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Will a smart TV work with your mobil hot spot

RickBeer
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Need to replace TV looking to use laptop to stream Netflix / movies
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Effy
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I looked into this a while ago. While streaming media seems to be the future and availability is there, for remote operations it's simply too expensive. You'd probably need a 4g connection to get seamless streaming. But all remote plans (unless someone knows something that I don't) do not allow unlimited usage and if it is, it's throttled down to a 2g after a few gigs. You will seriously churn through data. I have a 4g wifi and just working remotely via a VPN I go through about 14g a month. That's costs me about $80. I would guess streaming in only a few movies you'd burn through that. If or when someone ever offers truly unlimited data, cable and Sat will cease to exist. Everyone will stream. Until then, it's expensive.
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BillandCarole
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You can, but it can get expensive, depending upon your data plan. Also, depending upon your carrier, your location, and the number of others on the tower you are using, it can be slow. Also, are you 4 or 3G?
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Bill
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RV_CONUS
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I use the Blu-ray for streaming netflix with my ATT HTC One hotspot.

2.5 to 3 gigs per movie.
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