Schneider choice.... starting with my prequel

Your truck decides where you will pick it up!

 

I use Verizon and the service is great. 2 things though, with a 5g data plan, it runs about $120 a month. Second thing is, 5g ain't much to work with. If you confine your activities to the internet, you'll have more than enough. But, 5g's won't be nearly enough to watch a bunch of movies and stuff.

But, the speed is excellent, and the coverage area is unrivaled. Also, you can get a free hot spot app on either FoxFy or Google (depending on how old your device is.......new droids won't do FoxFi, but there is a free app in the google play store.......so, don't pay extra for Verizon's wifi....you don't need it.

 

Hey Mike Welcome to this crazy family we have. I use my sprint phone as a hotspot its been pretty reliable so far

 

I have a Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE with 10gb of data a month. Works great and it costs about $80/month. IMO it is worth every penny.

 

Mike: Congrats on your new venture!
This guy has a thread that might be helpful to you regarding trucking internet...
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-cellular-voice-data-coverage-maps-truck.html

 

Most new Androids and iPhones have the hotspot feature free on Verizon anyway, why would you need an app?

 

at one time, they used to charge $35 a month for it

 

Sprint tried to do that to me. So I rooted my phone and they can kiss my ***. I use Cyanogenmod on my Galaxy S3. Works great. But also voids your warranty in most cases. But I have unlimited data and free tethering and have had no issues for over a year.

 

Dieselfuelonly: Do any of Schneider's contract trucks come with an APU or is it an option?

A former employee of mine drove for Schneider for 6 years and loved it; he only left to get into aviation. I never really considered Schneider before that and have been looking at their Choice program, but for me, having an APU is mandatory. I hate idling.