WiMax Gets Biggest Boost Yet with Atlanta Installation
WiMax Gets Biggest Boost Yet with Atlanta Installation
Posted 06/21/2009 at 3:45am
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Baltimore became the first US city to be blessed with a commercial WiMax service in October, 2008. Though WiMax hasn’t spread like a flu across the country since then, the rate of implementation is expected to pick up a bit in the near future. Clearwire’s WiMax network has now become operational in Atlanta, Georgia and anyone living their can avail the service by purchasing a USB modem and a daily/monthly subscription.
The WiMax network in Atlanta is the biggest of its kind in the U.S and encompasses an area measuring 1,200 square miles. The speeds are expected to hover between four and six Mbps on an average with 15Mbps being the upper limit. Separate USB modems are available for desktops and laptops.
If laptop users will have to fork out $59.99 for the modem, their desktop-doting counterparts will have to pay $79.99 for the desktop-compliant modem. The latter species can also rent the device for a monthly sum of $4.99. The monthly subscription plan costs $40 whereas the service can also be accessed for $10 daily.
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dc10ten
June 22, 2009 at 12:02pm
what is the monthly download limit? that would be a good deal, if there was no bandwidth limit or if it was at least reasonable.
Tekzel
June 21, 2009 at 6:57am
I think you are missing the point a little. Since it is wireless, and has pretty good range at that, this is going to most attractive for those folks that are in the areas no serviced by a wired broadband provider. It will also appeal to people who want to be able to use the internet while mobile and not get ripped off by cellular carriers. Lastly, it will provide some competition to the wired carriers in areas where there are no other option than dialup.
The price isn't bad, and I currently pay about $55 a month for my Comcast service. Although I am thrilled to death with the service here, if I needed to shave a few bucks off my monthly bills, I could also do that.
gatorXXX
June 21, 2009 at 5:26am
I want to understand this more clearly. So just to get a little better speed, cause we all know it's going to be spotty at best, we have to pony up 40 bucks a month for the service? I see that faster speeds are better but i know i wouldn't want my financial advisor sitting in a starbucks getting all distracted from the hotties playing with my money just because he can surf a little faster.
TheZomb
June 21, 2009 at 10:01am
The main reason this is better is because it is not spotty. WiMax is a 4g network known for having far greater reception and range than 3g networks. Unlike 3g broadband it is easily usable while moving in a vehicle at high speeds. If they say Atlanta is covered it means you can great reception in 99% of the city. 4-6 mbps reception anywhere in a city is definetly worth $40 a month, especially when cell carrier plans tend to be more expensive.
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