Using my phone hotspot for the tv.

klutchdust wrote:
Was discussing with a few friends that my TT does not have reception on the TV. I no longer have a satellite carrier and don't know much about the antenna on my 2012 work and Play trailer. One person commented he purchased a smart Tv with roku and uses his phone as a hotspot. So, what amount of data would it use. What are the downsides of this. Antenna upgrade? thanks in advance.

Data usage is the main downside.

According to HERE you can expect to use 1 GB of data per hr at standard definition (SD 480i).

For HD video (1080i) that rises to 3 GB per hr

For UHD that rises to 7 GB per hr..

So, if you have a cheap data plan with say 10 GB per month you can stream 10 hrs at SD, 3.3 hrs at HD 1080i or 1.4 hrs at UHD..

While you can in general stream past the data limits and still have data, the downside is the data is throttled down to very low speeds which may or may not sufficient for SD streaming..

Choosing SD quality is often the most cost effective way to stream via cell hotspot but then now you have this ultra huge fancy Ultra High definition TV which is not going to ever show its full potential at SD quality video.. May as well bring a bunch of DVDs as those are SD 480i and save a ton of money on your cell bill.

Do you know how to scan for available OTA TV channels? Rare I can’t find one, two or more.

Most movies will run about 1000mb per show. That all depends on if it is 720, 1080 ect.

That is what I do. I used to have the family phones and a hotspot for traveling internet. I finally got smart and realized the data is unlimited on our phone plans but rather expensive on the hotspot. I bought another phone on ebay, activated it and deactivated the hotspot. This phone is just used as a dedicated hotspot when traveling. I also have a booster in the fiver with an external antenna mounted on a painter's pole which can go up 20 feet or more. If there is any signal at all, I have pretty good internet for streaming netflix, etc.

What antenna do you have?
Do you have in the wall power supply (booster)? Does if light up?
Make and model?
What is make and model of TT?