[ale] [OT] Clear Internet

[Jeff Hubbs]

Alan -

Can the device take a wall wart, or will it only run on batteries?  
Maybe get power from USB?

- Jeff

On 5/6/12 2:11 AM, alan at alanlee.org wrote:
>
> I am a subscriber however I don't use it as my daily Internet pipe. 
>  So I can't really speak to how reliable it is in that regard.  I does 
> drop carrier from time to time however it usually comes right back 
> within a second or two with no connection artifacts.  I've even 
> watched streaming video and had it briefly drop and reconnect w/o 
> having to rebuffer.  I'm not sure I'd trust it for gaming though.
>
> I also turn it on during the local historical computing club meetings 
> and multiple people are able to access the Internet concurrently. 
>  It's a battery powered device with 4-6 hours of life on a full charge 
> depending on signal strength.
>
> I do travel a lot and it's absolutely fabulous in that respect.  I've 
> come to rely on having a very fast and available hot spot for both my 
> laptop and iPhone in most any major city.  No more worries about hotel 
> or airport WiFi or finding a McDonalds or Starbucks
>
> -Alan
>
>
> On May 5, 2012 at 11:31 PM Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Clear isn't bad. I knew a lot of people in LA that used it. Awesome if
> > you travel a lot.
> >
> > On 5/5/12, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:
> > > Any opinions on Clear's 4G-based offering?  I know someone who had a
> > > USB-based Clear rig (probably not 4G) that seemed to just barely
> > > function but I see now that they have little boxes that uplink 
> with 4G
> > > and distribute the connection via WiFi.  I've got a good friend who's
> > > just moved into an apartment and needs reliability more than anything
> > > else.  Being able to easily support more than one WiFi device 
> would be a
> > > good thing.
> > >
> > > - Jeff
>
>
>
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