truckstop wifi

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  1. Texas2Colorado

    Texas2Colorado Bobtail Member

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    Does truck stop wifi suck?
     
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  3. wannaBTrucker

    wannaBTrucker Bobtail Member

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    Many do but they charge you a rate, I haven't been on the road in a while but I think it was like 4-5 bucks for the hour. You can also sign up for plans that get you a whole year, but you should know that truck stop wifi isn't very good unless you are close to the actual building if you are parked in the back it will be really sloooow. There are a couple places that had free wifi like the Bosselmans in Nebraska.
     
  4. wannaBTrucker

    wannaBTrucker Bobtail Member

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    ^ what he said, or get a smart phone they do many of the things laptops do these days.
     
  5. 7122894003481

    7122894003481 Bobtail Member

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    If I went over the road, Id definitely have an air card. I wouldnt even mess with truck stop wifi.
     
  6. SmoothBore

    SmoothBore Medium Load Member

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    Once I discovered there was a lot more to the internet than porn, I got an aircard through sprint....The only problem is, not everywhere you'll have service and there is no real unlimited anymore...So, depending how much you use it.....
     
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  7. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Fuel Stops used to have decent Wifi until the major chains contracted with Wandering Wifi . If that's what they have don't waste your money on it . Some smaller stops offer free WiFi that is much better .
    I have a Verizon MiFi and the only place I couldn't get a signal was Steele , MO
     
  8. rodzilla

    rodzilla Light Load Member

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    Get a 4g smart phone. It blows anything else out of the water
     
  9. gravdigr

    gravdigr Road Train Member

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    I am unimpressed with the ta/petro wifi. Hardly works most of the time. Pilot wifi isn't bad. It's around $4/24hr or $20/month. Sometimes my phone doesn't get good connection or I want to download larger files and use the truckstop wifi.
     
  10. vinsanity

    vinsanity Road Train Member

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    I just tether my Android.
     
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