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WiMAX was a sweet idea but worked liked shit in reality... I know, I worked for Clear at launch selling it. I couldn't even use it in my apartment 10 blocks awa
by rubyn00bie 7y ago
WiMAX was a sweet idea but worked liked shit in reality... I know, I worked for Clear at launch selling it. I couldn't even use it in my apartment 10 blocks away from a tower. We actually had to install a special tower, in our store, because it got no signal either...
It was so frustrating to sell something and have it returned because they didn't have service even though we said they did. Metal roof? That's no good. Metal building? That's worse. Concrete? Sorry. Wood? Maybe... if you're not blocked by a large metal or concrete building. Oh too many people joined and now you don't get a reliable signal?
They refused to sell it to you because it wouldn't have worked.
It also fucked with certain satellite radio frequencies and other weird shit you wouldn't expect.
WiMAX was a 10/10 idea, but a 0/10 everything else.
- Fnoord 7y agoWiMAX also lacked backwards compatibility, which 4G had with 2/3G.