Internet on the go for nerds.

[scienceguy0402]

Has anyone found a way to get a reliable stable and most of all fast mobile internet connection on the go in the US. my problem is that i travel for my job as a carnival worker and absolutely need a decent internet connection. most of the places we go don't have a paid wifi hotspot or other form of internet other than cellular 4g and in a few even that is spotty through my carrier sprint. not only that the xbox one doesn't play nice with those sorts of wifi hotspots. the only thing ive come up with is a service like unlimitedville.com where you pay for the device throught the carrier of your chosing and then pay a recuring monthy service fee.  the only thing about it that i don't like is the cost which i wouldn't mind sharing with others provided that they pay a portion of the bill to use my hotspot. all i want though is a decent enough connection to stream linus tech tips videos on youtube in hd and download an update for my xbox etc. in a few hours or less. i have been getting by with wifi hotspot like cablewifi which my parents isp provides unlimited use as long as you have an internet subscription with that company and my phones 8GB hotspot for my finicky xbone. is there a better way can i pick up the mcdonalds wifi two miles away with some fancy antenna or will i have to fork over $300 for the aforementioned hotspot!

[givingtnt]

1 minute ago, scienceguy0402 said:

Has anyone found a way to get a reliable stable and most of all fast mobile internet connection on the go in the US. my problem is that i travel for my job as a carnival worker and absolutely need a decent internet connection. most of the places we go don't have a paid wifi hotspot or other form of internet other than cellular 4g and in a few even that is spotty through my carrier sprint. not only that the xbox one doesn't play nice with those sorts of wifi hotspots. the only thing ive come up with is a service like unlimitedville.com where you pay for the device throught the carrier of your chosing and then pay a recuring monthy service fee.  the only thing about it that i don't like is the cost which i wouldn't mind sharing with others provided that they pay a portion of the bill to use my hotspot. all i want though is a decent enough connection to stream linus tech tips videos on youtube in hd and download an update for my xbox etc. in a few hours or less. i have been getting by with wifi hotspot like cablewifi which my parents isp provides unlimited use as long as you have an internet subscription with that company and my phones 8GB hotspot for my finicky xbone. is there a better way can i pick up the mcdonalds wifi two miles away with some fancy antenna or will i have to fork over $300 for the aforementioned hotspot!

lte ?

[dizmo]

I don't think unlimitedville would really hep you that much if reception is your issue. They use the same Sprint towers.

Honestly, you might just have to suffer through not having great data coverage, or get into another line of work.

[scienceguy0402]

thats basicly what https://www.unlimitedville.com/ is! they use sprint, verizon, at&t, t mobile's networks to provide you with an unlimited data connection. this is the best solution i've found to my problem because its unlimited. i'm just worried about is that if i do shell out the $250 a month for an at&t hotspot will it be worth my money or is there a better route like satellite or something?

[scienceguy0402]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I don't think unlimitedville would really hep you that much if reception is your issue. They use the same Sprint towers.

Honestly, you might just have to suffer through not having great data coverage, or get into another line of work.

reception with sprint is an issue in a few places we go not all but verizon and at&t have the best overall coverage for our route and cover the dead zones sprint does not. is LTE my best option what about hughesnet we travel from florida and make stops in louisiana mississippi illinois tennessee indiana and wisconsin.   

[Mooshi]

All carriers throttle, Verizon true unlimited is for grandfathered plans--unlimited data does not exist for new or even existing customers (I should know given current job) and customers not directly with a carrier will get lower priority to cell towers.

 

None of this seems legit. 

[dizmo]

39 minutes ago, scienceguy0402 said:

reception with sprint is an issue in a few places we go not all but verizon and at&t have the best overall coverage for our route and cover the dead zones sprint does not. is LTE my best option what about hughesnet we travel from florida and make stops in louisiana mississippi illinois tennessee indiana and wisconsin.   

You'd have to look at their coverage map.

[Donut417]

I have T Mobile phone service. Fairly rock solid. Fast depending on where you are. Ive gotten 90 Mbps down before. The only thing is I know Unlimited Ville claims no throttling, T Mobiles Fine print says differently. T Mobile may start throttling around 22 Gigs or so. Depends on congestion. BUT they dont charge overages. 

 

Honestly your only option for Mobile Internet is LTE. As there are no other mobile options I am aware of.