XOHM? Not anymore. It'll be Clear. Soon.
With the world watching, Sprint Nextel launched its next-generation mobile Internet network in Baltimore, of all places, in late September/early October. It was called XOHM.
Checking my email inbox this morning, I learned that XOHM will soon be no more. (Now don't start hyperventilating yet. Read on.)
Instead, following a multi-billion-dollar deal announced back in May, Sprint finally spun off its XOHM division to Clearwire, a Kirkland, Wash., company whose sole goal is to build out a new wireless data network that Sprint, in part, started work on.
Clearwire said it will replace the XOHM brand name with "Clear" in "the coming months," according to the press release. It said it "expects current XOHM customers will not experience any impact as a result of the transaction, and they will continue to enjoy the current benefits of various notebook computing, portable media and Internet devices, service plans and features."
Here's hoping the transition goes off without a hitch. For all you early adopters in Baltimore who've tried XOHM -- er, soon-to-be Clear -- what are your impressions of it so far?
Categories: Computers, Technology, WiMAX Watch
Comments
I thought XOHM was a terrible name, but "Clear" is even worse!
Posted by: Hal Laurent | December 1, 2008 12:16 PM
We've had our Xohm modem since the service was launched a couple of months ago. (I was thrilled to dump Comcast). Worked great at first, but reception seems to be touch and go. In the first week, I called a customer service rep and wasn't on hold for very long at all - plus he was very friendly and helpful.
We called this weekend though when our service had been down for about a half an hour and hung up after being on hold for over 30 mins.
Right now, we have service every other minute it seems. One minute everything's great - then we lose the signal and have to wait until it's back to resume surfing. I'm still holding out hope they can get this all worked out. And I'll call customer service again when I'm feeling more patient.
Ed. note: Kate, please shoot me an email letting me know the neighborhood in the Baltimore area you live. How's your coverage area look on the XOHM map that Sprint has online? - Gus
Posted by: Kate Gardes | December 13, 2008 1:24 AM