Michael, Sam, Russell, etc... I have been doing some checking on Clear's new services as well...
In my opinion the biggest problem is limited throughput; 200meg, 2 gig or unlimited (based on mobile service quoted online) Just based on the throughput limitations alone, I can't imagine using anything but unlimited service for a PTP hotspot and this would be $50/month which I'm not sure is a bargain for most of our hotspot clients. The good news is no need for a phone line or cable connection which makes this quite attractive for some applications. Whether or not the TOS/EULA/AUA/etc would allow shared usage, the limitations above might make the point moot. My .02 worth Rick Lindahl Invictus Networks, LLC 503-635-2562, f503-635-9207 www.invictusnetworks.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Weinberg Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ptp-general] Re: Clear(wire) as backhaul, is it allowed? On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Gary <[email protected]> wrote: > > "You also agree that Clearwire retains the right, in its sole and > absolute discretion, to employ network management activities including, > but not limited to (i) reducing, limiting, or otherwise restricting > uplink and downlink speeds and transfer rates, (ii) reducing or limiting > peer-to-peer sessions during periods of high network congestion, (iii) > preventing the delivery of spam, (iv) detecting malicious Internet > traffic and preventing the distribution of viruses or other harmful code > or content, and (v) using other tools and techniques to control > bandwidth overuse." That is entirely different than what the user is allowed to do with the service. Just because Clearwire reserves the right to manage bandwidth, it doesn't mean that they have no other expectation or requirements for what their customers must or must not do. I stand by my position that something is missing. Hopefully Sam can clear that up for us after his chat with the CEO. -- Michael Weinberg President Personal Telco Project, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
