OT: Clearwire ISP Service and TW Rant
Robert Hutchins
>Anyone here use Clearwire? Can you compare it with cable modem, Time Warner to be specific? Clearwire and TW are priced about the same in my area.
I don't need portability; I'm just unhappy with TW, but don't want to go back to DSL or dial-up. I don't have a land line; and, besides, I've already experienced the crappy service that SBC gives on DSL. I don't dislike TW that much. I just wish there were more choices.
RANT MODE ON:
My complaints against TW are: 1) They don't allow enough addesses in email to handle distribution lists. I'm not a spammer; everyone in my lists is a subscriber. That means nothing to TW, but it means I spend considerable time and effort managing my periodic mailings; 2) TW has started sending promotional messages to all my email addys. There is no way I can block them. To me it's just spam (and they limit my address list!); 3) They send nag messages about downloading my email if I have more than about 25 messages before I access their mail server. This is irritating at the very least. For someone who supports several subscription lists and a couple of websites and spends much time online, it's a PITA. Maybe its just my native distrust and dislike for corporate conglommerates - wish they were illegal like they were in times past - but if there were more service providers of high speed Internet access and TV signal delivery, I would bet the ranch that consumers would pay less and get better service. In addition to being a source for consumer education, the 'Net can be a check and balance - albeit a usually a minor one - against megalithic corporate power.
RANT MODE OFF (Yeah, me and Rod are about the same age - I'm a little older):
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone the clearwire route. Pros, cons, complaints, kudos - all are welcome. PM me if you like.