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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
1114 Posts
Slidey
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 Wed Jan 07, 09 2:24 pm WiMAX |
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| Anyone get hooked up with WiMAX yet? Portland turned it on yesterday I believe. Third largest coverage in the world behind Baltimore and Seoul I guess. They had a demo yesterday with some Intel folks. Speeds are around 4-6 M/s. Coverage is about 700 square miles around portland. |
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3754 Posts
PDX-LA
Videographer
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 2:44 pm |
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| I'm waiting... but it is cool. My friend, Mel, works for Clear, so she's had her little USB WiMax/modem stick for a while. Doesn't have that great of coverage yet, but they're working on getting more towers up. 4G seems to be fairly quick though. |
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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
1114 Posts
Slidey
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 2:46 pm |
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| My understanding was all of portland was covered now, but i could be wrong. Would love to see it cover out to the gorge then I would switch over instantly. |
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3754 Posts
PDX-LA
Videographer
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 2:48 pm |
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| PDX, may be fairly solid now, but testing from Gresham to Clackamas we couldn't get a strong enough signal. |
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Rico
Since 13 Mar 2005
1219 Posts
Vancouver
Photographer
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 4:54 pm |
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| Its cool, glad to see somebody give Comcast some competition. DSL is a non option for me, so this would be my only option besides Comcast (which I have given far too much of my money.) |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 5:05 pm |
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was thinking about it for my office - no comcast cable or fiber available north of the pearl - we have qwest dsl and it flakes out once a week - ranges from 1.5 to 4 never know what you are gonna get
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Chooch
Since 18 Nov 2007
1871 Posts
Wicked Pissah
Boston Tea Bagger
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| Wed Jan 07, 09 5:41 pm |
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| Gman wrote: | | ...it flakes out once a week... |
Your DSL connection sounds a lot like your work schedual in the summer  |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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kt
Since 16 Mar 2005
764 Posts
Portland, Or
Opinionated
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| Thu Jan 08, 09 8:26 am |
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no mac!?? i was going to sign up with clear but, if they don't support my powerbook, i am hosed. mac's are cool!
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
2165 Posts
East Po
KGB
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| Thu Jan 08, 09 9:58 am |
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| Chooch wrote: | | Gman wrote: | | ...it flakes out once a week... |
Your DSL connection sounds a lot like your work schedual in the summer |
Umm...Chooch, you got it backwards. Gman doesn't flake out about once a week in the summer 
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
2165 Posts
East Po
KGB
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| Thu Jan 08, 09 10:00 am |
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| Chooch wrote: | | Gman wrote: | | ...it flakes out once a week... |
Your DSL connection sounds a lot like your work schedual in the summer |
Umm...Chooch, you got it backwards. Gman doesn't flake out about once a week in the summer
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