How or who do you use for internet?

I have the Millenicom Unlimited plan. HIGH speed - often faster than my home DSL, good signal, excellent service. Added an external antenna for weak signal areas which are few. When working the load boards this service is invaluable. Millenicom is da' bomb!

 

I "tethered" with my Sprint phone for about 3 years before I got the Sprint Card. I even went back; for a short time, to a "tethered" connection about two years ago when I had to replace my card. Service was REAL SLOW in a lot of areas where I have decent connection now.

 

I have/use the Novatel U720 (USB) modem with Sprint that I bought off EBay for $30. It seems to get better reception than my Sprint PCMCIA Card (that I SOLD on EBay for $70) PLUS there is a place to connect an external antenna if I wish.

 

Sprint Mobile Broadband Sierra Wireless. It's fast if I'm somewhere in an outlying region of a metropolitan city, but most of the time I'm only in one long enough to snag or get rid of a load to avoid traffic so I go back on the regular network and cringe waiting for crumbs to fall like pennies from heaven out in the middle of no-where.

 

After all the misc charges about $72 a month. I think I have insurance and warranty that makes it higher. I used to use the hotspots too but they got too laggy and unreliable for the money I put down. Seems like the free wifi at the rest stops works better than most truck stops that make you pay for their crap.

 

I also have a Verizon Aircard... On the unlimited for $59.99 but I have had that plan for almost 3 years.

 

Could not agree more. I just switched to ATT a few months ago from verizon and when you get 3g it is wonderfull but if you only get 2g you better not be in a hurry. My problem with verizon was if you are in Ok,Ak(expect i40 from little rock to memphis), La (i20,i49), Ms, Tx panhandle you could not get on. With ATT i have not found anyplace yet where i could not connect. (albeit sometimes slow)

 

I was tethered with my Alltel phone and that worked amazingly after I got the plans done right (actually an easy fix with the unlimited text plan), and avoided the $500 a month charge for boredom by using too much data..

AT&T told me that can tether with my wifes Blackberry, however not with my iPhone. Look it up, the info has to be out there!

NOTE: CENTENNIAL (waste of wireless money) will NOT tether however they will rip ya off on a data card/plan. (most likely the reason for not allowing tethering to their phones)..

Just my cent and a halfs worth.. The other half cent went to pay for the per diem processing fee..

 

Actually you can tether with an iPhone using an app called PDAnet. google "pdanet for iphone" and click the first link.

 

At home I have Comcast cable internet. Not sure what my guy uses on the road. It never occurred to me to ask him. I think he just hacks in to whatever wi-fi signal is strongest.