Last year we noted on customers that reported that Clearwire was throttling customers who downloaded too much data within a short amount of time. Clearwire is now facing a potential class action lawsuit from angry customers who say they were promised high speed internet, only to get throttled back to near dial up speeds. This suit was filed earlier this month in a federal court in Seattle, accusing the company of practices similar to a Ponzi scheme. The 15 plaintiffs in this case allege "Clearwire advertises and sells a service, knowing in advance that there is no way it can provide such service on an ongoing basis. Someday, if Clearwire sells enough subscriptions, it may have sufficient funds to go back and create the infrastructure to support its Internet service and make good on its promises.”
The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status as well as damages for Clearwire's deception. Clearwire responded: “Our network management practices comply with applicable law and are consistent with our acceptable use policy. The lawsuit grossly mischaracterizes how we operate our network, and we plan a vigorous defense against the allegations.” Their 4G WiMAX service is currently available in 70+ markets, mirroring the coverage that Sprint offers with their 4G WiMAX smartphones and wireless modems. The major difference between Sprint and CLEAR is that Sprint doesn't throttle 4G connections and allows users truly unlimited access to their network.
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The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status as well as damages for Clearwire's deception. Clearwire responded: “Our network management practices comply with applicable law and are consistent with our acceptable use policy. The lawsuit grossly mischaracterizes how we operate our network, and we plan a vigorous defense against the allegations.” Their 4G WiMAX service is currently available in 70+ markets, mirroring the coverage that Sprint offers with their 4G WiMAX smartphones and wireless modems. The major difference between Sprint and CLEAR is that Sprint doesn't throttle 4G connections and allows users truly unlimited access to their network.
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