ok,
not sure where you are. the prices I got quoted are from the local sprint store in avondale. t-mobile doesn't offer any such device yet. I did suggest that they do so though. I couldn't find any verizon stores that even heard of this over here in west phoenix either. I may have to google this for more info.
-Eric
On Jan 10, 2011, at 12:13 PM, gm5729 wrote:
> thats $35.00 a month plus over cap fees on any KB's used beyond your
> cap. I won't get 4G here as its additional money I don't have (phone +
> cell + data plan).
>
> Um, what are you talking about? CLEAR unless it is totally different
> out west is straight up $35 month, plus $5 equipment rental if you
> don't purchase it. I found out it is easier to rent because the modems
> at the stores are over $300 and not guaranteed to be new. As far as 4G
> you don't have a choice either your city is UHF radio or it's 4G.
> There is no inbetween. Do remember that though separate companies:
> Sprint, Nextel, Clear and Virgin are all owned by the same corp. So
> depending on how well their tower coverage is will determine how well
> you can receive. Do if you use Clear turn ON your ping on your
> routers, otherwise latencies will start to creep up between 500ms to
> 1500ms. Extra hint, the device brand name is the passphrase. Clear has
> NO caps, no overages and no rollovers. You can just have a home modem,
> you can add on VOIP -- make sure the Motorola modem is plugged into
> the VOIP box and not behind your routers. Motorola says these are
> omni-directional with no rotation necessary to find a signal. I find
> that not to be true. Also know that the range on these modems is 1.5
> kilometres IIRC. It may be 2 km.
>
> --
> gk
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