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.
1000% agree here, we get a much better signal on the hotspot than the phone most of the time.
I'll throw out another idea....we have a Wilson signal booster with small inductive indoor antenna that we use in fringe areas. We were out at a new beach camping spot last year and hd no cell service....BUT....with the Jet Pack on the signal booster, I was able to get 3 bars of 4G service, and with wifi calling enabled on the phones we had great service!
Having a Jet Pack dedicated for data gives you a lot more flexibility than using your phone for everything.
