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Clearwire (WiMax 4G) Getting Sued For Throttling

6:44AM March 11, 2011 | Jason Chen

Clearwire, the company that provides WiMax 4G for itself and Sprint, is getting sued for throttling users to 256Kbps, when their advertising saying that there’s a 1Mbps floor. [Phonescoop]


Mobile

Sprint Exec Hints Transition To LTE Could Happen

6:00PM February 18, 2011 | Adrian Covert

From the way Sprint’s Senior Vice President of Networks Bob Azzi was talking to PC World, LTE could be coming to Sprint sooner than later, thanks to a power struggle with Clearwire over their shared Wimax infrastructure. [PC World]


News

Sony Ericsson Sues Clearwire Over Logo Mix-Up Fear

11:40AM January 18, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

Pop quiz: Which of these logos belongs to Sony Ericsson and which belongs to Clearwire? If you don’t know the answer, then you’ve justified the federal trademark lawsuit Sony Ericsson just filed. More »


Gadgets

We’re Sorry, Borrowlenses (Or, The Gear That Got Us Through CES)

5:35AM January 11, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

It’s funny, the moments in your life that happen in slow motion. Like watching a $US5000 camera with a $US1700 lens bolted to it tumble onto concrete, followed by an ejaculation of glass. More »


Clearwire Rover: Pay-As-You-Go WiMax By Day, Week Or Month

2:42AM August 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Clearwire just announced Rover, a no-contract service that offers unlimited WiMax goodness for $US5 a day, $US20 a week or $US50 a month. Yep, get ready to start topping up your 4G. More »


Clearwire Conducting Trials On Coexistence Between 4G LTE, WiMAX Technologies

8:03AM August 5, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We know that Clearwire can ditch WiMAX pretty soon, but the company appears to be intent on keeping the technology in its current plans as it announces 4G LTE trials which include tests of “coexistence scenarios between LTE and WiMAX”. More »


Clearwire Adds A Dual-Mode 4G/3G Modem For Macs

1:47AM June 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Sticking to their word about not giving up unlimited data plans, Clearwire’s new 4G/3G dongle is compatible with Macs for the first time, and dances out alongside two more new modems offering up 4G unlimited data/Wi-Fi. More »


Clearwire: We’re Going To Keep Unlimited Data Plans Alive

8:01AM June 5, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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AU: This post is about US-only carriers. -EH

AT&T may be killing unlimited data plans, but wireless broadband provider Clearwire is going to keep giving us what we want. Here’s an explanation of their thoughts on unlimited data and tiered pricing – complete with a jab at AT&T. More »


Mobile

HTC Evo 4G Review: A War Machine

2:12AM June 4, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

You know that scene in Iron Man 2, where Justin Hammer asks Rhodey which weapons he wants inside War Machine – and Rhodey says “all of them”? That’s exactly how the Evo 4G was born. Somebody said “everything”. More »


Clearwire May Ditch WiMAX For LTE Before Even Giving It A Chance

8:46AM May 6, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

WiMAX hasn’t even been deployed properly and Clearwire might already be ditching it for LTE technology. More »