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Just as an anecdote / FYI, since I had an LLC registered, I signed up for Teltik which uses T-Mobile and got a 5MB/month hotspot plan through them. Got my dad a

Just as an anecdote / FYI, since I had an LLC registered, I signed up for Teltik which uses T-Mobile and got a 5MB/month hotspot plan through them. Got my dad a nice LTE hotspot (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5ASNTE/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5ASNTE/) and that's what he uses for his home internet. Obviously his usage is modest - no streaming media (Netflix, etc.), but some YouTube. However, it is so much better than the previous FreedomPop / DataJack stuff we used before, although those were dirt, dirt cheap. I ran a quick Speed Test check on his connection, and got 29 Mb/s down and 15 Mb/s up. https://www.speedtest.net/result/7621011424 https://www.speedtest.net/result/7621011424 (about 14 months ago.) Obviously this will vary by location! When I had Comcast, I believe it showed me monthly usage, and I think it was something like 20 GB per month. That's with heavy Netflix/Hulu usage every evening. This wireless internet would probably work for us speedwise... but because I live somewhere that offers both Comcast and Verizon FIOS, I'm able to get 100/100 Mbps service for $40/month. And that's a wire into my home and no concern over hidden data caps (at my usage levels). I wouldn't choose wireless over that unless there was significant savings.

joecot 7y ago
> This wireless internet would probably work for us speedwise... but because I live somewhere that offers both Comcast and Verizon FIOS, I'm able to get 100/100 Mbps service for $40/month. This service isn't made for you then. If you watch the video on the site the customer is clear: rural area residents without a hope or prayer of getting high speed internet. Where neither cable, or fiber, or potentially even DSL is available. There are large swaths or rural America who still can't get real internet access, and there isn't money in it for telecoms to build the infrastructure to serve them. And those telecoms have squandered the funds that were specifically earmarked to give those people service. You luckily have two options for high speed internet. Many Americans only have one. Some other Americans currently have 0. Wireless internet like this might be their best option, even if it's not your best option.
- neogodless 7y ago
  Of course. That's why I spoke in some detail about my dad above, but I did omit useful details. Rural. Long driveway. Zero wired high speed options. Comcast wanted ~$1200 to install wire.

joecot 7y ago

> This wireless internet would probably work for us speedwise... but because I live somewhere that offers both Comcast and Verizon FIOS, I'm able to get 100/100 Mbps service for $40/month. This service isn't made for you then. If you watch the video on the site the customer is clear: rural area residents without a hope or prayer of getting high speed internet. Where neither cable, or fiber, or potentially even DSL is available. There are large swaths or rural America who still can't get real internet access, and there isn't money in it for telecoms to build the infrastructure to serve them. And those telecoms have squandered the funds that were specifically earmarked to give those people service. You luckily have two options for high speed internet. Many Americans only have one. Some other Americans currently have 0. Wireless internet like this might be their best option, even if it's not your best option.

neogodless 7y ago
Of course. That's why I spoke in some detail about my dad above, but I did omit useful details. Rural. Long driveway. Zero wired high speed options. Comcast wanted ~$1200 to install wire.