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using clear wireless vs dsl - TexasT

Posted: Oct 12, 2011

I have been tempted to switch to Clear Wireless after seeing how fast it works on my daughter's computer. Does anyone have any experience using it for IC work with trascription?

WiFI once thought unsecure is now the most - FlyingHighwWiFI

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Clear 4g service is WIMAX. Not 802.11b/g/n. WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc., does not apply here. Wimax is on an entirely different frequency band so 802.11 wifi gear doesn't even see the signals. On top of that, the Clear 4g modems use an encryption that's similar to SSL-based VPNs to encrypt their traffic to Clear's access concentrator. So even if somebody managed to hack a Clear usb modem into promiscuous mode and tried to sniff traffic, all they'll see is encrypted VPN gibberish.

I'll put it this way, I feel safer with my traffic on wimax than I do any flavor of regular laptop wifi.

All that being said in regards to security, the bigger concerns are:
1. Signal Strength (RSSI) at your location - The higher speed grades (over 3mb) require good or excellent signal.
2. Latency is usually over 150ms. Whcih is fine for checking email, surfing internet, streaming a movie, or playing a latency tolerant multiplayer game online (Civ, Starcraft, etc.) The latency would be troublesome if you use VOIP, First person shooter style games, or Warcraft.
3. Tower congestion - If your tower is overloaded with too many subscribers in that area, your speed is going to stink no matter what you do.

For me, Clear has been okay. It's cheap broadband that works reasonably well. I especially like pluging the Clear router into my truck's inverter and having my broadband with me at a project site. I really wanted that flexibility, so the trade offs were acceptable to me.

Best advice I can give is to try it. Confirm your Clear dealer honors their return policy and take it back if it doesn't work for you.

you lost me at latency. - NM

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