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Internet for out in the boonies
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:32 pm
Sorry if Germans.
I live way out in the sticks way up in NELA , north-west Ouachita parish(around the Calhoun, LA).
Looking for a few good choices for 'wireless' Internet. Verizon seems to be good but they are a little pricey($80/mth plus $20 for an access line for 12GB )
I could even go with DSL with Bell-South(ATT&T))if it were a good choice.
I am willing to think about DishNetwork Internet service.
Just looking for a few opinions.
TIA
I live way out in the sticks way up in NELA , north-west Ouachita parish(around the Calhoun, LA).
Looking for a few good choices for 'wireless' Internet. Verizon seems to be good but they are a little pricey($80/mth plus $20 for an access line for 12GB )
I could even go with DSL with Bell-South(ATT&T))if it were a good choice.
I am willing to think about DishNetwork Internet service.
Just looking for a few opinions.
TIA
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 6:43 pm to Reubaltaich
Satellite internet is garbage and should be only a last resort.
If you can get DSL, I would at least do that before any kind of wireless.
If you can get DSL, I would at least do that before any kind of wireless.
Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:25 pm to Reubaltaich
Don't get satellite
Posted on 5/31/16 at 9:04 pm to Hammertime
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Don't get satellite
No internet is better than satellite internet.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 6:33 am to Reubaltaich
I live in BFE Texas and use Speed of light, but it may be a local thing. I was signed up for Internet America but did not have a good line of sight to the tower. I have had little to no problems with my wireless Internet. I believe it is upwards of $70 or so, but have no limits and speed is around 12g to 20g
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:12 am to Reubaltaich
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I could even go with DSL with Bell-South(ATT&T))if it were a good choice.
this is by far your best choice. after that would be Verizon. If you have to go that route, just buy plenty of lube.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am to Reubaltaich
If you plan on watching videos, viewing photos, etc. and especially streaming, Satellite is pretty much a no-go. You will eat through that data in no time
Get the DSL.
Get the DSL.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 11:09 am
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:26 pm to SG_Geaux
quote:
Satellite internet is garbage and should be only a last resort.
If you can get DSL, I would at least do that before any kind of wireless.
My Dad had this and I tell him I can't stay at his house because of this.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 1:41 pm to SG_Geaux
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Satellite internet is garbage and should be only a last resort.
If you can get DSL, I would at least do that before any kind of wireless.
This. Just get the fastest DSL you can get and be done with it.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:18 pm to lsujro
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I could even go with DSL with Bell-South(ATT&T))if it were a good choice.
this is by far your best choice. after that would be Verizon. If you have to go that route, just buy plenty of lube.
I have had mixed results with uverse. When it works, I have no complaints, but it intermittently loses connection, sometimes for hours at a time. The technicians have no explanation for it other than "line noise."
Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:07 pm to Jim Rockford
I have been talking to some local techie's around here in NELA and they are all in agreement that DSL would be the best way to go.
Thanks guys for all your input.
Thanks guys for all your input.
Posted on 6/2/16 at 9:01 am to Reubaltaich
quote:
some local techie's around here in NELA
does not compute
Posted on 6/2/16 at 5:56 pm to lsujro
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does not compute
Yeah, its kinda a misnomer.
BTW, called AT&T today and I cannot get DSL where I am at.
Lady at AT&T said I could get a 'hotspot for about $110/ for 15GB of data. I have to get purchase $50 box and about $50 for an activation fee. This is good for 10 devices.
So outside of slowwwww dial-up or satelite internet. Its down to Verizon and AT&T.
What say the techboard? Verizon or AT&T?
TIA
ETA, I may even check out Sprint or T-Mobile plans too.
This post was edited on 6/2/16 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 6/2/16 at 6:28 pm to Reubaltaich
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What say the techboard? Verizon or AT&T?
either way, you're pretty much fricked if you use the internet even remotely a lot.
spend 1 night watching a movie in HD and say bye bye to that 15 gigs. same goes for satellite internet
I have DSL, which sucks for the most part, but I would take that over a hotspot 100 out of 100 times.
If you only options are Verizon and AT&T hotspots, see which one is cheaper and go with it. if they are the same price, flip a coin. I wouldn't suggest satellite. It may be cheaper, but it's just as slow as DSL, except your ping will be nearly half a second longer and there will be a ridiculous data cap.
Either way, I hope you don't enjoy watching videos or playing online games.
Posted on 6/2/16 at 8:28 pm to Reubaltaich
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ETA, I may even check out Sprint or T-Mobile plans too
If you have Sprint lte in the area they have a 30 GB + 10GB shared plan for $110 on a Hotspot. I have it and it works OK but don't expect to stream a lot of Movies. One LSU baseball game eats 6-7 Gb. So you would be lucky to see 2-3 games a month.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 7:51 am to montrose
quote:Agreed. My wife and I both office from home and use VPN tunnels. The kids use a ton, plus all my TV viewing us over FireTV now. I think we consume between one to two Terabytes a month.
If you have Sprint lte in the area they have a 30 GB + 10GB shared plan for $110 on a Hotspot. I have it and it works OK but don't expect to stream a lot of Movies. One LSU baseball game eats 6-7 Gb. So you would be lucky to see 2-3 games a month.
Posted on 6/3/16 at 11:15 am to Reubaltaich
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What say the techboard? Verizon or AT&T?
check out which has the best LTE signal in your area and go with that. try rootmetrics. verizon typically has better signal in rural areas. as others have said, you're going to burn through data if you stream. my cable went out in storm last weekend and i burnt up 8gig watching about a game and a half and about 3 hours of tv (tethered to roku).
Posted on 6/6/16 at 8:46 am to Reubaltaich
Is it that there is no cable/DSL to your house or nothing even in the area at all ? If you have cable at a road a mile or 2 away then I have a solution for you.
Posted on 6/6/16 at 9:13 am to Reubaltaich
Internet at Toledo Bend is awful.
We have tried satellite and it is not worth it right now imo
We have tried satellite and it is not worth it right now imo
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:48 am to Reubaltaich
Call Nexus Systems in Monroe. They may be able to get line of sight Internet to your place. If they can you would probably want to go with that. It's not satellite internet, but dishes that are mounted to various cell towers. Very good service
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