CLEAR Home Internet...Anybody have it?

[The King]

Five bars on your modem? We almost always show five bars on the modem, but the connection still sucks. It also always shows five bars on my wireless connection but every 5-10 minutes it has to reconnect, and very rarely can I stream a youtube video without having to pause it and wait for it to load.

We've streamed NFL games all season with no problems. I did have to get a wireless router to use with the home modem. It's been set facing against a wall and we get 2-3 bars consistently.

[DFWtechie]

I currently have it and it's horrible. Only reason is because the only other broadband option in our neighborhood is DSL and wanted to wait for charter or ATT U-verse to come out here. Chose clear for the no contract option. During the "winter storm" a couple days ago, I couldn't even get online. Literally, there was no connection. If there's a normal storm, the connection is so inconsistent it's pointless even trying to get on. While playing video games, you can see the connection strength go from 1 to 4 bars, back down to 1 every couple of seconds.

It might be tolerable for on the road, but for a home internet, it's horrible.

Aren't you in Saginaw? I saw when you had stuff for sale that you were. I work dsl and uverse all over saginaw. Where are that you can't get dsl or uverse?

[90GT50]

It would work, but if I switch to CLEAR I want the modem with built-in WiFi. That way I won't have to run a separate router. Thanks for providing the model #.

PM replied, didn't see this post til after I replied to the PM.

[talisman]

I've had uverse for 6 months or so and haven't had a single problem out of it.

[jdgregory84]

Aren't you in Saginaw? I saw when you had stuff for sale that you were. I work dsl and uverse all over saginaw. Where are that you can't get dsl or uverse?

Charter came out and said that their connection ends at the corner of our street. I'm actually in Fort Worth off of Parkview Hills and Old Decatur Rd.

Roscoe...fuck you.

[MGannaway]

Have it in Addison. It sucks balls

[silvercobra03]

I have TWC in north Dallas and the internet is great. I know of the plans I was offered I choose the second from the top.

[Hicompression]

I found this blog...not good...

http://clearwiresucks.com/blog/

[The King]

Be aware that complaints about any company or service are much more likely to be vocalized than are positive remarks. It's just human nature. If you have any reservations about Clear though by all mean use another ISP. I can only go by my experience and mine has been excellent, with no equipment issues or billing problems.

Then again, I normally don't have billing problems with any service providers.

[Hicompression]

Be aware that complaints about any company or service are much more likely to be vocalized than are positive remarks. It's just human nature. If you have any reservations about Clear though by all mean use another ISP. I can only go by my experience and mine has been excellent, with no equipment issues or billing problems.

And...you are in Grand Prairie which is fairly close to Arlington where I will be picking up signal.

So...does CLEAR drop your signal on rainy days? I'm really concerned about that happening.

Also, do you have their modem and run your own router? Or...are you using their modem with the built in router?

[The King]

You can look on Clear's website to check for coverage on your street.

No changes in signal so far (since last May) due to weather.

When I bought one of their home modems they didn't yet offer one with a built-in wireless router, so I did have to buy one (Linksys) since their home modems only have one network cable input.

[hunt4m3x]

No problems at all... or at least in the 5 months I've had it anyways.

You just suck. That's all....

True. Yall are getting fucked.

Inside my steel work building, usb stick.

[Hicompression]

True. Yall are getting fucked.

Inside my steel work building, usb stick.

If I am reading your screenshot correctly your download speed is only ~1Mbps? That's not that great.

[yellowstang]

If I am reading your screenshot correctly your download speed is only ~1Mbps? That's not that great.

It was 10 years ago tho!

[Skidmark]

If I am reading your screenshot correctly your download speed is only ~1Mbps? That's not that great.

Actual download speed is different than your bandwidth. A lot of it has to do with your connection and also the server you are pinging on the other side.

For me, I have a 3MB connection and i'm usually downloading between 200 and 300KB, lame.