Clear Launches Today in Austin, San Antonio and More Cities

[morgan1112]

Clear soft launched their wireless broadband services today in my market, Austin, Texas along with several other cities that were previously listed as "Coming Soon" on their website. The following 23 cities now have Clear services:

Abilene, TX
Amarillo, TX
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Bellingham, WA
Boise, ID
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Greensboro, NC
Killeen, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Lubbock, TX
Midland/Odessa, TX
Milledgeville, GA
Philadelphia, PA
Portland, OR
Raleigh, NC
Salem, OR
San Antonio, TX
Waco, TX
Wichita Falls, TX

www.clear.com

I went into my local Best Buy yesterday where a Clear representative had a booth setup. While he was not selling services yet, he did have a laptop configured using the Motorola Home Modem. SpeedTest.net resulted in approximately 2.3Mbps down, 0.05Mbps up with latency of 534ms and one bar of signal on the modem. PingTest.net gave the connection a rating of "D". With horrible results like that, I don't see how they are going to avoid a significant number of complaints from customers actually trying to use the service. At this point, I would rather stick with my Sprint 3G connection which seems to have better coverage and much more reliable U/D speeds. A 0.05Kbps upload test is pretty bad and no where near the advertised 1Mbps. Just to make sure my eyes where not deceiving me I ran the test 3 more times on different cities with similar results. I'm assuming the 1 out of 5 lit green bars on the top of the Motorola modem indicated a single bar of signal but since I have not read the manual I really don't know. Until I see regular upload speeds at or around 500 Kbps or more I don't think I will recommend the service to anyone. It's important to note, that my Sprint Palm Pre cell phone had a full 5 bars of service inside the Best Buy which tells me that my 3G phone would have likely crushed that 4G modem in an upload speed test. 0.05Kbps per second upload is just simply unacceptable for any broadband service let alone dial up. While reading numerous reviews displaying slow upload speeds I had always assumed the network upload capabilities were saturated. However, now that I see slow uploads before they have even launched their services it seems to indicate that the tower bandwidth is significantly throttled or there is a major configuration problem. If I can pull down more than 2Mbps I should easily be able to push 1Mbps up in the same location and signal strength. I hope this company get's their act together soon so I can sign up someday.

[jess101]

I'm a clear authorized retailer in Austin and activated my demo modems today. I haven't played around with the USB yet, as I just haven't taken it out and about (NASCAR at Talledega). I'll give you the straight skinny on the home modem though from what I've seen so far.

I've only taken it out of the box and set it on my desk near my computer monitor which is near an outside wall. I rotated it a few times to get a constant 4 bars. Every now and then it will fluctuate between 3 and 5 bars, but holds 4 fairly steady. After running a few speed tests, I see between 4 and 8 Mbs down and between .25 and .5 Mbs up. That upload speed concerns me a bit as it tends to run around .4 most of the time. I bigger issue for me is latency is running around 100 to 160 ms.

I suspect, since this is the first day of service, that things need to be tweaked. There has to be almost zero load on the towers at this time, so speeds should be blazing if everything is tuned just right. High latency is not something I want to see, as I run an in house VoIP, phone server, and once you get up in the 150 ms latency area, you can start to have call problems. I can say this about the Clear service...my web pages render much faster than when using my SuddenLink service that consistently speed tests at 8 Mbs down and .6-.8 up. Go Figure.

It's weird you saw such slow speeds at the Best Buy. I kind of expected that the Best Buys around town would have towers on their roof, since this is where many people are going to be introduced to this service. Maybe this store location is in a fringe area. I guess time will tell.

[TECH]

but i bet it wont last like that just 4 days

[jess101]

I'll keep you posted:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/609645947.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[morgan1112]

If they were smart they would set the upload speed closer to 1mb. Clearly they are slowing down the uploads on purpose. 3-4 bars should easily be able to deliver 1Mbps.

[jess101]

Clear is hanging in there this morning:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/610117059.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Compared to my SuddenLink:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/610151500.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Got a steady 5 bars on the home modem for Clear. I agree with morgan...the upload speeds need to be tweaked. I would definitely give up some download speed for a bit better upload. You never know when I'll need those 4 or 5 concurrent calls going at the same time.

[morgan1112]

I ran the following Speed Test today while at a BestBuy store in Austin, TX:


http://www.speedtest.net/result/610615461.png

http://www.pingtest.net/result/2354414.png

As you can see the upload speeds are really really bad. I hope they do something about this soon. Also, I have no idea how they can provide VOIP services with Line Quality results rated at a C. They really need to fix the upload problem or they will continue to recieve negative reviews their customers.



-Fixed the embed -dlichterman

[morgan1112]

In my neighborhood, Clear is competing with services from U-Verse and Time Warner. Here are the results from my U-Verse 12 Max connection for a comparison with the Clear results that I have previously posted.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/610718215.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.pingtest.net/result/2364611.png (http://www.pingtest.net)


As you can see from my previous posts, Clear cannot touch my U-verse speeds or line quality. I would really like to leave U-verse for a mobile Wimax provider but with Clear's dismal line quality and rediculously low upload speeds my wife would kill me and my boss would fire me if I switched to a provider that is so slow. How am I going to VPN into my company with a .06 Mbps upload let alone send files? Do you know how long it would take to upload a 1MB attachment at .06 Mbps? I think its something like 10 minutes a Mb at those upload speeds.

[jess101]

I don't believe the speeds "we" are seeing in the Best Buy stores is indicative of what you can get with the Clear Wimax service. The reason I say that is, the buildings are thick walled and ours has a metal roof. Probably a little tougher to get a signal in the building, but this is not what I am thinking is the bigger problem.

Yesterday, I received a coverage map for reps that includes tower locations. Now that I know where the nearest tower is in reference to the Best Buy I went in to on Sunday and Monday, I think there is another issue that they (sales reps) need to be aware of.

The home modems (Motorola CPEi 150) they are using to demo the service are VERY sensitive to a correct orientation. The antennas in the modem are located on the side of the unit with the Clear and Motorola logos. These antennas must be faced toward the tower the unit is locked on to for best performance. The unit I saw at Best Buy was 180 degrees out of sync with the nearest tower. Believe me, this is extremely important in set up, and depending on how I rotate my unit here at the house, I can get from .08 to .8 Mbs upload speeds. Quite a difference!

Let me know which Best Buy you were at, and I'll let you know how far, and in what direction the nearest tower is to their location. I think I remember you mentioning 1 bar. That just ain't gonna cut it.

[jfs2]

you say you have the location of the towers? where are the western area ones?

[jess101]

Draw a line from Brushy Creek North down to Bowie High School on Slaughter Lane South, and everything is pretty much East of that. Highest concentrations are around I-35 and spread out at the intersections of 183, Ben White, and the 45 toll.

The farthest west is on the eastern side of Cedar Park in the North, and the one at Bowie High School on the South side. If you'd like something more specific, let me know what area you are interested in. Basically, it's pretty tight around I-35 right now.

[NovaCrystallis]

In my neighborhood, Clear is competing with services from U-Verse and Time Warner. Here are the results from my U-Verse 12 Max connection for a comparison with the Clear results that I have previously posted.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/610718215.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
http://www.pingtest.net/result/2364611.png (http://www.pingtest.net)


As you can see from my previous posts, Clear cannot touch my U-verse speeds or line quality. I would really like to leave U-verse for a mobile Wimax provider but with Clear's dismal line quality and rediculously low upload speeds my wife would kill me and my boss would fire me if I switched to a provider that is so slow. How am I going to VPN into my company with a .06 Mbps upload let alone send files? Do you know how long it would take to upload a 1MB attachment at .06 Mbps? I think its something like 10 minutes a Mb at those upload speeds.

Sorry this is going to sound a little dumb but how did you speed test while in Best Buy?

Did you just bring your laptop in and they put a usb modem in it?

[morgan1112]

Sorry this is going to sound a little dumb but how did you speed test while in Best Buy?

Did you just bring your laptop in and they put a usb modem in it?
They have a laptop in the store so that folks can test out the connection. I just went to speedtest.net and pingtest.net then emailed myself the forum links provided at the end of each test. After I arrived at home, I checked my email then posted to this forum. I thought this was the easiest way to explain the problem that I witnessed while testing out the clear services. Besides, they only have a 7 day return policy before I'm stuck with a 2 year contract. Trying out the connection speeds in the stores is the only way I'm really going to see what the service is like over a long period of time. I can't believe they don't even give you 30 days to try out the service. What happens if service goes to crap at my house after they over sell my tower. Until I know they are going to offer consistent speeds for a period of time, I'm not planning on signing up. Hopefully, they will get that connection fixed or the configuration straight at that Best Buy. Until I can see some consistent speeds over a least a month I'm afraid that Clear is going to screw me by not delivering reliable services.

[morgan1112]

jess101, Can you please scan the Austin tower map and attach it to your forum reply post? I'm trying to get a better handle on where the towers are located. I think it would really help me to better understand were I live in relation to the nearest tower. If I live close to a tower I would be more likely to sign up. Thanks

[morgan1112]

The closest major intersection to me is Heatherwilde blvd and Texas 45 Toll or Texas 45 Toll and 130 intersection is a little further east but also close by. In Round Rock.

[NovaCrystallis]

Just ran speedtest.net again and this is what I got

http://www.speedtest.net/result/614148442.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

It seems like it has the capability of delivering what they're advertising. However the most important thing to me is how fast the pages load up and the ability to switch from page to page without a ridiculous amount of delay.

So hopefully the Clear rep who comes out here today can fix/alleviate that issue.

[jess101]

morgan1112 - Heatherwilde and 45! You didn't happen to go to the Best Buy in Pflugerville and see CLEAR being demo'd did you? That would be funny, cuz that's where I went when I saw the low signal on their home modem.

I can't post a tower map (non-disclosure and stuff) but I can tell you there is a tower at Red Bud across from the HEB at Gattis School that is 1.2 miles directly north of 45 and Heatherwilde. There is another tower on Preim Lane close to 130 that is 1.5 miles from that intersection. Your location should be in great shape, as the closest tower to me is the one on Preim and it is 1.8 miles from my place.

Looks like upload speeds are starting to come up. I've been checking and watching them get better. Here's this morning's results:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/614265194.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

This speed test was done on my laptop connected through Wi-Fi first, and then out through the CLEAR modem. You should just have me come over and demo at your place, as it seems you live just up the street from me.

[NovaCrystallis]

morgan1112 - Heatherwilde and 45! You didn't happen to go to the Best Buy in Pflugerville and see CLEAR being demo'd did you? That would be funny, cuz that's where I went when I saw the low signal on their home modem.

I can't post a tower map (non-disclosure and stuff) but I can tell you there is a tower at Red Bud across from the HEB at Gattis School that is 1.2 miles directly north of 45 and Heatherwilde. There is another tower on Preim Lane close to 130 that is 1.5 miles from that intersection. Your location should be in great shape, as the closest tower to me is the one on Preim and it is 1.8 miles from my place.

Looks like upload speeds are starting to come up. I've been checking and watching them get better. Here's this morning's results:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/614265194.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

This speed test was done on my laptop connected through Wi-Fi first, and then out through the CLEAR modem. You should just have me come over and demo at your place, as it seems you live just up the street from me.

Do you work for Clear/WiMax?

Just curious

As for phone don't worry about that. As soon as I plugged one of the phones into the Clear Voice it automatically hooked up all the other phones. I haven't ported my number over yet though.

Still trying it out.

I spoke with the guy who signed me up and he said to go to home.clear.com to look at the settings and tinker with them. Is that correct? Sorta like how linksys you go to 192.168.1.1?

Lastly he said that by Dec. 1st the whole network should running on all cylinders. Also he mentioned latency could be the reason for the loading up of pages being slow. Right now it seems to trend towards 70-100 ms latency.

Is that good? I don't know how much it was TWC....

However he said that they're in the process or changing 20 "clearwire" towers into full operational "Clear/WiMax" towers. Hopefully that will fix that issue.

Is there anything you suggest Jess that will allow my network to load the internet webpages faster though? Like should I disable DHCP on the router or on the Clear Modem and Clear Voice? And what should I do about the NAT that you were referring to?

[jess101]

Do you work for Clear/WiMax?

No, but I am an authorized retailer and offer CLEAR as part of my VoIP business portfolio.

I spoke with the guy who signed me up and he said to go to home.clear.com to look at the settings and tinker with them. Is that correct? Sorta like how linksys you go to 192.168.1.1?

You'll have to google that one. I can't offer up "the" method of getting into your CLEAR modem. You won't get to it by going to home.clear.com though.

Is there anything you suggest Jess that will allow my network to load the internet webpages faster though? Like should I disable DHCP on the router or on the Clear Modem and Clear Voice? And what should I do about the NAT that you were referring to?

Without knowing how your rep set you up, I can't really offer any good advice on what you need to do to speed up web page loading. I would hope that your rep at least turned off the DHCP in your Linksys wireless router if he didn't turn it off in the CLEAR modem. It would be interesting to know how he set you up, but until you look at the settings in both your Linksys router, and the CLEAR modem/router, it would be tough to tell you where to go from here. Plug one of your computers directly into the CLEAR modem with an ethernet cable and see if your page loading improves to any degree.

[NovaCrystallis]

No "rep" set me up...

I did it all by myself. Here's my connection pathway now.

Clear Modem --> Clear Voice --> Linksys Router

I know the Linksys Router has DHCP enabled.

Which do you think is better? To have the router have DHCP or the modem?

[NovaCrystallis]

Any suggestions?

[jess101]

No "rep" set me up...

I did it all by myself. Here's my connection pathway now.

Clear Modem --> Clear Voice --> Linksys Router

I know the Linksys Router has DHCP enabled.

Which do you think is better? To have the router have DHCP or the modem?

I took my set up and duplicated yours (following CLEAR instructions). I plugged the CLEAR home modem cable directly into the internet connection of the phone ATA, and a cable from the ATA ethernet connection directly into the WAN/Internet connection of a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. Prior to doing this, I reset ALL modem and router settings to factory default. This was a brand new WRT54GL router with updated Linksys firmware. I have not flashed this router with dd-wrt software as I normally would.

I did not notice any appreciable slow down in web browsing performance with this set up compared to my previous set up. Double NAT can cause some issues in some areas, but it is not usually a big problem for just web surfing. I compared the CLEAR service with my SuddenLink service to see how long it took for a page on a website to completely render (shows "Done" in bottom of web browser). Either service took about the same amount of time.

My suggestion would be to plug one of your laptops or desktop computer directly into the ethernet port of the Clear modem. See if this make a difference. This will remove all possibility of slow downs due to multiple NAT, DHCP processes. If you see about the same results, now you have to try and determine why, assuming you were seeing faster page loads with your old service on the same computer. Did you purchase any security software with your Clear service? Security software can slow things down also.

[NovaCrystallis]

I took my set up and duplicated yours (following CLEAR instructions). I plugged the CLEAR home modem cable directly into the internet connection of the phone ATA, and a cable from the ATA ethernet connection directly into the WAN/Internet connection of a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. Prior to doing this, I reset ALL modem and router settings to factory default. This was a brand new WRT54GL router with updated Linksys firmware. I have not flashed this router with dd-wrt software as I normally would.

I did not notice any appreciable slow down in web browsing performance with this set up compared to my previous set up. Double NAT can cause some issues in some areas, but it is not usually a big problem for just web surfing. I compared the CLEAR service with my SuddenLink service to see how long it took for a page on a website to completely render (shows "Done" in bottom of web browser). Either service took about the same amount of time.

My suggestion would be to plug one of your laptops or desktop computer directly into the ethernet port of the Clear modem. See if this make a difference. This will remove all possibility of slow downs due to multiple NAT, DHCP processes. If you see about the same results, now you have to try and determine why, assuming you were seeing faster page loads with your old service on the same computer. Did you purchase any security software with your Clear service? Security software can slow things down also.

But what about the DHCP thats enabled on both the router and the clear mode thats made by motorola?

According to everywhere I look on the internet having DHCP enabled on both devices is not good and that I should disable it for one of the devices.

Now you're saying to plug in 1 of my computers directly into the clear modem. Can't I also plug it directly into the linksys router?

EDIT: I just went ahead and disconnected the wireless connection. I then got an extra ethernet cable and plugged the desktop pc directly into the linksys router (WRT610N).

I check connection status and it says 1Gbps.

So I opened up Firefox and tried surfing a few pages. I went to IGN (cuz I like games a lot) and it's still taking forever. Right now it's just green with the banner at the top.

[jess101]

EDIT: I just went ahead and disconnected the wireless connection. I then got an extra ethernet cable and plugged the desktop pc directly into the linksys router (WRT610N).

To really get to the bottom of your problem, you need to remove all possible variables first, and then start adding them back a little at a time to see if any of them make a difference. Plug one of your computers directly into the Clear Modem and try surfing that way. This removes any issues you might be experiencing by having a phone ATA and a 2nd router in the mix. Worry about the double NAT and DHCP later.

Try surfing many websites. That IGN website took about 10 seconds to completely load on my SuddenLink connection. It may be more the websites you are visiting than your connection speed or latency. If you're still slow after hooking directly to the Clear modem, try running some tracert commands to see which hops are slow.

Did you add internet security software with your Clear service?

[LJA]

this just needs to get rolled out to more places to shake it down.

[NovaCrystallis]

To really get to the bottom of your problem, you need to remove all possible variables first, and then start adding them back a little at a time to see if any of them make a difference. Plug one of your computers directly into the Clear Modem and try surfing that way. This removes any issues you might be experiencing by having a phone ATA and a 2nd router in the mix. Worry about the double NAT and DHCP later.

Try surfing many websites. That IGN website took about 10 seconds to completely load on my SuddenLink connection. It may be more the websites you are visiting than your connection speed or latency. If you're still slow after hooking directly to the Clear modem, try running some tracert commands to see which hops are slow.

Did you add internet security software with your Clear service?

Not that I know of. I just signed up for Clear Internet and Clear Voice and that's it.

Is there any name for the internet security software? That way I can know what it's called and if it was mentioned to me? And why does it matter?


I see your point however about removing all variables so as soon as i get a chance I'm gonna hook up my laptop to the Clear modem from Motorola DIRECTLY to see what happens and if load times are still the same.

Here are a list of websites I visit.

www.cnn.com
www.cnet.com
www.cw.com
www.ign.com
www.blu-ray.com

Out of thsoe I'll agree that IGN sometimes takes a while to load up. Still though I switched the linksys router back to the TWC modem to compare speeds and while the download/upload is horrible compared to Clear as I mentioned above the latency/ping time is significantly smaller.

Also www.ign.com loaded up a lot faster. Probably half the time it took when I was connected thru Clear.

[NovaCrystallis]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/615758311.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

That's what I'm getting with my laptop plugged DIRECTLY into the Clear Modem.

The latency once again is in the 100's range.

The webpages are loading a lil faster (a noticeable difference than when I was connected wirelessly thru the Linksys Router.

However it's still just a tad bit slower than when my laptop was connected wirelessly thru the Linksys Router to TWC's network.

Anyways let me know what you think. Like I said earlier I understand that the Clear network is like a newborn baby that has barely just got started in the world so I'm willing to give it some time. However I'd like to know that they are working on getting that latency issue fixed and as low as their competitors.

[wimaxsatx]

:wavey: My name is Lee, and I'm one of them new Authorized Retailers, but I'm further south in the San Antonio market. They only have about 1/2 the planned cell sites up as of the Nov 1st launch, but are bringing 4-6 new sites a day up on the air. I've seen areas w/o coverage Nov 1st that now have great coverage today, 1 week later.

I've been a long time Sprint PCS customer, had same # with Sprint since the summer of 1997. I've got 4 Sprint phones, plus a 3G data card (w/o the 5g data cap), and dropped my AT&T home line long time ago. Using Time Warner Road Runner Turbo at home, getting anywhere from 15mbps down to 27mpbs down, depending on RR's mood I suppose. Tried using Vonage, but the call quality varied too much, and my fax machine didn't like it. CLEAR seems to have solved that quality problem, at least my testing shows that using my own set of equip that I activated a week ago today.

I'm posting my own live, around town, speedtest.net (http://speedtest.net) results on my web site, which strangely enough is www.wimaxsatx.com (http://www.wimaxsatx.com), so feel free to browse and compare my results and/or other comments without pressure.

My primary business is general computer consulting, on-site. I've been doing that for 14+ years in the SA area, with a few clients in Austin. My wife does Mac computers, and I do Windows, so we're a "mixed marriage" I suppose. But the point is, we both do on-site service, and I plan to do on-site sales / demos for potential customers, not depending upon what the computer says from their website coverage. If coverage stinks for a prospect, I won't agree to sell it to them unless they are mobile users only and know their coverage area. I've got the cell site map for Austin / San Antonio, but it's changing daily and only eyeball live testing will tell you what is real.

We are talking wireless, that means "radio", that means buildings can block or reflect signals, just like hills or other terrain can block signal or cause the signal to jump over your location. I'm also a Ham Radio operator, so I understand radio wave propagation.

Got my AR demo kit activated a week ago (residential modem, USB modem, Voice ATA box) and have been testing live all over. Bought contract for my wife to activate 2 USB modems, for her Mac computer and our son's Mac computer, and they are working great, when in coverage area of course.

My own house is in a designated "no service yet area", but I still get 3 bars on my residential modem, the voice ATA box is crystal clear, and I'm in the middle of a thunderstorm right now and not experiencing any problems. I get anywhere from 5mbps down to as high as 9mbps down, but only .5mbps to .84mbps up so far.

But if I drive 1/2 mile down the hill to my Homeowner Association's offices, I tested 18.76mbps down, sitting in their parking lot using the USB modem on my laptop. I've posted my own actual results on my www.wimaxsatx.com (http://www.wimaxsatx.com) web site, and encourage other San Antonio CLEAR customers to post their own results there.

[NovaCrystallis]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/616998790.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Looks like Clear is improving slowly....

Hopefully this continues to the norm. Even lower latency would be greatly appreciated.

At this point though I've decided to keep the service I'm pretty sure...I'm gonna be getting a sick discount on my plan and if I buy the equipment upfront I won't be locked into a 2 year contract so if it comes to a point where I become really frustrated with the service I can always quit.

Quick question though to all the resellers out there or any Clear reps....IF I buy the modem and later on down the road Clear comes out with a new Wimax modem would they replace the one I currently own with the new one?

[jfs2]

I hear that they have a tower live in oak hill. Is that correct. What is the farthest tower north in San Antonio that is live?? 281 area

[jess101]

Looks like there are 4 new live towers that could cover the Oak Hill area. My SA data is a bit older, but what I have showed the majority of the live towers to be pretty much within the Loop 1604 area, with the farthest North being around Bulverde and Evans.

[NovaCrystallis]

Well I've decided to cancel the service. I called about 6 days ago cuz it was not working as fast as Time Warner Cable and they offered to extend my contract.

So I said what the heck why not? And I've been using it for the last few days.

Mostly I use the internet for surfing the web and a little file sharing. Apparently that can affect your latency or quality of service according to the lady I spoke with when I was about to cancel. Anyways that part I can understand a little. However even when I was not file sharing (that is during the initial first 3 to 4 days of this 20 day trial) the internet was almost unusable. The webpages loaded up so slowly. Everything seemed to take FOREVER.

Speedtests done daily and hourly kept returning with latencies in the 90-100 ms range which every computer guy I know said is terrible.

Yes I understand that the network is wireless unlike TWC/Road Runner but still if you're going to offer an internet service I would think you'd make it so that these issues don't exist right off the bat. Especially in this day and age. The funny thing is that the various reps keep saying Dec 1s or late Nov is when the whole network should "live" or w/e but as we get closer to it I don't really see any improvements....

Anyways I'm sad that it wasn't a great experience since I would have gotten a great discount with them but ultimately I can't make everyone in my family suffer and listen to their complaining daily because I'm curious to try out this new and possibly great technology.

I guess I'll wait till FiOS comes to Raleigh, NC. When that happens I have no clue but I am hoping it will be sooner rather than later. Apparently everyone loves that service and it's super fast in every single aspect....

[micster5]

Looks like there are 4 new live towers that could cover the Oak Hill area. My SA data is a bit older, but what I have showed the majority of the live towers to be pretty much within the Loop 1604 area, with the farthest North being around Bulverde and Evans.

Let me know when coverage is solid over Judson/Nacogdoches/Stahl area and I'll possibly be interested. The one part of town I travel to when I come to SA is that region, and according to Sprint's maps that is a big fat orange with a few splotches.

[jess101]

Let me know when coverage is solid over Judson/Nacogdoches/Stahl area and I'll possibly be interested. The one part of town I travel to when I come to SA is that region, and according to Sprint's maps that is a big fat orange with a few splotches.

The last information I received on the San Antonio towers showed a definite gap in towers around those areas. I received a recent update in Austin towers but not San Antonio. I'm checking to see if there is any more recent information on new SA towers. Stay tuned...

[jfs2]

Stacey with Giga Om has an article today about the official launch in Austin today. She didn't seem to impressed. I just wished we knew how much they planned on expanding in the Austin/San Antonio areas in the next few months. My internet contract will be up soon and I need to find another option. I pay way to much for such slow speeds.