Clearwire launches WiMax service in Seattle area

By Vivek Puri


Clearwire
today launched its WiMax based high-speed wireless Internet service Wednesday in the Seattle, Everett, Tacoma and surrounding areas. Clearwire had raised $900 million earlier this year in a funding round lead by Intel Capital. More than two million consumers will be able to take advantage of subscription plans offered by Clearwire.

Clearwire is offering 3 service plans that include ClearValue, ClearPremium, and ClearBusiness. If you have the Clearwire modem($99), you can get the ClearValue wireless connection for $27.5/month with a downlink speed of 768 kbps and uplink speed of 256 kbps. ClearPremium delivers 1.5 Mbps downlink and 256 Kbps uplink for $33/month. ClearBusiness will cost you $60/month for similar speeds as ClearPremium and a static IP address.

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3 Responses to “Clearwire launches WiMax service in Seattle area”

  1. The Republic of Geektronica » Blog Archive » Clearwire Launches in Seattle with Huge Media Blitz. Is It Secure? Says:

    [...] StartupSquad summarizes the service offerings: Clearwire is offering 3 service plans that include ClearValue, ClearPremium, and ClearBusiness. If you have the Clearwire modem($99), you can get the ClearValue wireless connection for $27.5/month with a downlink speed of 768 kbps and uplink speed of 256 kbps. ClearPremium delivers 1.5 Mbps downlink and 256 Kbps uplink for $33/month. ClearBusiness will cost you $60/month for similar speeds as ClearPremium and an static IP address. [...]

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