What do you use for internet

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by runawayload, Dec 20, 2012.

  1. Razororange

    Razororange Road Train Member

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    I tether on my Droid Bionic from Verizon. I'm on the old unlimited data plan still. I use the FoxFi app which is a 1 time purchase price of $7 and then it just works. If I'm in an area with 4G coverage my internet speeds are faster than the cable internet at my home.

    I watch a lot of TV and movies on Netflix. Last month I racked up about 60-70GB in usage. Had I been on a tiered plan I would be spending hundreds of dollars on overage charges.
     
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  3. Truck It

    Truck It Light Load Member

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    I was using Millenicom and had good luck with it. They had several options for plans with one being unlimited for 60 a month. I however just cancelled it not because of service and coverage but merely I just never have the time to use it anyway and the little time I do get I just use my smart phone. If I do end up doing a 34 I just watch TV instead or go pick up a 3 for 20 movie deal instead. Just couldn't justify the 60 a month anymore for using it maybe 2 times in a month.
     
  4. iceman3525

    iceman3525 Light Load Member

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    i get my internet thru the truck stop hot spots i pay once a year over all much cheaper the any other way to go about it.. tho i have to be in a flyin J or pilot.. but there #### near everywhere and any shell truck stops have free wi fi.. also park near a hotel/motel u can usualy just farm off theres as well.. anyways happy signal hunting..
     
  5. Zen Trucker

    Zen Trucker Road Train Member

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    Don't pay to tether your phone. Use FoxFi.
     
  6. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Doesn't work with all phones.
     
  7. runawayload

    runawayload Light Load Member

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    I have the iphone 4s so the app would need to come from the app store. Im not going to jailbreak/root just to add a 3rd party app. I did that to my droid and it was never the same after.
     
  8. DrFlush

    DrFlush Road Train Member

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    I have my Sprint droid tethered to my laptop, no overages as Sprint has no data limit on the phone and I use PDanet to tether, the only time I have speed issues is when I am roaming on Verizon, they throttle your service when roaming on thier towers.
     
  9. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    So how is the coverage with Sprint?

    $110 per month is very good for unlimited data.
     
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