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They are preparing to fight off 4G wireless. Here in Austin, Clear is marketing their wireless full tilt: all the media and even door to door (had two salesmen
by mschwar99 16y ago
They are preparing to fight off 4G wireless.
Here in Austin, Clear is marketing their wireless full tilt: all the media and even door to door (had two salesmen come by). The pitch is that the service is as good as cable broadband (for the "average household") and available everywhere (home, office, kid's school, on the commute).
No idea if that is true yet, but its easy to see how it could eventually be. Makes sense to band together against a common threat.
- endtwist 16y agoMy guess is that you're 95% correct: they're likely warding off Verizon, who has become a major threat to all three companies. Offering FiOS TV, FiOS internet, phone, and wireless cell service is tough to compete with — even if you already offer three of the four. So, these three companies are trying to prevent people from switching entirely to Verizon because they already have/are considering Verizon's wireless service. Or something to that effect. (Note: I'm from the NY Metro area, so I've kept an eye on all these companies offerings the past few years.)
- mschwar99 16y agoMakes sense to start in an area where some of the big players have territory that overlaps. To be clear though - companies like Clear and Sprint aren't just selling 4g wireless devices, they are selling hotspots filling the roll of routers that supplant a home internet connection all together. When Verizon gets in the game - maybe FIOS for heavy need households, 4g hotspot for a light duty setup?
- notauser 16y agoI bet they are getting some nice aggregate statistics as well. Just logging your home use isn't as good as capturing nearly all of your traffic, even when mobile, for analysis and sale to marketing companies.