DSLReports Notes Customers Unhappy with New Clear/Clearwire Mobile WiMax Service

I’ve been holding off on making a decision of getting a Sprint or Verizon MiFi (mobile 3G WiFi router) because my hope was Clearwire’s (now simply “Clear“) mobile WiMax rollout would provide a good affordable alternative. Well, their rollout is underway. But, hmm… DSLReports.com (aka BroadbandReports.com) has been around for over 10 years now. So, when I read a title like…

Customers Unhappy With Early Clearwire Launches

…there, I pay attention. Here’s what DSLReports pulled out of their forums’ user comments:

– Sub-1Mbps speed
– Unable to disable NAT (Network Address Translation)
– Cannot run a traceroute (for network issue debugging)

The article mentions high latency.

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