Clearwire is in cash trouble; throttling the reason?

Wonder why you haven't seen Clearwire or Sprint rolling out 4G to any cities lately? Clearwire and Sprint have merged, creating Clear's and Sprint's 4G infrastructure. Clear is in some serious cash trouble, and has not secured future funding.

They are implementing cost cutting measures, which include layoffs, and suspension of additional market roll-outs. Meaning Sprint isn't getting anywhere in this massive, bloody, 4G battle.

I currently am a customer of Clear's, and I can easily guess why Clear is cash-strapped.

Clear isn't completely Clear – I will admit, I can be quite a gullible person, meaning I can trust companies such as Clear. When I signed up, I asked the agent, and several other people if Clear throttled. They, of course said they didn't and told me multiple times that I would not experience any problems with speed, or my connection going down. Well, I believed them, and I signed up.

I have not had any problems with my connection dropping, but speed is a major issue. Clear promises a “super fast” connection ranging from 3-6 Mbps download, and Upload speed topping off at 1 Mbps, with no data cap. Their customer service reps neglect to tell a new customer that Clear will “manage” you.

They do it to provide an “equal experience for all customers.”  I don't download much at all, no movies, just a few songs here and there, yet I am the target of their management system, time after time. When I call and complain, I get “It only lasts 3-4 days, you will be alright.”  That just adds more fuel to the raging fire.

They say they throttle you down to about 0.25 Mpbs down. On my most recent Speedtest, I received 0.18 Mpbs down.

Now, this might not be the only reason Clear is steadily losing money, but I am sure it plays a major roll in it. Needless to say, I am actively looking for a new ISP, and this time, I am doing some research before jumping on the bandwagon.

As of right now, I will not recommend Clear to anyone. If they get something done regarding their throttling, and their horrible customer service, I would consider changing my opinion.