Ever since around the new year, when Comcast “doubled my speed for free”, I’ve had nothing but problems.<\/p>\n
Even when its operating at what seems to be optimal capacity, it’s definitely slower than it was back in late 2008.<\/p>\n
Frequently I will lose my connection for one to two minutes at a time, then it mysteriously comes back.<\/p>\n
My 9 and 12-year-old boys are pretty adept now at powering down and rebooting the Comcast modem and my router, to get back online pretty quickly, but it’s become quite tedious.<\/p>\n
Under the “new faster service” my wireless router is also not operating well. Apparently, it’s too old for their “recommended firmware upgrade”, so instead of getting 12mbs like I used to, would the new Comcast change I never get more than 5mbs, even when it’s working.<\/p>\n
After all of the problems I’ve had over the years with Comcast<\/a>, and having to deal with the games Comcast plays with people’s email<\/a>, I’m finally now trying an alternative that’s recently become available here in Portland called Wimax from Clear.<\/p>\n I’m picking up my modem this week,<\/span> and I’ll be reporting back as to how it works. I may keep the both, because Comcast works fine 90% of the time and it’s pretty fast.<\/p>\n Well, in my case, the service wasn’t available. in my neighborhood. When I went to get qualified, it was only offering me “mobile” . Too bad for me…<\/p>\n However, if Clear can keep a consistent connection, then I might just be fine with the 6 mbs downloads.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in seeing if WiMAX is available at your home or business, let me know, I\u2019ve got a partner that can help you out.<\/p>\n They can process an order for you and get you up and running in days. Just fill out the form below, to check availability and service offerings.<\/p>\n