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    Quote Originally Posted by CWSWine View Post
    I use the service below. I use between 600 and 800 per month so most of these services don't work for me. The Calyx M2000 5G hotspot is truly unlimited with many months watch TV using over 600 GB without a problem. The first year of service is 750.00 (61.00 a month) and the after that it drops to 500.00 (41.00 per month). I just spent the winter in Tucson and got between 200 and 300 on Speedtest and late at night I got over 500.

    https://calyxinstitute.org/membership/internet
    That's crazy. I never heard of anything like it. I like what this institute says it stands for so that alone will make me take it under consideration. It is fast enough to stream Roku to TV? Plus good internet speeds?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wdonovan View Post
    That's crazy. I never heard of anything like it. I like what this institute says it stands for so that alone will make me take it under consideration. It is fast enough to stream Roku to TV? Plus good internet speeds?
    Remember it's location location location. So far we have not had signal that we couldn't stream from even in New Mexico between Albuquerque and I10 at rest stop. Just couple years ago T-Mobile didn't have great coverage but with the purchase of Sprint they have gotten a lot better. I'm sure I will find places that we don't get good coverage but so far so good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CWSWine View Post
    Remember it's location location location. So far we have not had signal that we couldn't stream from even in New Mexico between Albuquerque and I10 at rest stop. Just couple years ago T-Mobile didn't have great coverage but with the purchase of Sprint they have gotten a lot better. I'm sure I will find places that we don't get good coverage but so far so good.
    I like their data plan and coverage but the modem looks like it would fall short of what I need. Do you know if I could buy my own hardware and it would work successfully with their plan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wdonovan View Post
    I like their data plan and coverage but the modem looks like it would fall short of what I need. Do you know if I could buy my own hardware and it would work successfully with their plan?
    The TOS says "NO" you must use in the hotspot provided. The M2000 hotspot is 5G and only negative is that it doesn't have antenna ports but so far it hasn't been a issue. I have got as high as 512 on Speedtest and haven't been to place YET that has been less than 100. At 8:15PM in park of over 600 sites and I'm getting over 200 on Speedtest while watching TV at 1080P. My Verizon hotspot with antenna ports with external antenna is getting 8 to 15 tonight on Speedtest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CWSWine View Post
    The TOS says "NO" you must use in the hotspot provided. The M2000 hotspot is 5G and only negative is that it doesn't have antenna ports but so far it hasn't been a issue. I have got as high as 512 on Speedtest and haven't been to place YET that has been less than 100. At 8:15PM in park of over 600 sites and I'm getting over 200 on Speedtest while watching TV at 1080P..
    What unit of measurement are you referencing? MBPS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.Texas.Yankee View Post
    What unit of measurement are you referencing? MBPS?

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    speedtest.net. which is MBPS
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    Here is test I just took a few minutes ago... One bar showing on the phone is an AT&T connection but the speed test was using the M2000 T-Mobile 5G connection. That test was taken while watching Netflix at 1080P
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    Quote Originally Posted by CWSWine View Post
    Here is test I just took a few minutes ago... One bar showing on the phone is an AT&T connection but the speed test was using the M2000 T-Mobile 5G connection. That test was taken while watching Netflix at 1080P
    Good speeds. Have you been to any rural areas with the hotspot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWSWine View Post
    I use the service below. I use between 600 and 800 per month so most of these services don't work for me. The Calyx M2000 5G hotspot is truly unlimited with many months watch TV using over 600 GB without a problem. The first year of service is 750.00 (61.00 a month) and the after that it drops to 500.00 (41.00 per month). I just spent the winter in Tucson and got between 200 and 300 on Speedtest and late at night I got over 500.

    https://calyxinstitute.org/membership/internet
    Is that really using 600Gb of highspeed data? No throttling after 100Gb or anything? We have Tmobile phones with unlimited but throttled after 40Gb (still usable but noticeable). I planned to purchase the 5G M2000 from Tmobile directly. The device would be $170 with a new line. An unlimited plan with 100Gb high speed is $50/month. If Calyx is truly unlimited high speed, then that may be a better way to go. On their site it just says unlimited but doesn't reference anything about high speed vs throttled like Tmobile does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A.Texas.Yankee View Post
    Good speeds. Have you been to any rural areas with the hotspot?

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    Not way out the desert or forest but we have been what I would call rural areas but close to major highway. I have a the T-Mobile and Verizon 100% unlimited and my phones on AT&T so we have all the major carries covered.
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