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JaBob
Explorer
May 13, 2014

Clear internet access

Went with Vierizon 4 lite access and ny data usage has jumped to 9 Geg. I have 2 IPhones and 2 IPads. Never download movies or stream tv. Soninlow want me to go with Clear. $90 for equipment and no monthly charges. Any thoughts on Clear?

Bob
  • You need to be aware that there are a whole bunch of things you can do to cut your internet charges on those i devices. There are a number of apps that you can shut down when you are not actively using them, and others that you can make stick only to wifi when it is available. With that much data usage, even with 4 devices going, you have apps running amok.
  • Force updates while on wifi only. Stop background data. I was up to 20 gig but now that I'm home I went with dsl for the summer. Verizon will go to 50 gig for $375.00 a month. lol the verizon data plan is over for us.
  • "Any thoughts on Clear?"

    I can't post what I think of them or I'd get booted off here.
    Maybe they have changed but when we had them had nothing but problems. When it worked it worked real good but to many times nothing.

    I will say there customer service was very helpful and could tell me that me my cell tower was down again (I knew its number by heart back then) and they would read to me over the phone what the field tech wrote down as to why it is still broken.

    (don't laugh) "Field rep unable to access site".

    Well ya, it was on top of a water tower and field tech people wouldn't be there at appointed time for the water dist guy to open fence. Not once but over and over. Called water dist guy he said they have one hour window with appointment and they never kept it, so they would leave to do other stuff. Can't blame them either.

    And many places no service at all where other companies did.
  • there is a Data Manager app for you I products that will show the usage on each device which would help you keep track of the usage. Of course you would have to add the totals together to get the total usage.
    From that you could see which device is using the most internet.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    I read the news article someone linked to about Clear being shut down. NO mention that I saw of "Clear" but it did talk about Sprint's WiMax service.

    There are only about 4 major carriers
    Verizon
    AT*T
    T-MOBILE
    Sprint

    Of the 4 SPRINT is the one most likely to give you NO SERVICE

    Verizon, (So I am told) the most likely to give you GOOD coverage.

    T-mobile. the one I use.

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