Need Opinions for getting internet provider / hotspot

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Whats really annoying with Straight Talk is with phone service you can get 10GB for $55...hotspot for computer internet is $75 for 7GB !!...this I dont understand!

riven1950 wrote:
We have Walmart ST service also. We use a Straight Talk hotspot that uses Verizon towers. We don't use it much but it seems to work fine. Start and stop when you want.

Same here. I use a Straight Talk mobile hotspot and am quite satisfied with it. I've always been able to use it anywhere I've been. You should check it out online. I use it specifically when I'm accessing sensitive (personal) info online, such as banking, bill paying, making purchases, etc.

56Jeff wrote:
Everything is done over the Internet these days..

I Have a "Straight talk" cheepie contract at WM, with a Samsung S4 which does NOT have hotspot ability on it.

Not really sure what I need, But I do know when Camping some places I go do not have good internet service / WIFI, and I end up driving up my data use.

I think, maybe a dish net? hughsnet? change phone provider and pay more for a hotspot? TV is not the driver, I would like to be able to see the internet and google my next camping experience.

Thank You,
Please advise me.. I can work a hammer,a pipe wrench, & a Oil can Spout. Not this IT stuff...

Not Hughesnet or Dish net. Satellite is more expensive so setup and more difficult to use and the service is substantially slower than service available on a cell phone.
So, cellular service is your best bet as long as you camp where cellular service is available. You may want to add an external cellular antenna as well to help with the service.
Since you have a Straight Talk account you must not use the service much so you might want to pick up the Straight Talk MiFi and use that as necessary. If you will be on the road a lot then getting service with Verizon. You can get a smartphone that you can use as a hotspot as necessary for for an extra $10/month add a MiFi. You will still have to pay for your data usage so be careful to select a plan that will cover your data needs.

I was paying way too much for a Verizon hotspot that I rarely used.

Now, I get the same 4G Verizon service with a Straight Talk hotspot for $15 a month and only pay when I want to use it for a few days. I can't find anything cheaper that simply works every time I use it.

T-Mobile has pulled up its socks coverage wise. I've decided to use it as I can get unlimited data in Canada with it. 24 gigs of tethering or hotspot at full speed.

We use Verizon, but find it's still quite common to be camped where there is no Cell phone reception at all. For those times we have an InReach satellite communicator which allows us to send and receive text messages should there be some sort of emergency sort of need, but to be honest, it can be kind of nice sometimes to be disconnected.

2oldman wrote:
Verizon, smartphone. Only way to go. Yes, it's more expensive. Yes, it works almost everywhere. No, you won't get the 'same' thing for less.

56Jeff wrote:
when Camping some places I go do not have good internet service / WIFI, and I end up driving up my data use.

That doesn't make sense.

He uses the cell phone for internet, because of no Wi-Fi poor Wi-Fi from CG and he can't use his pc

His straight talk phone does not hot spot to the pc
Sounds like his straight talk is limited and he is paying for the extra data used when he can't use CG Wi-Fi

We have Walmart ST service also. We use a Straight Talk hotspot that uses Verizon towers. We don't use it much but it seems to work fine. Start and stop when you want.

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