My current mifi has never worked right. Actually my first one worked great. Then I lost it in a snow bank and had to pay for a replacement. The second one never worked right. The price is right though, it's like $20 a month. It was verizon and when it worked, it worked really well, and everywhere(except Belgium). It was nice at the cabin, because we could attach like 5 devices. Me, 2 kids and my husband, with one to spare. linda On 2/19/14, 8:29 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: > What other providers are in the area? AT&T or Sprint might have better coverage (the Virgin Mobile MiFi uses/used Sprint’s 3G network). > > What about long-range point-to-point wifi? Satellite receiver dishes or wide/high-gain 2.4GHz and 5GHz antennae? I’ve done a few installs that covered many miles (one was a 10Mbit connection that covered 75 miles but … that cost over $15,000 in materials and a 500-foot radio tower. > > > On Feb 19, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Justin Krejci <jus at krytosvirus.com> wrote: > >> My parents had one called "mifi" that worked really well but I think it was on Verizon. >> Have you considered satellite? >> Could there be any wimax options? >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: canito at dalan.us >> Date:02/19/2014 2:33 PM (GMT-06:00) >> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> Subject: [tclug-list] OT: Best Hot Spot for the Money >> >> Hi Everyone- >> >> I'm sure this question has been kicked around here before. But I need >> your help to determine which is the best priced hot-spot service for >> the twin cities. >> >> I've been struggling with poor Internet connection at home in >> Burnsville for about a year now. I believe it to be due to the aging >> infrastructure. >> >> I've had both phone and cable, cable being the most reliable when it >> isn't dropping my connection. >> >> I've thought about getting by with the cheapest connection from Cable >> which should be sufficient for reading Democracy Now! and connecting >> to work. Although, unreliable. >> >> My next option is to get a mobile hot-spot which I briefly looked at >> visiting my local Best Buy store. >> >> I have to mention that my mobile phone connection (Verizon) is also a >> bit poor at home; so I don't really have a lot of options. >> >> However, I'd like to know what you consider reliable at a good cost >> for hot-spots? >> >> At this point I am willing to sacrifice streaming and abide by a >> stringent yum update to maybe once a month :) in order to have a >> decent Internet connection. >> >> With that said, all suggestions are welcome. >> >> Thank you, >> SDA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list