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RVhiker
Explorer
Jun 11, 2013

Verizon Internet Access

We've decided to get cellphone internet access for our trailer and to use Verizon as the provider with a modem/router combination device. The Verizon Jetpack Mobile Hotspot MHS291L seems to be the only one on the Verizon site that is a router and has an exterior antenna connection.

1) The Verizon site says the device is $49 with a two year contract. Monthly the charges are a $20 access charge and a $30 for 4 gig data. Would there be any other big monthly charges besides the monthly taxes and fees?

2) Any comments on the Verizon Jetpack Mobile Hotspot MHS291L?

3) Initially I want an exterior antenna but not an amplifier. Is an antenna intended for a trucker mirror mount the best sort of antenna? Any antenna recommendations?
  • sato4000's avatar
    sato4000
    Explorer
    Jun 11, 2013
    I have verizon as well. You can download an app called foxfi and get internet access for no additional charge after paying 6 or 7 dollars for the app. It turns your phone into a hotspot. As long as you aren't streaming something it doesn't use much data. I have the unlimited dataplan and I leave it running for the entire trip and have as many as 4 or 5 devices hooked up to it including multiple ones streaming netflix and pandora or whatever.
  • RVhiker's avatar
    RVhiker
    Explorer
    Jun 11, 2013
    ksg5000 wrote:
    Have you considered using your smart phone as "hot spot" - depending on phone you can do that for free.


    We just don't use smart phones so this won't help in our case.
  • ksg5000's avatar
    ksg5000
    Explorer
    Jun 11, 2013
    Have you considered using your smart phone as "hot spot" - depending on phone you can do that for free.

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