Thread: Why is WiMax such a big deal?
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rcadden is offline rcadden
2008-04-01 , 13:53
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Originally Posted by shaunhey View Post
Has anyone here actually used a WiMax service? My Dad used to have Clearwire (Ohio) and it was horrible. I could bluetooth tether my macbook to my sprint moto q and pull up pages faster than he could.

Also, does WiMax handle handoffs, etc? With the 3G network, I can drive home from work (25 miles) and never have a hiccup in my streaming radio
I've actually had quite a bit of experience with Clearwire, both in Abilene, TX for a year and a half (one of their initial launch cities) and more recently, in Waco, TX, to livecast my wedding:

http://www.flixwagon.com/wedding/ over Nokia N82's.


I found the service to be pretty stinkin quick, and having 2 cellphones continually streaming video over it is pretty impressive.
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