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[[Clearwire]] is a wireless broadband internet service provider in [[North America]] and [[Europe]].{{seed}}''Note that they have been reported to be severely blocking access to certain services, i.e. all you can depend on them for is web access; see {{wikipedia | [[page type::article]] | ||
==Reference== | [[thing type::business]] | ||
* [http://clearwire.com | [[thing type::internet service provider]] | ||
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==About== | |||
[[Clearwire]] is a [[wireless broadband]] [[internet service provider]] in [[North America]] and [[Europe]].{{seed}}''Note that they have been reported to be severely blocking access to certain services, i.e. all you can depend on them for is web access; see {{wikipedia}}.'' | |||
==Links== | |||
===Reference=== | |||
* official sites: [[URL::http://clearwire.com|clearwire.com]] [[URL::http://www.clear.com/|clear.com]] -- different, but not sure about the purpose of each | |||
* {{wikipedia|Clearwire}} | * {{wikipedia|Clearwire}} | ||
===Technical=== | |||
* [http://edoceo.com/notabene/clearwire-blocked-ports Clearwire Blocked Ports Survey]: this seems to indicate that Clearwire blocks a number of incoming ports, but this is tentatively contradicted by my own experience (see 2013-01-19 notes below). Perhaps they have different policies in different towns? Also, this undated article seems to be from 2010; they may have changed their port-management policies since then. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Some free wi-fi | Some free [[wi-fi hotspot]]s (e.g. [[Wheels (Durham, NC)]]) are apparently powered by Clearwire, so visiting one of them with a laptop may be a good way to test Clearwire's service. | ||
===2013-01-19=== | |||
Due to an internet outage expected to last all weekend, I finally got set up with Clearwire as an emergency backup, Some preliminary notes: | |||
* receiving email ok (port 25) | |||
* receiving web requests (port 80) but can't access web services at our public IP; have to use [[etc/hosts]] to redirect them internally | |||
* able to connect to outside server using [[ssh]]/[[sftp]] | |||
* the [[US/NC/Durham|Durham, NC]] retail location (given only as an address on West Club Boulevard) is, in fact, a kiosk inside [[US/NC/Durham/Northgate|Northgate Mall]]. | |||
* with a signal strength of 2-3 lights, download bandwith was 4+ <abbr title="megabits per second">mbps</abbr> in one test and ~1.5 in another; upload speed was consistently just under 0.5 mbps. A third test (different applet) gave ~3.5 down and 0.75 up, and a fourth gave 1.65 and 0.68. | |||
* the modem control panel implies a limit of 10 users (presumably enforced by the modem's DHCP server, but that can be bypassed) | |||
--[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] ([[User talk:Woozle|talk]]) 18:19, 19 January 2013 (EST) | |||
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Note that they have been reported to be severely blocking access to certain services, i.e. all you can depend on them for is web access; see Wikipedia.
Links
Reference
- official sites: clearwire.com clear.com -- different, but not sure about the purpose of each
- Wikipedia (Clearwire)
Technical
- Clearwire Blocked Ports Survey: this seems to indicate that Clearwire blocks a number of incoming ports, but this is tentatively contradicted by my own experience (see 2013-01-19 notes below). Perhaps they have different policies in different towns? Also, this undated article seems to be from 2010; they may have changed their port-management policies since then.
Notes
Some free wi-fi hotspots (e.g. Wheels (Durham, NC)) are apparently powered by Clearwire, so visiting one of them with a laptop may be a good way to test Clearwire's service.
2013-01-19
Due to an internet outage expected to last all weekend, I finally got set up with Clearwire as an emergency backup, Some preliminary notes:
- receiving email ok (port 25)
- receiving web requests (port 80) but can't access web services at our public IP; have to use etc/hosts to redirect them internally
- able to connect to outside server using ssh/sftp
- the Durham, NC retail location (given only as an address on West Club Boulevard) is, in fact, a kiosk inside Northgate Mall.
- with a signal strength of 2-3 lights, download bandwith was 4+ mbps in one test and ~1.5 in another; upload speed was consistently just under 0.5 mbps. A third test (different applet) gave ~3.5 down and 0.75 up, and a fourth gave 1.65 and 0.68.
- the modem control panel implies a limit of 10 users (presumably enforced by the modem's DHCP server, but that can be bypassed)
