.
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flip mode said:
all i'm wondering is why not also put 4G in rural areas too especially when there people who live there arent allowed many or any choices next to satellite. or if you're passing thru and you're on a call or using data and now you have to wait until you come back to civilization. i live in detroit and when you go into the burbs there are huge service gaps.
I'm in Gary Indiana, and WiMAX isn't even offered in my area (and I'm part of the Chicago market). My area isn't that hard to get covered with WiMAX, but rural areas will be more difficult to cover with higher frequencies. That's why you don't find many PCS carriers in rural areas. Also, as with many areas of the country, you have to de...
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It will probably be no service. At some point it is not worth it. Interstates and Metro areas first. Then on down the line. I'd never build out in a lot of places here n Alabama. The trees don't buy phones and modems.
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Seriously? Rural areas should be last if ever. Why am I going to spend money to build towers to serve fewer potential customers in Alabama (where I am) before New York City? I wouldn't. That would make no sense. It's a business not a charity. They need to cover the most pops possible BEFORE LTE rolls out to compete.
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By the time LTE is rolled out the WIMAX network will cover over 120 million pops. And by the LTE is built out to more than a handful of markets 802.16m will be built out with its 1gbps bursts.
I think LTE will be behind the power curve for a long time. However with Verizon propaganda artists it will be spun as if it is the only real 4G choice and people will believe them.
Compared to Sprint/Clear, Verizon and AT&T will not have as much bandwidth to utilize which could effect pricing and performance in the long term.
I think LTE will be behind the power curve for a long time. However with Verizon propaganda artists it will be spun as if it is the only real 4G choice and people will believe them.
Compared to Sprint/Clear, Verizon and AT&T will not have as much bandwidth to utilize which could effect pricing and performance in the long term.
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