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Clear 4G Internet Service

Botch

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I thought there was a thread on this already, but couldn't find it, so I'll start another one:

http://www.clear.com/

This is a 4G, no-contract Internet service that, after a one-time $99 box purchase (for my situation) is $49/mo. They don't list an average download speed, but for $37/mo you can do basic internet browsing and email, while the $49/mo is supposedly good enough for streaming movies, TV and music.
Right now I'm toying with the idea of dropping Comcast again. $149/mo, I never really use my phone service, CNN has really gone downhill, and I generally watch too much dumb TV in the first place. For $49/mo, I could get streaming, Internet, set up a phone service via Ooma or Majik Jack, and get a programmed DVR for $4.99/mo (SimpleTV, I'll start another thread about it). With the DVR I could record Nova, the news, and as many cooking shows as I wanted off of PBS.

Has anyone used Clear? I do have 4G coverage where I live, is it fast enough to stream off the Internet?
 
Botch said:
I thought there was a thread on this already, but couldn't find it, so I'll start another one:

http://www.clear.com/

This is a 4G, no-contract Internet service that, after a one-time $99 box purchase (for my situation) is $49/mo. They don't list an average download speed, but for $37/mo you can do basic internet browsing and email, while the $49/mo is supposedly good enough for streaming movies, TV and music.
Right now I'm toying with the idea of dropping Comcast again. $149/mo, I never really use my phone service, CNN has really gone downhill, and I generally watch too much dumb TV in the first place. For $49/mo, I could get streaming, Internet, set up a phone service via Ooma or Majik Jack, and get a programmed DVR for $4.99/mo (SimplTV, I'll start another thread about it). With the DVR I could record Nova, the news, and as many cooking shows as I wanted off of PBS.

Has anyone used Clear? I do have 4G coverage where I live, is it fast enough to stream off the Internet?

Botch we use Sprint 4G at work its about the same as Clear we use for when we are on the road in small towns sometimes hard to get wifi this actually works pretty well in fact Its faster than my home internet ATT :). Its a lil black hockey puck type thingy works as a hotspot four computers or devices can hook up to it. Only think I dont like about it is it gets hot as a firecracker and goes a lil screwy out in the field on hot days. The IT at work said he got the clear for his dad he actually likes it himself but our company has a contract with Sprint for FWIW I like it ok serves its purpose as i Link my laptop to it in field also we can hook are data recorders for our Survey grade GPS receivers and log into a global network that allows us centimeter accuracy XYZ for US State Plane Coordinates and NAVD 07 elevations anywhere in the USA. We must log to the WWW to acquire streaming data from a network of GSP base stations logging data 24-7 setup strategically all over the country. This suits our needs pretty well so far.
 
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