<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >My parents had one called "mifi" that worked really well but I think it was on Verizon.<div>Have you considered satellite? </div><div>Could there be any wimax options?</div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: canito@dalan.us <br>Date:02/19/2014 2:33 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org <br>Subject: [tclug-list] OT: Best Hot Spot for the Money <br><br>Hi Everyone-<br><br>I'm sure this question has been kicked around here before. But I need <br>your help to determine which is the best priced hot-spot service for <br>the twin cities.<br><br>I've been struggling with poor Internet connection at home in <br>Burnsville for about a year now. I believe it to be due to the aging <br>infrastructure.<br><br>I've had both phone and cable, cable being the most reliable when it <br>isn't dropping my connection.<br><br>I've thought about getting by with the cheapest connection from Cable <br>which should be sufficient for reading Democracy Now! and connecting <br>to work. Although, unreliable.<br><br>My next option is to get a mobile hot-spot which I briefly looked at <br>visiting my local Best Buy store.<br><br>I have to mention that my mobile phone connection (Verizon) is also a <br>bit poor at home; so I don't really have a lot of options.<br><br>However, I'd like to know what you consider reliable at a good cost <br>for hot-spots?<br><br>At this point I am willing to sacrifice streaming and abide by a <br>stringent yum update to maybe once a month :) in order to have a <br>decent Internet connection.<br><br>With that said, all suggestions are welcome.<br><br>Thank you,<br>SDA<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></body>