You can go prepaid hotspot for them. Straight talk has a 3G hotspot out today but there's also some 4G LTE version at Walmart just coming out. For phone, get straight talk home phone which is about $17 after taxes.
Otherwise check the cell carriers for data only hotspot options. Sprint does 3GB for $35 a month which I assume their usage would be very low. On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Looking for recommendations on a connection for 'Old Folks' Who are > extremely not technical (read parents). The are in a semi-urban setting, > but Comcast is their only wired internet option, no DSL, no Close WISPS's. > They're on the triple play now, but it's expensive for what they use. They > only watch the OTA Channels on their cable, and they turn the computer on > maybe once per day to check email (and play solitaire). They are not > willing to give up a landline phone, as a cellphone has too many buttons > (they got their flip phone stuck on speakerphone, and didn't know how to > change it back) > > I was hoping at maybe doing like a Verizon hotspot with their Home Voice > Service via 4G, but that looks like it's almost $90/month. Any other > cheaper solutions? I would try to get them to go with an internet only > comcast option and give them an ATA, but even those are $60+/mo after > taxes. And since they're already a customer, I'm not sure if they could > navigate the Comcast scripts without getting sucked into another triple > play deal. > > From a few Animal Farms ago, there was the company that was selling white > labeled Cellular connections. Any WISPS here participate in that and can > offer 'base station' type services? Service is needed in Northwest > Indiana. I believe that all major carriers have good coverage at the > location. > > > -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
