Comments on: Video: Austin WiMAX Launch Event

By: My Austin WiMAX Experience Was Good, But Not Good Enough – GigaOM

My Austin WiMAX Experience Was Good, But Not Good Enough – GigaOM — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:32:38 +0000

[...] bums me out because I had high hopes for the 4G wireless service as a way to fill in some of the broadband black holes in town where cable or DSL doesn’t reach. Unfortunately, WiMAX doesn’t seem to reach those areas, either. WiMAX speeds [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:39:37 +0000

It’s been my experience here in ATL that they launch WiMax while still deploying hardware and extending coverage and improving signal. When I first signed up, many of my speed/coverage tests did not show signal, now those same locations routinely return 10+ Mbit/s. Pretty awesome for wireless signal, especially since my subscription is only for 6Mbit down…

By: PJ Brunet

PJ Brunet — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:54 +0000

I saw a Clear demo in Pflugerville (north of Austin) that looked good.

By: data

data — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:35 +0000

Everyone I know who is a subscriber loves it. nice app.

By: JE

JE — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:12 +0000

Your review starts off assuming it sucks and you are waiting to be proved wrong? Is your glass half full or maybe even empty? And you use Verizon 3G over Sprint? Seriously? V is good, but Sprint 3G is better. And WiMax will be even better.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:54 +0000

WiMAX is still around? I guess rumors of its demise were greatly exaggerated? Living in an area where my only option is finicky Time Warner Cable, I've been praying for the day WiMAX would be deployed to the general public. I still hold out that hope.

By: Alan Wilensky

Alan Wilensky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:07:28 +0000

Everyone I know who is a subscriber loves it. Professionals on the go say it is superior to any 3g they have tethered.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:01 +0000

I should also add that it is really starting to pick up customers here. At my office almost half of my group of analysts have switched over to Clear, and it is really picking up momentum. I did a little checking before signing up and all the guys whom I asked who had been on Clear for some time really liked the service. They have a nice package of home, mobile and phone for $70 that covers all the bases.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:42:16 +0000

I have Clearwire (Clear) here in Boise and absolutely love it. It is super fast, mobile, and works whereever I have been in town. So far it has given 5 bars at every site I have been to in Boise. Sure glad they picked Boise for one of the earlier sites.

By: James S

James S — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

I’m west of Austin and have been watching closely both the Austin and San Antonio launches. Seems they are still adding towers and only will get better as they expand.

By: HSK

HSK — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:44 +0000

Why, oh why, would they pick a demo location that only gave them 2 bars? That’s a marketing fail. Where was it (I am in Austin)?