Any Way to Get Fast Internet In Your Truck ?

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  1. Six9GS

    Six9GS Road Train Member

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    Seems no one has mentioned Sprint yet. That is what I have. I have both a cellphone and tablet from Sprint. Seems OK for the most part. I do OK in most places, and not so good in others. They certainly don't seem to be any worse than others. I wonder if any satellite based I
    Internet stuff is available? Seems that would solve most of the coverage issues. Years ago I knew a guy who had a satellite based internet, sort of. It used a satellite link for download, but a phone line for upload. That was as far back as the late 90's early 2000's. Unsure what satellite based options even exist anymore. But, it would be interesting and potentially advantageous to current cellphone network options.
     
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    The latency on current satellite internet is still over half a second. SpaceX Starlink will be the first to low latency with their satellites in low earth orbit. They could start having some coverage by the end of the year.
     
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    Park next to someone with open wifi...
     
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