I live in a rural area with no traditional internet service. I've been using satellite internet, which basically sucks and is uber frustrating. I've had connectivity issues with cell phone, but that has been resolved using a weboost antenna/signal amplifier. No great shakes, but I do have a reliable voice phone now. It has worked so well for me that I've decided to try to receive wireless internet here.
So I bought a Waveform antenna from Amazon, anticipating enrollment with T Mobile for their hotspot $50 unlimited 5g internet plan. This antenna has specific instructions for hooking to T Mobile's hotspot device. Unfortunately, T-Mobile will not sign up a new account anywhere near my location. I've tried several different addresses where we could receive mail, etc... but not a single address is available for service via T-Mobile's website. One of the guys who works for T Mobile says they are over subscribed and not trying to sign up new customers.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. I can return the unopened antenna back to Amazon and basically stay in the same boat where I am, with unreliable internet service. I do see several hotspot plans for 4G LTE via EBay, for $50 a month. Wondering what to do here? Are we going to be satisfied with unlimited "unthrottled" 4g LTE? I'm hoping that we can use the internet service for streaming TV and VOIP, as well as hooking up my cameras and other devices. We are not gamers.
What hot spot hardware would I need? I would assume I'd still need the Waveform antenna to get a decent signal, but I don't want to let Amazon's return window close before I try to get this running. Thanks.
So I bought a Waveform antenna from Amazon, anticipating enrollment with T Mobile for their hotspot $50 unlimited 5g internet plan. This antenna has specific instructions for hooking to T Mobile's hotspot device. Unfortunately, T-Mobile will not sign up a new account anywhere near my location. I've tried several different addresses where we could receive mail, etc... but not a single address is available for service via T-Mobile's website. One of the guys who works for T Mobile says they are over subscribed and not trying to sign up new customers.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. I can return the unopened antenna back to Amazon and basically stay in the same boat where I am, with unreliable internet service. I do see several hotspot plans for 4G LTE via EBay, for $50 a month. Wondering what to do here? Are we going to be satisfied with unlimited "unthrottled" 4g LTE? I'm hoping that we can use the internet service for streaming TV and VOIP, as well as hooking up my cameras and other devices. We are not gamers.
What hot spot hardware would I need? I would assume I'd still need the Waveform antenna to get a decent signal, but I don't want to let Amazon's return window close before I try to get this running. Thanks.