Change to wifi in motion from tv satellite

bigred1cav wrote:
singlepoint wifi in motion?


1. My questions are how well does the wifi receive in remote areas?

2. Is is dependent upon local wifi or is it connected to the mystery wifi god in the sky?

3. If I am in Montana 150 miles from closets town will I be able to receive wifi?

4. Does wifi rely upon cell phone service in an area?

I think you're confusing WiFi with "Cellular Plan Data".
Both allow you to get Internet.

One uses your cell phone's data plan and the other uses a WiFi Hotspot.


What's confusing is that the Singlepoint stuff does both. If there's a local hotspot around (think Starbucks, McDonalds, Safeway, Lowes) then it'll allow you to connect to their HotSpot and jump on the internet.

When there's no HotSpot around (which is ****often****) then it uses one (or more) of the Cellular Plan's that you bought. You'll buy a data plan from ATT, Sprint, T-Mobile, VZ, etc.




So the answer to #1 is - it's probably NOT wifi at all! In remote areas, that are still within the range of a cell tower - you're using $$ cell plan data $$ and not WiFi.

If you're really remote - no WiFi, no cell coverage - then you're out'a internet (unless you pay $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for satellite)


#2 - see the initial post where I think you're confusing WiFi with Cellular Data

#3 - Only if there's a Starbucks, McDonalds, Lowes, etc. nearby. Otherwise - no WiFi

#4 - See #2. No, WiFi doesn't need cellular data. But Cellular Data needs cellular data.