Comments on: Consumer WiMax hardware gets a price. http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/04/consumer-wimax-hardware-gets-a-price/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Buttercup Johnson http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/04/consumer-wimax-hardware-gets-a-price/#comment-1111 Buttercup Johnson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:23:58 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/04/consumer-wimax-hardware-gets-a-price/#comment-1111 Xohm will not have contracts and WiMax hardware will not be subsidized. You can use any compatible hardware with Xohm. From the Xohm website: Pay Your Way Other services offer wireless Internet, but they usually lock you in with contracts and cancellation fees that keep your experience on their terms. As a Xohm member, you’ll get wireless broadband access on yours: By the day or by the month No binding contracts No cancelation fees Simple activation and reactivation http://www.xohm.com/advantages.html Xohm will not have contracts and WiMax hardware will not be subsidized. You can use any compatible hardware with Xohm.

From the Xohm website:

Pay Your Way

Other services offer wireless Internet, but they usually lock you in with contracts and cancellation fees that keep your experience on their terms. As a Xohm member, you’ll get wireless broadband access on yours:
By the day or by the month
No binding contracts
No cancelation fees
Simple activation and reactivation

http://www.xohm.com/advantages.html

]]> By: aerialviews007 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/04/consumer-wimax-hardware-gets-a-price/#comment-1058 aerialviews007 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:40 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/04/consumer-wimax-hardware-gets-a-price/#comment-1058 I'm hoping Sprint will consider letting users have multiple devices on a WiMax contract. I'd be hesitant to buy a N810 with Wimax if it is the only device I can connect to the service. However, if I were able to sign up for a 2 year contract and get a heavily discounted (or free obviously) N810 along with a modem for home use, I'd be all for it. Clearwire operates in the NC area and given that my company will pay for the broadband connection of my choice, I'm tempted to sign up. I've heard bad things about the latency however. I’m hoping Sprint will consider letting users have multiple devices on a WiMax contract. I’d be hesitant to buy a N810 with Wimax if it is the only device I can connect to the service. However, if I were able to sign up for a 2 year contract and get a heavily discounted (or free obviously) N810 along with a modem for home use, I’d be all for it.

Clearwire operates in the NC area and given that my company will pay for the broadband connection of my choice, I’m tempted to sign up. I’ve heard bad things about the latency however.

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