There is also a carrier called Ting that sells a wifi hotspot. The billing is based on what you use and I've heard good things about them. The wifi hotspot device can be found at https://ting.com/shop/Netgear-Zing bald_bohemian On 06/17/2015 12:58 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:03:47AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >> My connectivity for ~3 decades has been at <= 56k. >> Current ISP abandoning that market ;/ >> >> I do not wish DSL, cable, nor satellite as they restrict me to one >> physical location. >> >> I was assuming that meant connecting via cell network. >> Is that correct? >> What questions should I be asking? >> >> Please note that I am strongly text, rather than graphics, oriented. >> >> Comments &/or questions I should be asking. >> > There are phones which can be hooked up via USB, cellmodems > attached via either USB or ethernet, and "hotspot" devices which > attach to your network via wifi. > > There are four major carriers in the US, which in descending > order of coverage are: > > Verizon > AT&T > T-Mobile > Sprint > > all of them cover every urban and most suburban areas. All of > them have some coverage on every major highway. > > There are also a fluctuating number of MVNOs, mobile virtual > network operators. They are reliant on contracts with one or > more of the big four to provide the actual service. > > Speed is variable by place, but even the worst available service > should exceed 56Kb/s. > > Service is available either prepaid or postpaid. Postpaid > generally involves a 1-3 year contract. > > Service is available as CDMA, GSM, or LTE. Verizon and Sprint > use CDMA and LTE, on different bands. AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM > and LTE, again on different bands. You can buy some devices > which are good on multiple bands, and others which are tied to > a specific carrier. > > LTE is often called 4G. Advanced CDMA and GSM services (high > speed, relatively) are called 3G. Basic CDMA and GSM services > are only slightly faster than a 56K modem, and are called 2G. > > You might want to look at T-Mobile's $50/month 5GB data plan, > Sprint's $35/month 3GB and $50/month 6GB plans, or Virgin > Mobile's $35/month unlimited plan, where the first 2.5GB of data > are at high speed (if available) and subsequent usage in a month > is limited to 2G speeds. > > -dsr- > >
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