On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Nick Cummings <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's also wireless broadband from Clear (Sprint's 4G service).  I'm not
> sure about getting the devices to work with Linux, though.

Ah!  I've been trying to figure out (well, I haven't even put in the
effort to google it, so maybe "wondering") how Clear suddenly sprang
onto the scene with citywide 4G.  That makes sense now.

> I will say that (back when it was called XOhm) I talked to one of the guys
> at the kiosk once, and when I asked about the latency he gave me a blank
> stare.  When I asked to use the laptop they had out, opened a command
> prompt, and ran ping he acted as though it were some sort of magic trick.  I
> know that the sales people are not the same as the technical people, but
> this experience did not fill me with confidence.

I had exactly the same experience - I was talking to a Clear
salesperson in another context, and when he mentioned his job I asked
about latency.  He said he'd get back to me, and asked how to spell
latency.. and never got back to me.

It's not an option for me at home because I need static IPs (I connect
to my home systems when working across the city).

I'm curious what kind of latency you saw?

Dustin

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