Re: Clearwire: New player in the broadband market
Another possibility is Road Runner Lite. Oceanic doesn't advertise it. But
it is 768K/128K connection for 25.95 a month. I don't think cable tv service
is required. Regular Road Runner service (5Mbps/384K) is 44.95 without
cable tv service.
As for HawTel DSL, to me there is difference between 3Mbps/768K service
vs 1.5Mbps/384K service. I do a lot of downloading. Thus anything less than
3Mbps is too slow for me.
In regards to Clearwire, as far as I recall VoIP may not work with their service.
link
"Although Clearwire's service works well for typical applications such as e-mail and Internet browsing, it doesn't yet make sense as a phone service connection. That's because Clearwire has no immediate plans to offer its own voice over Internet protocol based phone services in Honolulu. Also, the company cannot guarantee that access to third-party Internet calling services such as Vonage and Skype won't be inadvertently interrupted or blocked.The way we manage our network is such that we do require voice over IP providers to get certified," Inn said."
So in another words, dropping your landline for VoIP over Clearwire may not work.
Originally posted by tutusue
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it is 768K/128K connection for 25.95 a month. I don't think cable tv service
is required. Regular Road Runner service (5Mbps/384K) is 44.95 without
cable tv service.
As for HawTel DSL, to me there is difference between 3Mbps/768K service
vs 1.5Mbps/384K service. I do a lot of downloading. Thus anything less than
3Mbps is too slow for me.
In regards to Clearwire, as far as I recall VoIP may not work with their service.
link
"Although Clearwire's service works well for typical applications such as e-mail and Internet browsing, it doesn't yet make sense as a phone service connection. That's because Clearwire has no immediate plans to offer its own voice over Internet protocol based phone services in Honolulu. Also, the company cannot guarantee that access to third-party Internet calling services such as Vonage and Skype won't be inadvertently interrupted or blocked.The way we manage our network is such that we do require voice over IP providers to get certified," Inn said."
So in another words, dropping your landline for VoIP over Clearwire may not work.
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