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HAHAHAHAA ooooh my god. you make me laugh. I can explain that one. You haven't even tried to troubleshoot that one. You probably have cookies and temporary internet files dating back to 1999, windows 98 with IE 5.0 and plenty of spyware to go with it. Probably have a POS firewall and antivirus too. Hey, you could be right, it could be clearwire's fault. Have you had your modem on for 3 months? lol. People are sooo going to rap on me for this but I don't really care go ahead lol.
no I format my computer every 6 months or so, I am a computer science student so eh no I'm not a freakin idiot.....
No spyware I run the 3 amigos adaware, spybot and antivir XP I don't have any trojan horse viruses on my computer (I know because I can even code trojans and know what to look for in the registry) I NEVER download P2P thats what tunneling through my college proxy is for.....
and I reset my broadband modem on average 6 -7 times a night and I never leave the modem on all night.......
also I use firefox cookie addon to add and edit or extend validation time of my cookies so NO again I don't have bad cookies also my net history is set to 0 so my computer doesn't retain temp files.... for longer that 24 hrs at which point i USUALLY DELETE JUST IN CASE...
I run IE 7, firefox 2 and opera through XP OS.
I use to use sygate firewall untill I codded my own in JAVA and python for my 4th year project and now I use that one....
Get your facts straight before you flame noob!
P.S I just got a reply email stating clearwire where in fact in the wrong as there cell got massive congestion at that time from a P2P dler.....
Last edited by mothball; 5th March 2007 at 11:15 PM.
no I format my computer every 6 months or so, I am a computer science student so eh no I'm not a freakin idiot.....
No spyware I run the 3 amigos adaware, spybot and antivir XP I don't have any trojan horse viruses on my computer (I know because I can even code trojans and know what to look for in the registry) I NEVER download P2P thats what tunneling through my college proxy is for.....
and I reset my broadband modem on average 6 -7 times a night and I never leave the modem on all night.......
also I use firefox cookie addon to add and edit or extend validation time of my cookies so NO again I don't have bad cookies also my net history is set to 0 so my computer doesn't retain temp files.... for longer that 24 hrs at which point i USUALLY DELETE JUST IN CASE...
I run IE 7, firefox 2 and opera through XP OS.
I use to use sygate firewall untill I codded my own in JAVA and python for my 4th year project and now I use that one....
Get your facts straight before you flame noob!
P.S I just got a reply email stating clearwire where in fact in the wrong as there cell got massive congestion at that time from a P2P dler.....
So there you have it mothball ,
because some idiots want to download p2p and get there stuff for Free
it affected your service.
thats why clearwire has a p2p policy and those people abusing the network get cut off , i am a paying member of a few music sites and i dont have any problems downloading.
People like you who think they know everything about anything to do with Pc
and the internet or anything related to it. Or more often the cause of there
problems.Why are you still a clearwire customer if you think they are slower than dial up. no doubt using clearwire to post this message..
So there you have it mothball ,
because some idiots want to download p2p and get there stuff for Free
it affected your service.
thats why clearwire has a p2p policy and those people abusing the network get cut off , i am a paying member of a few music sites and i dont have any problems downloading.
People like you who think they know everything about anything to do with Pc
and the internet or anything related to it. Or more often the cause of there
problems.Why are you still a clearwire customer if you think they are slower than dial up. no doubt using clearwire to post this message..
you can't use p2p with clearwire they block all the ports,so infact clearwire have lied to the op and all their customers with their sales pitch and false advertising.
Clearwire is only good if your a nightowl,from 1 in the day untill 1 in the morning be prepared for crap speeds and lame excuses plus the ever present
of moving your modem around.
you can't use p2p with clearwire they block all the ports,so infact clearwire have lied to the op and all their customers with their sales pitch and false advertising.
Clearwire is only good if your a nightowl,from 1 in the day untill 1 in the morning be prepared for crap speeds and lame excuses plus the ever present
of moving your modem around.
I couldn't agree more. I get the same picture. Ports block and very low speed. And this is probably also why Skype is not working, they just fail to realise that.
I know some users are happy with Clearwire, but those users would most likely also be happy on an ISDN line.
I am leaving this company as a customer. I even have to enter this post from my work, because loading this page on my "broadband" would take too long.
I couldn't agree more. I get the same picture. Ports block and very low speed. And this is probably also why Skype is not working, they just fail to realise that.
I know some users are happy with Clearwire, but those users would most likely also be happy on an ISDN line.
I am leaving this company as a customer. I even have to enter this post from my work, because loading this page on my "broadband" would take too long.
Skype is skypes problem there are many other voip systems which work just fine freecall.com blueface people think skype is the be all and end all of voip
this page opens in about three seconds flat for me. i use blueface with ease
speed test 1.683 kbps download fair enough its not 2 meg but not a mile off.
its the same with most other providers worse in irish bb ripwave is more like rip off . but i realise you get what you pay for look around you will see.
Skype is skypes problem there are many other voip systems which work just fine freecall.com blueface people think skype is the be all and end all of voip
this page opens in about three seconds flat for me. i use blueface with ease
speed test 1.683 kbps download fair enough its not 2 meg but not a mile off.
its the same with most other providers worse in irish bb ripwave is more like rip off . but i realise you get what you pay for look around you will see.
I was previously with NTL and got a 6 meg line, which was indeed a 6 meg line. No problem what so ever. Even Skype worked great. Unfortunately I just moved to an area where NTL can't provide Internet. The only ISP I have heard of so far having issues with Skype is Clearwire.
The main reason I see why Skype is having great problems on Clearwire network is that the upload speed is way too low and unreliable. I know there are other products out there, but the main reason for using Skype is that it is translated into loads of languages and all my friends and family are around Europe. So they can have Skype in their native language, which is handy.
I do not like the idea that some ISP tells me which product to use. Just provide me with a real Internet line (which I pay for)and I will use whatever I feel like using. It works very well on the continent, so I see no reason why it shouldn't work here.
I am having a 2 meg line with Clearwire but I have never been close to that speed. I got 4 lights out of 5 so I am in good sight of the cell. My average speed is a little less than 1 meg when I test outside of peak hours. When testing during peak hours I have something like an ISDN line.
I have been spoiled with Internet on the continent for the last 10 years and there you can get some serious Internet connections and I just wonder why it seems to be so bad here in Ireland. Not just Clearwire, but most ISPs are performing badly.
And while we are here, why not also speak about watching TV over your Internet line. Previously I was watching news from around Europe, because the news in Ireland is more or less just a report from Garda about crime instead of whats really going on. So watching news from other sources is simply impossible because of the lack of speed. I used to have a subscribtion with Eurosport to watch Tour de France and winter Olympics (because they don't get any TV time here), but I can kiss that goodbye until I find myself another ISP.
So my conclusion is, that Clearwire can provide Internet for primitive Internet usage (web, blog and e-mail), but if you want to use Internet something more sophisticated (VoIP, TV, Video, Radio) just forget about it.
Last edited by jch; 9th March 2007 at 02:33 PM.
Reason: Additional points
People like you who think they know everything about anything to do with Pc
and the internet or anything related to it.
I'm detecting another clearwire employee, strange how the only people that seem to protect crapwire is the people working for it or have worked for...
anyway dude I spend every minuet of everyday learning as much as I can about computers! I know how to program in 18 different languages and have started and sold a software company for advanced encryption methods better than MD5 for large companies and banks (admitidly not for very much!). so I think it's fair to say I know a hell of a lot about computers, CERTAINLY more than the clearwire support team and you!
Also all I ever hear from "people like you" is denying there is a problem all you freakin have to do is look at the 100's of posts from clearwire users asking what the hell is wrong with clearwire! Also I didn't use clearwire to post the message I used my dial up ....ugh! And why am I not surprised that I am now back home in Dundalk and I have a dl speed of 250kbps again! and no P2P user this time!!!
Finally believe me I would LOVE to swith providers but i needed a portable modem to take up and down with me to dublin, and irishBB hadn't coverage in my area!
Stop making excuses and remove the thumps!
P.S. Skype is not Skype's problem (shows how much you claim to know) I Skype has erros in loss of connection of ping issues it's the ISP not Skype!
Last edited by mothball; 9th March 2007 at 09:36 PM.
Clearwire perfectly understands the basics of networking,
they were taken to court and lost in the us by another voip operator
for blocking their ports thus rendering the voip clients from using its service resulting in lost revenue and client base.
To be completely honest its not clearwire who is at fault here BUT they do take advantage of our governments complete lack of addressing our bb issues.
The only reason people use clearwire and companies of the such are because
Eircom is way to expensive,bt is unreliable due to it renting from eircom,
it is their only option in many areas because of the lack of bb lines available
and comreg couldn't care less.
I'm detecting another clearwire employee, strange how the only people that seem to protect crapwire is the people working for it or have worked for...
anyway dude I spend every minuet of everyday learning as much as I can about computers! I know how to program in 18 different languages and have started and sold a software company for advanced encryption methods better than MD5 for large companies and banks (admitidly not for very much!). so I think it's fair to say I know a hell of a lot about computers, CERTAINLY more than the clearwire support team and you!
Actually I have seen a few customers support clearwire but you're right there aren't many. Just out of curiosity, how long did it take to learn 18 different programming languages and what languages? It must've taken a long time and a lot of work. I'm impressed.
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Also all I ever hear from "people like you" is denying there is a problem all you freakin have to do is look at the 100's of posts from clearwire users asking what the hell is wrong with clearwire!
Not completely true but I have seen it. Did you even read my other post? I admitted that I was a former employee but that I don't support clearwire any more than you.I was just in an annoyed mood the other day and thought I would respond that way because I felt like it.
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Stop making excuses and remove the thumps!
Well then. I'm actually not in Ireland but in the USA. I don't know about out there (also from what I've seen although there are problems in the USA it looks like they're even worse in Ireland) but in the USA, the support does try to do what they can for the customer, although there isn't always a lot that they can do. Sometimes things happen with the wireless signal which makes it not completely reliable. You should be able to expect that from any wireless internet company. Clearwire frankly is not the best for everyone, but is sufficient for some, who in the right circumstances can get the normal speeds, which, in reality, still would not be the best for gaming, downloading or streaming. I would try to get at least 3 Mbps for that, personally. If all you need is to check email and basic internet use, ifyou actually can get a decent signal and it works normally, its usually fine. As you can see, I'm supporting both sides of the issue here, not making any excuses, and not just supporting clearwire. I admit that for some people, clearwire can be crap. But there are some out there that it works fine for. Actually I just felt like putting this all in because you're entertaining to talk to and use your points because you get pissed no matter what I say.
It's offical Clearwire "Boradband" is now slower than 56k dial up!!
It actually took me 10 mins to upload this file lol!
I noticed playing WoW that my ping went up to 3600ms I tought this was strange as the modem has had a solid 5 bars no flicking to 4 or 3 SOLID 5!
Tested my speed and waaaay it's ****wire again!
I can even see the cell from my window its has slowly being going this way for quite some time! but strange the way I'm not actually suprized!!
NOTE:: IF YOU LIVE IN DUNDALK DO NOT GET CRAPWIRE!!!
I am going to agree with the original poster, dont bother with Clearwire in Dundalk, here is how my connection was in January:
After about thirty emails back and forth they agreed to cancel the contract though, so all was not bad, but I wouldnt go back there again, thats for sure.
Except for that one drop, those speeds are pretty normal, but that download is horrible. I'm so sorry, and I feel your pain, as my internet speeds are about 200kbps down right now :P
Actually I have seen a few customers support clearwire but you're right there aren't many. Just out of curiosity, how long did it take to learn 18 different programming languages and what languages? It must've taken a long time and a lot of work. I'm impressed.
HTML, PHP, Javascript, JAVA SE 6, JAVA SE 7 (same language with a whole bunch of new syntax), Perl, Python, C, C++, Brain****, Construction, SQL (so easy it shouldn't really be counted), Batch, Core2, D, Jbed, Haskell, Mercury (recently), XML. Yes it did take me a long time almost 15 years.
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Originally Posted by Shaldares
Not completely true but I have seen it. Did you even read my other post? I admitted that I was a former employee but that I don't support clearwire any more than you.I was just in an annoyed mood the other day and thought I would respond that way because I felt like it.
You don't support Clearwire any more than me? Well then why where you here insulting people who where annoyed at CL?
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Originally Posted by Shaldares
Well then. I'm actually not in Ireland but in the USA. I don't know about out there (also from what I've seen although there are problems in the USA it looks like they're even worse in Ireland) but in the USA, the support does try to do what they can for the customer, although there isn't always a lot that they can do. Sometimes things happen with the wireless signal which makes it not completely reliable. You should be able to expect that from any wireless internet company. Clearwire frankly is not the best for everyone, but is sufficient for some, who in the right circumstances can get the normal speeds, which, in reality, still would not be the best for gaming, downloading or streaming. I would try to get at least 3 Mbps for that, personally. If all you need is to check email and basic internet use, ifyou actually can get a decent signal and it works normally, its usually fine. As you can see, I'm supporting both sides of the issue here, not making any excuses, and not just supporting clearwire. I admit that for some people, clearwire can be crap. But there are some out there that it works fine for. Actually I just felt like putting this all in because you're entertaining to talk to and use your points because you get pissed no matter what I say.
LOL! 3MB line to play games!? I have played games quite easily on dial up! i.e. Guild Wars. I would have no problem if my line was a 300Kbs line if that is what I signed a contract for. They advertise a 2000Kbs line it's false advertisment and is boarder line scamming! Also most good internet operators DO supply the full DL as advertised and using the excuse "but all the others are just as bad" is not acceptable!
You don't support Clearwire any more than me? Well then why where you here insulting people who where annoyed at CL?
um... you just quoted the answer. I haven't really insulted anyone since the first time I was here, and as I just said in what you quoted, I was bored and in an annoyed mood at the time so I posted that because I felt like it at the time. lol.....
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LOL! 3MB line to play games!? I have played games quite easily on dial up! i.e. Guild Wars. I would have no problem if my line was a 300Kbs line if that is what I signed a contract for. They advertise a 2000Kbs line it's false advertisment and is boarder line scamming! Also most good internet operators DO supply the full DL as advertised and using the excuse "but all the others are just as bad" is not acceptable!
wow gaming on dial up without problems? honestly that surprises me. I've had quite a bit of problems back when I used to play starcraft on dial up years ago. Also, it depends on what kind of games you're playing and how many connections you have. I at times have 2+ computers and 2+ xbox 360s online (or I used to, and probably will again) which would take up quite a bit of bandwidth. Also I prefer higher speeds for any downloading or streaming. Just makes everything a little easier.
The only reason people use clearwire and companies of the such are because
Eircom is way to expensive,bt is unreliable due to it renting from eircom,
it is their only option in many areas because of the lack of bb lines available
and comreg couldn't care less.
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I'm sorry but I diagree with that, clearwire, crapwire, s*itwire, clear dial-up for crapwire...Is probablaly the worst ISP in the whole country guarenteed...
Eircom, Chorus, Digiweb, Breeze (IBB) I don't think they are as nearly as bad as clearwire....
OK IBB breeze free installation 35 a month 2mb speed no caps or do they block ports...
Chorus, OK with ntl you have to subscrice to tv, but with Chorus you don't you just have to have a CATV point in the house...
6mb speed 40gb allowance 39.99 per month first 3 months free, free intallation & connection...
Ok Eircom 24.18 rental and 29.99 2mb broadband 54.17 a month...
Digiweb 19.99 a month phone & internet, no line rental....
Oh yes crapwire....
you know the add "4 words describe crapwire broadband and wherever you take your crapwire broadband have a nice day" I just wanna kill that guy...
39.99 per month free connection if you go with them for 2 years (2 years)
Eircom 6 months,
Chorus 1 yr
Digiweb 1 yr IBB 1 yr..
Who has ever heard of any contract where you have to stay for more than one year...
Crapwire,
Crapspeed,
Crap support,
Oh and wherever you take your crapwire broadband - have a crap day
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Lol!! Explain This One Clearwire!! 
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