[occupyaustin-it-assets] [occupyaustin-volunteers] Whats up?

[James Casey]

>From a quick search around the topic, it definitely looks like Clear is
scamming people.  TOS redefines "unlimited use" to mean they can screw you.
 Maybe Sprint is a better alternative.

-- Jim

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:08 PM, OccupyAustin.org WebTeam <
info at occupyaustin.org> wrote:

> Greg,
>
> The story goes like this...
>
> Day One: 1.1Gb Bandwidth Used - Received the device and tested
>
> Day Two: 4.7Gb Bandwidth Used - Live-Streamed GA and used in WebTeam
> Meeting
>
> Day Three: Speeds where very slow - .46Mbs Down / 1.8Mbs Up - contacted
> Clear technical support and after wading through much bullshit, including a
> lady telling me my router was "tired" and to turn it off of 2 to 12 hours,
> I was finally able to get a supervisor to admit that they use a program to
> automatically throttle anyone using "too much" bandwidth in an effort to
> make things "fair" for their other customers. Anyone who trips this usage
> monitor automatically gets put on a special list. In my case it was because
> I used over 2.5Gb in one day.
>
> Clear is obviously not unlimited... so I cancelled immediately because
> they do not offer an upgrade options for truly unlimited service... which I
> would have gladly paid.
>
> This article offers further examples as well:
>
>
> http://ventspace.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/confirmed-clear-wimax-bandwidth-throttling/
>
>
> Anton
>
> Web Team
> OccupyAustin.org
> We are the 99%
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Gregory Foster <gfoster at entersection.org>wrote:
>
>>  On 11/14/11 8:47 AM, OccupyAustin.org WebTeam wrote:
>>
>> Clear will throttle speeds to .50Mbs if used for this purpose. I was
>> throttled after 1 day of use.
>>
>>
>> The way you've described Clear's action, that would be a violation of
>> their own Terms of Service which can be contested.  One of the reasons why
>> the IT group has been preferencing Clear for communications is their
>> hands-off approach to network management - unless they observe a problem
>> with abuse of bandwidth, in which case they are empowered to make these
>> kinds of decisions.
>>
>> Anton, can you send a description of the problem you've encountered and
>> your communications with Clear to the IT magnets [ it at occupyaustin.org ]
>> and we'll see what options we have.  Anyone else who has observed bandwidth
>> limitations on Clear devices please notify us.  As we have so many Clear
>> devices associated with the occupation, we may be able to consolidate our
>> plans and shift to a different service level.
>>
>> gf
>>
>>
>> On 11/14/11 8:47 AM, OccupyAustin.org WebTeam wrote:
>>
>> FYI
>>
>> Clear will throttle speeds to .50Mbs if used for this purpose. I was
>> throttled after 1 day of use.
>>
>> Anton
>>
>> Web Team
>> OccupyAustin.org
>> We are the 99%
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Jim C <morlog at mail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> yes there is still a need for a broadband wifi hotspot or a 4g dongle
>>> that will work with a linux system at city hall to help with the
>>> livestream.  Also any type of comunications equipment would be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: Sam Orr
>>>
>>> Sent: 11/12/11 01:21 PM
>>>
>>> To: occupyaustin-volunteers at foojutsu.org
>>>
>>> Subject: [occupyaustin-volunteers] Whats up?
>>>
>>>  Hey did you guys still need help with the communications stuff? If so
>>> hit me back.
>>>
>>>    --
>> Gregory Foster || gfoster at entersection.org
>> @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/
>>
>>
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