Stephouse is a Clear dealership, so I let me try and "Clear" things up...(sorry, couldn't resist)
1. The AUP is agreed to upon purchasing, the dealership (should) give you a printed copy of it. It explicitly prohibits connection sharing. 2. The differences in pricing when it monthly vs. contract is $0. The major difference is that they charge a $35 activation fee when you don't commit to a 2 year contract. 3. Residential CPE may only be leased ($4.99/month) because current purchase price is too high for a residential market to bear. As unit costs drop with volume, a purchase option will be available. The target price is $~75. The residential CPE is not locked to a particular location, as long as there is coverage and an AC outlet (or 12VDC) you'll have service. 4. The mobile CPE has a USB interface. Windows drivers only for the moment but OSX and linux drivers are said to be on the way. The mobile unit can not be leased, but only purchased at $49. I've successfully tested the mobile unit under virtualization (Parallels and VMWare). 5. The monthly data transfer limits (200MB, 2GB) are only on the mobile service, all of the residential packages are unlimited service. 768k = $20/month 3Mbit = $30/month, 6Mbit = $40/month 6. Static IP addresses are available at an additional cost $10/month. This isn't available on the mobile service. On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:04 PM, Rick Lindahl wrote: > > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
