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There's also a lot of good stuff in the comments. It's dated, but the principals will still be valid.
https://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/12/surviving-internet-o...
I hope it helps.
What I did for internet was pick up a sprint hotspot from FMCA: https://www.fmca.com/index.php?option=com_fmcatechconnectv2&... they have special deals for members. $50 a month, and it does not have data caps. You do have to hold a membership though, which does have an additional cost.
The hot spot worked well enough,The speeds I got were in the 1.2-3.4 mbps range, which works. If you are lucky enough to be on a cell tower without a lot of load, you can take advantage of around 34 mbps speed. I only managed to get that speed twice on our trip, first in Tucson when we stayed near the west part of Saguaro National Park, and again in Washington Just outside of Mount Rainier. There should be more spots like that, but we didn't stumble on them.
Also, don't expect that you can get the same quality connection as you would get over fiber, scale back the resolution on your video streams :)
ergonomics are a key point for me. using a gooseneck tablet holder to hold an x86 tablet (i talked about the Dell Venue 11 Pro i used for many years recently[1]). a bluetooth keyboard (the Lenovo), small bluetooth speaker, bluetooth headphones, and usb-c battery pack make up the rest. in the future, i'd like to go dual-screen. Linux should let me use a second tablet as an extended desktop in my environment, Sway, and…
I've considered switching over to a Light Phone but wondered if they included software that would allow for hotspot monitoring. Lots of really neat off-brand phones out there atm.
I think Verizon throttles you down to 600kbps, not mbps [1]. It’s 2021, so ridiculous. [1] https://www.verizon.com/support/verizon-plan-unlimited-faqs/ (FAQ #6)
I've been pretty happy with spending most of my time in Costa Rica for nearly a decade or so. The pandemic numbers here have been really low, partly because people are fairly health-conscious here. Anti maskers are basically just gringos nobody likes or want anything to do with here instead of crazy people yelling vitriol in grocery stores. I don't live at the beach, because frankly it's kind of distracting having pe…
What are they, if you don't mind me asking of course.
Semi truck driver. I have a laptop, and a phone. I use the phone's hotspot. "Being on the internet" is not part of my job, and many nights I don't bother to take the laptop out of its bag. I never use wifi because I'm paranoid. While driving I listen to podcasts or streaming. I never predownload anything. I don't know if I ever get throttled. Sometimes, even in this day and age, I'm out of cell range, and my podcasts…
But, it turns out my habits rely on a lot of data - streaming spotify, streaming security cameras to check back home, streaming tools at work... it's kind of eye opening honestly.
That said, 5G service is pretty good in my location, speeds are fine, but isn't the cheapest solution ($70/mo.