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I've been a DirecTV NOW subscriber since the service went live a few weeks ago. I've had the opportunity to test it using all sorts of internet connection schemes.
I have three hotspots, Verizon, Sprint and recently T-Mobile.
All work great from New Hampshire down to Washington DC.
This week I'm on a cross country trip from Massachusetts to Arizona. I've used my Iphone, my Ipad Mini and an Amazon Fire Stick to access. All work great.
In my trailer I'm using an Apple adapter to send the signal from my Ipad Mini and my Iphone to my TV via HDMI. This works OK, but sometimes the video has glitches and a few times it has locked up.I believe this is an HDMI edid issue and not much you can do about it.
So far, easily the best combination has been the T-Mobile hotspot with unlimited streaming and using the Amazon Fire Stick plugged into HDMI with the DirecTV NOW app and WiFi to the T-Mobile hotspot. Fantastic video quality and zero glitches or lock ups. PERFECT!
I was able to grab the 6g T-Mobile hotspot offer for $35 a month before it sunsetted on January 22.
$35 a month for T Mobile unlimited streaming and $35 a month for DTV-NOW and 100 channels.
I also added "Curiosity Stream" app for a ton of science programs and Netflicks for movies.
So my total monthly cost for on the road entertainment is:
$35 T-Mobile
$35 DVT-NOW
$10 Curiosity Stream
$10 NetFlix
$90 Total (and I have 6g of general internet access. Last month I didn't use 4g so 2g gets put in my bank for future use.)
So far I've not found any place that T Mobile doesn't work. In fact, I used it on this trip of nearly 2000 mile to run Google Maps as I was driving along. Never lost signal once. Very impressive!
I'll be staying in an RV park north of Deming NM and then in a park north of Phoenix. We'll see how well T-Mobile works in these more remote areas.
Hope this helps others with the "entertainment" decision.
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I have three hotspots, Verizon, Sprint and recently T-Mobile.
All work great from New Hampshire down to Washington DC.
This week I'm on a cross country trip from Massachusetts to Arizona. I've used my Iphone, my Ipad Mini and an Amazon Fire Stick to access. All work great.
In my trailer I'm using an Apple adapter to send the signal from my Ipad Mini and my Iphone to my TV via HDMI. This works OK, but sometimes the video has glitches and a few times it has locked up.I believe this is an HDMI edid issue and not much you can do about it.
So far, easily the best combination has been the T-Mobile hotspot with unlimited streaming and using the Amazon Fire Stick plugged into HDMI with the DirecTV NOW app and WiFi to the T-Mobile hotspot. Fantastic video quality and zero glitches or lock ups. PERFECT!
I was able to grab the 6g T-Mobile hotspot offer for $35 a month before it sunsetted on January 22.
$35 a month for T Mobile unlimited streaming and $35 a month for DTV-NOW and 100 channels.
I also added "Curiosity Stream" app for a ton of science programs and Netflicks for movies.
So my total monthly cost for on the road entertainment is:
$35 T-Mobile
$35 DVT-NOW
$10 Curiosity Stream
$10 NetFlix
$90 Total (and I have 6g of general internet access. Last month I didn't use 4g so 2g gets put in my bank for future use.)
So far I've not found any place that T Mobile doesn't work. In fact, I used it on this trip of nearly 2000 mile to run Google Maps as I was driving along. Never lost signal once. Very impressive!
I'll be staying in an RV park north of Deming NM and then in a park north of Phoenix. We'll see how well T-Mobile works in these more remote areas.
Hope this helps others with the "entertainment" decision.
subject title edited for clarity
