My wife and I have recently become otr truck drivers. We are currently in training and would like to know which mobile internet service provider we should get. We currently have Metro PCS for our smart phones which was fine as long as we stayed in Jacksonville FL but is completely inadequate in cross country applications. Not so much a problem with talk and text, but the mobile internet drops to 1x on the phone outside major cities (and even IN some major cities. Chicago IL, for example, may as well be Menomonie WI as far as Metro PCS internet is concerned). 1x, I have been told, isn't even 3g ( I have an internet clocking app on my phone and apparently 1x is actually 1g. Very slow indeed). My trainer has Verizon, which he tells me he never has a problem with an internet connection. In fact, he says that he pretty much can rely on a 4 g connection wherever he is. The problem is, although I have used Verizon's services in the past and have found them not only very reliable and good with customer service, they are ridiculously expensive. Especially since they do not offer unlimited data. I was wondering if anyone could give some feedback on the other major service providers as to their mobile internet reliability, talk and text reliability, cost, whether data is unlimited, whether I will have to sign a contract (I hate those), etc... As we are going to be team drivers, I am particularly interested in feedback relating to internet reliability while the truck is moving. I figure we are going to need high speed internet that will be able to stream video such as Netflix. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Doug
What mobile internet provider should i get?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by drando9012, Jul 13, 2013.
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