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Topic: CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS

Posted By: Fezziwig on 05/13/14 12:51pm

How horrible! The topic has too much traffic. What a nuisance!

I imagine if Elvis were alive today he'd say "Too many people liked my early recordings and it distracted me from becoming the worlds greatest singer of German leider!"

Posted By: MrWizard on 05/16/14 08:25pm

MrRules wrote:

Since this topic began over five years ago I think it is time to let it rest. technology has changed so much in this interval the discussion is now mute so moderators please remove the topic and save some bandwidth.

Stu

I was tethering my LG AirTel , cell phone back in 2002

Speed has changed, pricing has changed, portable hotspots have become available, phones are micro computers and have Wi-Fi routers
And we are still using them for internet

The topic is just as relevant today as it was five years ago

I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !
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Posted By: ecovidual on 05/19/14 08:48am

Has anyone successfully won the battle for wifi in the wilderness? I do have an iPhone w/ Verizon plan that performs well as a hotspot and have not (yet) had the issue of expensive overage charges. The real issue that I have is that we are often off the beaten path and I need a connection to access online educational program and publish to a blog.

Posted By: MrWizard on 05/20/14 12:05am

there is only one way to connect if there is NO cell coverage

and that is using Satellite Dish internet

it cost more than cellular and is slower
but will connect if you have a clear shot of sky to aim at the Satellite

for most people blogs, email, and facebook etc.. and can wait

usually only people who must maintain a working business presence opt for satellite internet

Posted By: jobythebay on 05/25/14 07:12am

Thank you for keeping this topic. I will post the question on the Newfoundland board but if anyone has experience with phones in Canada, can you give me some advice? 5 weeks is a long time to be away from the Web - yup even though I don't work. Thanks again.

Jo, Elliott, Cloey and Zoey, Havanese sisters
who JUST bought a Georgetown 328TS Class A and will be towing a 2010 Toyota Corolla.

Posted By: ridingonfumes on 05/26/14 01:01am

Yeah with all the changes this is more relevant than ever.

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The Tmobile unlimited true unlimited with no throttling is now available even in prepaid... Because of the failed merger of at&t and Tmobile a couple years back A&TT has to allow Tmobile use of their towers for 10 years. So being with Tmobile now gives you access to both networks....(provided your specific phone has the correct antennas built in)

Posted By: ridingonfumes on 05/26/14 01:06am

If you don't mind being throttled straight talks unlimited talk text web plan for $45 is still the best deal around. They have contracts with Tmobile at and Verizon the network you use through them depends on what phone you have
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Also Wilson electronics does a giveaway almost every Thursday on their blog or their Facebook page... Check it out if you have time : ) I won a sleek 4G signal booster from them

Posted By: dshizzel on 10/11/14 02:06pm

My .02 -- Any Android phone with a data plan -- FoxFi found on the Play Store will turn it into a Wi-Fi hotspot and you can run all your wifi devices on it. This way, you don't have to pay Verizon's ridiculous fee for using data you already paid for as a hotspot.

If this has already been mentioned, my apologies, as I didn't want to read 5 years of posts [emoticon]

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Posted By: MrWizard on 10/12/14 03:16pm

Many of us have FoxFi and love it

Unfortunately , it Doesn't help IF your in the wilderness, and there is no cell tower signal

Posted By: doxiemom11 on 11/22/14 11:07pm

When Millenicom was around, we were able to connect to internet with good speeds in a forest campground where cell phones did not work. You had to drive 1 mile out to the main road for either Verizon or AT&T. Coverage is different between cell and data, so, it is possible to have Wifi when you do not have cell service.
Too bad Verizon stopped allowing Millenicom to resell date/wifi. We had it for several years and always had a connection.

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