[Lvlug] Cox Internet Power Boost and Linux?

[Tom Garland]

On 03/26/2010 07:18 AM, Mike Martinet wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Garland<tom.garland at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Mar 23, 2010 4:25 PM
>
>> I'm also thinking selling my 2 Clear modems for $50
>> each if I switch to Cox. I'm offering them here hoping
>> that if anyone buys them they would bring one of them
>> to our LVLUG meetings.
>>
>> Tom
>
>
> Tom,
>
> Have you been able to get Clear working with Linux?
>
> I've got an older Toshiba laptop I'd like to get a cellular modem for, but I can't seem to figure out which carrier is compatible.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> MjM

Mike, I don't have the USB Clear modem anymore. I
traded it for a second home modem. That way my wife
gets better reception than the USB modem.

The biggest problem with Clear is that I am outside the
service area by about 500 feet and their signal strength
is highly variable. Last night the RSSI was -93 dBm, this
morning it was -82dBm and I was getting 3.77Mbps down
and .76Mbps up. If I can find a way to get at least a 15db
gain antenna with a 25' lead on my modem so I can
mount it up high I should be golden with signal strength.

So far no one has successfully attached an external
antenna to the Clear CPEi25150 home modem.

Tom
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