That is pricey, but the rural area challenges are appreciated. Glad you mentioned satellite internet. I wondered about that option, but don't think I'll pursue it now--not that I was really that serious about it. I mean if it were between cable and satellite, I would think cable would be the better option in an urban area.
Cheers, Christine On Jun 1, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> It's both slow and expensive. Major carriers charge a premium for the >> "hotspot" use. > > 3G is slow, but LTE can be quite fast. We live in a rural area, and > used to have satellite Internet (which was terrible). When Verizon LTE > got here, we got a Pantech UML290 LTE modem, and it has been > excellent. I just got 24.32 Mbps down, 6.38 Mbps up on Speedtest.net, > and the latency is excellent for interactive use like web browsing. > It's also been reliable in bad weather. > > The downsides are the cost, and the fact that we're on a limited plan. > Our total bill is about $215/month for two iPhones and the LTE modem > on a shared 14 GB data plan (with unlimited voice and texting on the > phones). The data cap means we can't stream Netflix, do online > backups, etc. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
