What is best hook up for laptop to get online OTR?!?!

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  1. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    you must be downloading a lot of movies to go over the 5gb.
     
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  3. lil may

    lil may Road Train Member

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    Nope....................................
     
  4. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    I do good to hit 1gb and am online most days. That includes pdf files. I pull a lot of oversize loads and the permits get sent by pdf files
     
  5. B.A.D.

    B.A.D. Light Load Member

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    Does anyone use Netflix to stream movies online instead of downloading?
     
  6. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    yeah its about 750mb per movie. If your going to watch them all weekend, pay your 5 bucks and use the truck stop internet
     
  7. hammer head mn

    hammer head mn Light Load Member

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    is who i have and i watch netflix movies all the time when parked lol.Never have had any issues with them but there is areas where internet isnt fast enough to watch movies.I would recomend them to anybody!
     
  8. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    I haven't read any of this thread.

    $40 for Virgin wireless unlimited GB uses Sprint towers. No contract..............

    It's great.
     
  9. LadyDallasDriver

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    We are using the Virgin Mobile MiFi purchased it when it came out a few months ago. You can have up to 5 computers on it. We pay a flat $40 bucks a month for it. It is a pay as you go type thing so say you don't want to pay it on the day its due its ok you just will not have a connection from it till you pay. For us it has truly been UNLIMITED we have spent many many hours online watching videos, surfing the net and even building and uploading websites. Every now and then we have to reset our account online just click a few buttons and done...no big deal. Sometimes when on the road and traveling we have to take the battery out and restart it but thats a easy fix and still very much worth the flat $40 bucks. We paid $149 for the MiFi and $40 to start unlimited service you can just get the USB and pay I think $79 for it and then the $40. ...NO CONTRACT!!!!


    Runs off of the Sprint network so has been pretty good for the price....just don't expect it to be perfect I know some want perfection.....GOOD LOOK WITH THAT....LOL
     
  10. Sickboy

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    I've been using flyin pilot wifi. I download a LOT of music. Easily over 10gb a month. They just blocked the website I use due to bandwidth problems. I need unlimited gigs. Thought about dish network. Any advice there?
     
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