- Joined
- Feb 1, 2011
- Location
- Republic of Texas
My wife and I are contemplating a move to a rural area, well, more than contemplating as we are about to put a sign in the yard, yada, yada, you know the drill. I've contacted 6 out of 6 listed providers for the area and 4 of 6 said 'no way' due to the location. Yeah, fairly remote. One provider is going to call me back as they didn't know upon my call, so it doesn't look good. That leaves me with two options it looks like. I work from my home so this is pretty important. Don't play on-line games, stream an occasional movie, mostly email, news, etc.
One is Hughes satellite; they said yes. Internet speed is 3MBs down, .7MBs up, max.
The other option is getting a signal booster for android phones and using it for a hotspot, 4G speeds are slower still, but the equipment is priced at around $50-200 depending on the antenna, amplifier, cabling and such.
Are there any other options? I was thinking of launching my own satellite but my wife doesn't think Elon Musk will give me a freebie. NASA, no way.
Please share your thoughts. And ED, notice how I didn't say 'little bee'. Crap, said it.
One is Hughes satellite; they said yes. Internet speed is 3MBs down, .7MBs up, max.
The other option is getting a signal booster for android phones and using it for a hotspot, 4G speeds are slower still, but the equipment is priced at around $50-200 depending on the antenna, amplifier, cabling and such.
Are there any other options? I was thinking of launching my own satellite but my wife doesn't think Elon Musk will give me a freebie. NASA, no way.
Please share your thoughts. And ED, notice how I didn't say 'little bee'. Crap, said it.