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  1. CaptPicardo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by KY Gentleman Farmer
    @CaptPicardo Good info Capt, thank you. I also require good connectivity to do my job, and as a new RV'er, have so far just relied on my Verizon phone's hotspot. It's quite capable (at least in my area), but once I meet my monthly high speed limit, slows to a crawl until my billing cycle renews. I am therefore curious what you do. You cite performance for all the major carriers, so do you have an account and associated standalone hotspot from all of them, and use whatever works best in a given location? That actually doesn't sound too crazy to me as it is all tax deductible and provides the best chance of having good comms. Thanks in advance if you can provide additional info ...
    That's correct KY Gentleman, we have Tmobile 5G phone/hotspot 40GB plan, Verizon mobile phone hostspot 15GB, a Verizon Mifi with 20GB and an ATT phone that we've not yet made into a hotspot (since ATT coverage has been the worst of the 3). We also use a Wifi amplifier, cellular amplifier and StarLink (depending on the location). I work as a large-program technology delivery lead, currently serving an automotive client based in Detroit, and I'm based all over the US (we relocate every 1-3 weeks typically). Hope connectivity works out for you!
    Updated 10-31-2021 at 07:57 PM by CaptPicardo
  2. KY Gentleman Farmer's Avatar
    @CaptPicardo Good info Capt, thank you. I also require good connectivity to do my job, and as a new RV'er, have so far just relied on my Verizon phone's hotspot. It's quite capable (at least in my area), but once I meet my monthly high speed limit, slows to a crawl until my billing cycle renews. I am therefore curious what you do. You cite performance for all the major carriers, so do you have an account and associated standalone hotspot from all of them, and use whatever works best in a given location? That actually doesn't sound too crazy to me as it is all tax deductible and provides the best chance of having good comms. Thanks in advance if you can provide additional info ...
    Updated 10-25-2021 at 08:00 AM by KY Gentleman Farmer
  3. GeoffnCheri's Avatar
    I ran Hankooks on my older truck for years. Excellent tires and at great price
  4. CaptPicardo's Avatar
    In fact, I'm tired of giving free advice, please delete my account. Thank you.
  5. CaptPicardo's Avatar
    I forgot to mention a few other options - Chevy/GM offers unlimited internet via onstar which I've used for conference calls and it works pretty well assuming you have good verizon signal. Setting outside of Starbucks or inside some 2-buck chucks deli may work....and lastly, both McDonalds and Arby's have great wifi if you have one nearby.

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