My parents live in a rural area without cable. Tried satellite for a while, then just got a smartphone and used it as a hotspot. The performance was much bett

My parents live in a rural area without cable. Tried satellite for a while, then just got a smartphone and used it as a hotspot. The performance was much better. I live in a major city but am thinking of doing the same. T-Mobile charges me $10 a month for the minimum data plan, with the unlimited data plan being only $30. So as I see it, that means it'd only be a marginal cost of $20 for an internet connection. I've used it before and the speed is fine. I don't know if it'd be good enough for downloading HD video from Netflix, or for playing twitch-based online games, but it's fine for surfing the web or downloading documents.