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Old 03-10-2013, 08:28 PM
 
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I will be on the road for the next 2 weeks but I would like to be online due to the nature of my work. I was looking at the broadband internet plans out there and I am gravitating towards Clear's mobile internet 4G plan as it is affordable for unlimited data. Verizon's plan is very expensive but might be good/more reliable? Do you guys have any suggestions?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Qamar
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Old 03-10-2013, 09:55 PM
 
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A lot of RV'ers swear by Millenicom.
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Old 03-11-2013, 01:30 AM
 
Location: Volcano
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The most important thing is to check coverage at the EXACT locations where you plan to be working... and even then, it's only a guide. You can get 4 bar coverage at one end of a building and 1 bar at the other. You can get good connection during the day and lousy at night. It all depends on where you are and what the local tower coverage is.
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Old 03-11-2013, 01:42 AM
 
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I will be on the road for the next 2 weeks but I would like to be online due to the nature of my work. I was looking at the broadband internet plans out there and I am gravitating towards Clear's mobile internet 4G plan as it is affordable for unlimited data. Verizon's plan is very expensive but might be good/more reliable? Do you guys have any suggestions?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Qamar
what phone do you have now? many have tethering
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Old 03-11-2013, 06:35 AM
 
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what phone do you have now? many have tethering
iPhone 4S, 3G with Sprint
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Old 03-11-2013, 04:38 PM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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iPhone 4S, 3G with Sprint
Call Sprint. Your iPhone can act as a hot spot. 2GB for $20/month.

Also get a wifi hotspot finder app - I use "Free WiFi Finder". You will be amazed how ubiquitous it is now and will augment the purchased 2GB.
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Old 03-12-2013, 01:09 AM
 
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Call Sprint. Your iPhone can act as a hot spot. 2GB for $20/month.

Also get a wifi hotspot finder app - I use "Free WiFi Finder". You will be amazed how ubiquitous it is now and will augment the purchased 2GB.
Thanks for the tip, I will try to call them. Does it work seamlessly?
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Old 03-12-2013, 05:37 AM
 
Location: The People's Republic of Austin
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Thanks for the tip, I will try to call them. Does it work seamlessly?
I don't know about Sprint. My wife had it on her iPhone 4 through Verizon. Should work the same way where you just set it up in "Settings - General - Set up your own personal hotspot". If Sprint has enabled it, should be all you need. Then you see "Qamarfaiz's iPhone" when you search for networks.
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