[occupyaustin-it-assets] Convo re: consolidating Clear accounts

[Gregory Foster]

Let's talk about doing this for the OA FT modems on Wednesday.  We'll be 
all ears for the model you are establishing at FNF to handle this to see 
if we can replicate locally.

gf


On 11/14/11 4:42 PM, Charles N Wyble wrote:
> Fnf is ready to go on this in all regards. We can open the account, take the money and pay the bill
>
> Gregory Foster<gfoster at entersection.org>  wrote:
>
>> I'd like to encourage us to initiate a conversation about the pro's&
>> con's of consolidating our individual contracts with Clear into a
>> business-class tier of service.  This is a conversation we need to
>> broach with FNF as part of the dialogue (I've cc:ed Charles), as they
>> are exploring similar avenues with regards to rolling out provisioned
>> FreedomTowers nationwide.  We have not had a problem locally getting
>> folks to donate their resources to provision Clear accounts under their
>> names.  But those accounts can be pulled at any time, and these folks
>> are also undertaking liability.
>>
>> Can we get our ducks in a row as regards full knowledge of our options
>> BEFORE we involve OA finance?  I'll put out some feelers to see if I
>> can ascertain current plans re: incorporation, financial liquidity,
>> whether the DBA can suffice for opening an account w/ Clear, etc.
>>
>> Charles, any word from FNF as regards this question?  Seems like either
>> way we're going to need to do something locally since the Austin FT is
>> only one pair of modems from the total set.
>>
>> gf
>>
>>
>> On 11/14/11 2:08 PM, OccupyAustin.org WebTeam 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
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