Verizon Wireless Hotspots?
Hi, I am looking for some advice on wireless hot spots. We are going to try living out of our 5th wheel and plan to use a streaming video service through the internet. I am assuming that an actual ...
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Sailingnuts wrote:coolmom42 wrote:
No advantage to a hotspot over a phone.
In your shoes, I would just buy or keep an older dedicated phone for data streaming, for convenience. Then if a phone gets lost/stolen/broken, you can use the older phone instead of being without.
I am sorry but I beg to disagree entirely... HotSpot like the NETGEAR Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile AC791L is optimized for DATA and Speed. It is not an OLD phone and does not work like a phone. Please look at the Data Specification.
The AC791L will have a much better reception in 4G and LTE than any existing phone given the same available signal. Additionally, you can buy reasonable internal antennas that will give you up to 7DB gain. Please check at the NETGEAR site and Amazon.
I have 2 iPhone 7s and there are several locations where I use the AC791L to be able to receive calls (over wi-fi) because the iPhone have very weak signal. I also have a pair of 7DB gain internal antennas that I normally attach to the AC791L when the signal is weak.
The limitation on the data plan and high consumption in HD is correct.
Also depending on your plan the cost of a phone and the option to use it as a hotspot might be more than just the mo cost of a hotspot. I pay $20 a phone line and $10 for my AC791L hotspot. Not sure if there is an additional cost to have the option of using a phone as a hotspot. Lastly if you use a phone you can't take the phone with you and still have the stationary hotspot capability. Both my Laptop and wife's IPAD use the hotspot and we each have our own phones.
Larry
