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I know someone that lives in an apartment with free centralized wifi...
Posted on 9/10/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 9/10/25 at 1:00 pm
but the signal to their unit is not very good...so they want to explore options.
Starlink is not an option...but portable wifi hot spots from ATT, Verizon or T-Mobile are an option...are they any other options for this?
This would be for streaming TV and internet surfing.
Thanks in advance.
Starlink is not an option...but portable wifi hot spots from ATT, Verizon or T-Mobile are an option...are they any other options for this?
This would be for streaming TV and internet surfing.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 9/10/25 at 1:42 pm to Chicken
LOL, hell no I'm not connecting devices to a shared Wifi network with no VPN like that.
Verizon wireless Internet works very well at my girlfriend's place, which is in the sticks. T-Mobile is prone to weird dead spots even just a mile from the interstate. I would check the detailed coverage maps for each provider where she lives. I believe all three offer trial periods, I'd just try the cheapest one out that has strong coverage.
Verizon wireless Internet works very well at my girlfriend's place, which is in the sticks. T-Mobile is prone to weird dead spots even just a mile from the interstate. I would check the detailed coverage maps for each provider where she lives. I believe all three offer trial periods, I'd just try the cheapest one out that has strong coverage.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 4:42 pm to Chicken
First step is talking the landlord. They might do something about it or provide a timeline rather than an excuse.
“Acceptable WiFi” seems to be 100/20<50ms which will do lots of streaming, especially 1080p. I don’t think it’s law or anything but it is a standard that you can complain to the state AG or upstream provider for breach of lease or contract if physical options are blocked, especially if they advertise “broadband” or “fast” internet.
If the issue is signal and not service then a WiFi bridge with a decent antenna may get them up to acceptable range which is about what I’d expect from a mobile provider.
“Acceptable WiFi” seems to be 100/20<50ms which will do lots of streaming, especially 1080p. I don’t think it’s law or anything but it is a standard that you can complain to the state AG or upstream provider for breach of lease or contract if physical options are blocked, especially if they advertise “broadband” or “fast” internet.
If the issue is signal and not service then a WiFi bridge with a decent antenna may get them up to acceptable range which is about what I’d expect from a mobile provider.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 5:05 pm to Dallaswho
quote:do you have any suggestions?
WiFi bridge with a decent antenna
Posted on 9/10/25 at 5:16 pm to Chicken
quote:
do you have any suggestions?
Nope, haven’t used one in 20 years.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 12:23 am to Dallaswho
quote:
First step is talking the landlord. They might do something about it or provide a timeline rather than an excuse.
That's ineffective. They're all owned by corporate, they have lines they nee to say, and repeat, and they will not deviate. Just like when $40k of F series taillights got stolen out of my gated garage in one night. Internet speeds are not guaranteed, that's not part of the lease, etc. The manager is there to get capacity up, that's about it.
The people that work in the complex, and manage it, have zero fricking idea how anything works. You may not have lived in apartment for a while, but you should know better.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 8:25 am to Chicken
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but portable wifi hot spots from ATT, Verizon or T-Mobile are an option
Those are fixed-wireless internet. They are much more functional than a hot-spot.
I'd recommend at&t and verizon over T-mobile because at&t and verizon manage their towers and customer speeds. They are limited to about 300Mbps download but because of this their speeds are reliable. T-mobile has faster FWI but they dont limit customer speeds and they dont do well at limiting how many customers are on a tower. Because of this, t-mobiles FWI has a horrid reputation of getting unusable during peak hours.
EDIT: also, regular coax cable internet should still be available and most cable companies have something like 100Mbps for $30/mo or less. I'd do that.
This post was edited on 9/11/25 at 8:27 am
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