[ale] [OT] Clear Internet

[Alan Hightower]

It will do both.  The wallwart that is supplied to it has a mini usb cable connector for power.  So you can power it that way or from the included 15" usb a to mini b cable. You can also use it in tethered mode w/o enabling wifi, though I've never tried it outside of Windows and only for initial configuration

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On May 6, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>>  
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>> 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
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>> On May 5, 2012 at 11:31 PM Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote: 
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>> > 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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