Xbox, Playstation, Steam

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  1. Mark_2wain

    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

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    New trucker here. Setting up my truck next week. Want to play games on the road. What's the best WiFi setup for nerds like me?
     
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  3. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    Not gonna happen at the truck stops. You'll want to have a hot spot on your phone or if you have access to charter communications, Time Warner, or Xfinity accounts you can use their hot spots. But those are far and few between at truck stops.

    The truck stop wifi is like logging into a hotel wifi, you connect to a specific website then register.
     
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  4. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    I have my Xbox one on my truck, I update my games when I get home then use my phone's hotspot for online play
     
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    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

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    What kind of phone service/plan do you have?
     
  6. Mark_2wain

    Mark_2wain Light Load Member

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    The guy at Verizon told me playing Xbox through my phone would overheat it.
     
  7. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    Can you not connect to Pilot by setting up the connection without a proxy server, then going in through the browser?
    I used to be able to connect my PS4 this way at Pilot, but haven't tried in about a year. If you call Sony they will walk you through setting it up this way.
    Still kicks you off every few hours though, and you have to sign back in through the browser. Ping is horrendous sometimes, you can't play anything like a 1st person shooter without getting mowed down.
     
  8. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    Just set your phone directly in front of a fan or AC vent, and remove the exterior case. My IPhone overheats if I leave it in an Otterbox or lifeproof case and stream data, but if I remove the case and set it on its side with a fan blowing it doesn't get too hot. My phone has a thermal shutoff anyway, yours likely does as well.
     
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  9. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    I got Sprint, and no using your phone as a hotspot to play online will not overheat it
     
  10. belowspeedlimit

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    Sigh. Is this what trucking has come to.
     
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  11. Gunner75

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    Sigh
    Get over it.
    Why do you care?
     
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