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Internets helps!
Hi! I just recently found out that I cannot get cable or satellite internets my area. So that leaves me and kyreth with one of two options for the internets. We either suck up and hate dial up. Or we find a way to set up a mobile hot spot using a cell phone. If anyone has a way to set this up or another solutation we are missing please let me know.
- oknagicsar
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I've played over a sprint card before on my laptop when I was remote. The connection for me was much better than dial-up, but it will not be as good as cable. It's sort of in between as long as you have a solid signal to a cell tower. I can't handle dial up to surf, let alone play a game.
My hotspot sprint card thing is through work and they pay for the getup. It can have up to 4 machines connected. I have no idea if there is a bandwidth restriction or if they offer unlimited usage for a reasonable price.
Good Luck either way.
p.s. If you do go with a card there are a few options that you will want to setup so that it stays in the higher bandwidth usage mode. After long connections they degrade themselves (or at least used to) and all of the sudden you are in mud.
My hotspot sprint card thing is through work and they pay for the getup. It can have up to 4 machines connected. I have no idea if there is a bandwidth restriction or if they offer unlimited usage for a reasonable price.
Good Luck either way.
p.s. If you do go with a card there are a few options that you will want to setup so that it stays in the higher bandwidth usage mode. After long connections they degrade themselves (or at least used to) and all of the sudden you are in mud.
Think DirectTV or hughesnet or whatever satellite company is available there has high-speed capability. Might be worth looking into.
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Internet via a cellphone card is an option, there are individual ones that plug into you computers, but you don't want to pay for two, you want to get one and share the connection. There are different ways to do this, best way is to buy hardware that allows this, or else you may be stuck doing internet connection sharing on you network (you have card in one PC, it has to be on and networked to other PCs)
If you have a decent cell phone signal, it is much better than dial-up, but not as good as cable or dsl.
If you have a decent cell phone signal, it is much better than dial-up, but not as good as cable or dsl.
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Here are 3 alternatives that might be possible:
1. ISDN, basic service is usually 2 64k channels. As I recall the 2 channel service works over the same distance as POTS (Plain old telephone service) circuits. Higher bandwith curcuits may be offered in 64k increments. I might even still have the 2 channel ISDN router that I used, can give it to you.
2. Frame Relay, many levels of bandwidth, may be able to use existing wireing. You would need to purchase/rent a frame relay CSU/DSU and router, you probably get a good deal on eBay.
3. T1 Circuit, 1.44 MB/second, may need to string more wire from the phone box on the pole. You would need to purchase/rent a T1 CSU/DSU and router, some routers have the CSU/DSU intigrated, you probably get a good deal on eBay.
Of course for each of above has to be suppoted by your ISP. Items 2 and 3 are usually billed by bandwidth and milage.
1. ISDN, basic service is usually 2 64k channels. As I recall the 2 channel service works over the same distance as POTS (Plain old telephone service) circuits. Higher bandwith curcuits may be offered in 64k increments. I might even still have the 2 channel ISDN router that I used, can give it to you.
2. Frame Relay, many levels of bandwidth, may be able to use existing wireing. You would need to purchase/rent a frame relay CSU/DSU and router, you probably get a good deal on eBay.
3. T1 Circuit, 1.44 MB/second, may need to string more wire from the phone box on the pole. You would need to purchase/rent a T1 CSU/DSU and router, some routers have the CSU/DSU intigrated, you probably get a good deal on eBay.
Of course for each of above has to be suppoted by your ISP. Items 2 and 3 are usually billed by bandwidth and milage.
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Re: Internets helps!
alternatively to verizon too isNizzi wrote:Hi! I just recently found out that I cannot get cable or satellite internets my area. So that leaves me and kyreth with one of two options for the internets. We either suck up and hate dial up. Or we find a way to set up a mobile hot spot using a cell phone. If anyone has a way to set this up or another solutation we are missing please let me know.
http://www.clear.com/shop/overview?s_kwcid=TC
Att does it too but I think these guys here particularly specialize in MBB so it might function a little better than the cell phone carriers.
30$ a month unlimited. You'll probably have to buy the dongle like you would a phone and/or sign a contract but.....30$ is pretty good I think.
I recently looked through Clear's service offerings, as a possible replacement to my cable access.
They seem like a good deal, but none of their plans are unlimited. All of their products have fineprint that talks about bandwidth limiting,traffic shaping and do not describe the conditions under which it will happen.
I'm not saying not to use them, just know what you are buying. It wasn't a good deal for me, the only limits I have are 10MB down/ 1 UP, which I can leave running full bore 24x7x as long as I have ever needed, which has been for weeks.
They seem like a good deal, but none of their plans are unlimited. All of their products have fineprint that talks about bandwidth limiting,traffic shaping and do not describe the conditions under which it will happen.
I'm not saying not to use them, just know what you are buying. It wasn't a good deal for me, the only limits I have are 10MB down/ 1 UP, which I can leave running full bore 24x7x as long as I have ever needed, which has been for weeks.
yes reading the fine print is a good thingnenaa wrote:I recently looked through Clear's service offerings, as a possible replacement to my cable access.
They seem like a good deal, but none of their plans are unlimited. All of their products have fineprint that talks about bandwidth limiting,traffic shaping and do not describe the conditions under which it will happen.
I'm not saying not to use them, just know what you are buying. It wasn't a good deal for me, the only limits I have are 10MB down/ 1 UP, which I can leave running full bore 24x7x as long as I have ever needed, which has been for weeks.
he said he would look into it at work later...