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While speed is important, capacity is what really matters. Our spectrum resources allow us to handle the high demand for many megabytes of data we know customers want.

http://www.clearwire.com/company/our-network

I'll probably go out and buy one before long. Despite the expense, the 5GB monthly cap, and the onerous contract terms, the only broadband choices where I live are EVDO and an older wireless system using Alvarion gear. I got my Alvarion setup five years ago and have been gladly paying $44 a month for, at best, 320kbps, using a rooftop parabolic antenna pointed at the nearest tower. I have a laptop with an EVDO setup but still have the Alvarion gear for other household members. I would love to get rid of it.

Aside from people like me who can't get cable or DSL, devices like this work well for occasional users who are more concerned about convenience of installation than blazingly high speeds or the ability to download mountains of data. Clearwire has been selling similar services for quite some time.

http://www.clearwire.com/offers/highspeed/?gclid=CPLa7fq5uZcCFQ0xawod01d-TA

You can take the antenna with you (to the park, to the beach etc.).

There's a reasonable chance wireless will eventually solve many of the last mile problems; I recently cancelled Millennium Cable in Seattle for ClearWire instead. Right now it isn't available everywhere and the service isn't particularly fast by fiber standards, as its 1.5 down /756 (I think) up. But if the technology improves faster than fiber can be rolled out we might not care by the time 2011 rolls around.

Take a look at what http://www.clearwire.com/ is doing for an idea of pricing for the devices and service and for the kinds of adapters available. The technology they are using is fundamentally very similar to WiMax.

The municipal WiFi players don't have spectrum, but they do have mounting locations and (in some cases) backhaul. Not trivial assets when contemplating a deployment.

My current ISP ClearWire not only slaps you with a 180 dollar early cancelation fee, but after the term of the contract (1 or 2 years) they automatically enroll you into another identicle contract. So if you don't cancel at the end of your term you automatically get sucked into another 1 or 2 year term. Probably the nastiest Terms of Service I've seen from a company regardless of if their service was good or not. I hope other companies don't end up following suit and start turning their business into a flat out money grab.

Just woke up, a bit groggy, and I see free wireless broadband! I am stuck with crappy (no pun intended) satellite broadband and was very exited about an alternative. Oh well will keep waiting for Clearwire.

A nationwide wimax effort by Craig McCaw, and is being beta tested across the US at the moment. Starts at $30 a month, and completely portable (bring the modem with you). http://www.clearwire.com/

I'd rather have somthing like Clearwire. Better price options. Its a company like that whom I'm waiting to come by my area. (25 minutes north of Albuquerque). Much finger crossing is taking place right now. :-)

What about Craig McCaw's other offering: http://www.clearwire.com/? I haven't seen much discussion on slashdot about this. I am currently connected through this service (as of last night). So far, so good ... but time will tell. Clearwire is currently offered in 9 metro-areas in the US, with 3 announced as 'coming soon', and is not a 'trial' platform.

I have service through a company called clearwire which is wireless at about DSL speeds. It was also $10/month cheaper than roadrunner

Hey, where's the confirm I'm not a script box?

Where here is Jacksonville FL,
St Cloud MN,
Abilene TX,
Daytona Beach FL....