Pelican Parts Forums

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)
-   Off Topic Discussions (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/)
-   -   PSA: Cord Cutters (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1086909-psa-cord-cutters.html)

masraum 02-24-2021 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 11238407)
34 down and 25 up on 4/5 bars of LTE on T Mobile

That's useable.

Cell data is always going to be a bit all over the place for a variety of reasons but for the most part if you get a good signal where you are it should remain relatively consistent.

Right, our signal varies a bit, but is fairly stable. And depending upon what room in the house I have the device, I'll swap from one RF band to another. I think our location is midway between two slightly overlapping towers.

JavaBrewer 02-24-2021 12:02 PM

I am on DSL (no cable on my street) and just checked my speeds LOL

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1614200463.jpg

Looks like this T-mobile option is something to look at. Thanks for the link OP!

masraum 02-24-2021 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer (Post 11238474)
I am on DSL (no cable on my street) and just checked my speeds LOL

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1614200463.jpg

Looks like this T-mobile option is something to look at. Thanks for the link OP!

Ouch. Welcome to the Digital Stone Age!

masraum 02-24-2021 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer (Post 11238474)
I am on DSL (no cable on my street) and just checked my speeds LOL

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1614200463.jpg

Looks like this T-mobile option is something to look at. Thanks for the link OP!

What if you use your cell phone not connected to your wifi?

stomachmonkey 02-24-2021 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer (Post 11238474)
I am on DSL (no cable on my street) and just checked my speeds LOL

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1614200463.jpg

Looks like this T-mobile option is something to look at. Thanks for the link OP!

LOL, I haven't had DSL since the 90's.

Back then I was rocking it, dual 256k bonded for 512.

State of the art, at the time.

Chocaholic 02-24-2021 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgatepi (Post 11238279)
Well we just signed up for it. My son (degree in Computer Engineering and self proclaimed nerd) called T Mobile and asked if this shared their existing mobile phone network.....they said no and it is a 5G system.
So......not 100% sold but it is contract free and they waived start up fees because we are a new customer.
I will update once we receive the unit.

We just signed up also. Should have the box next week. Also in the boonies.

MBAtarga 02-24-2021 03:22 PM

I'm in one of the 7 major counties comprising metro Atlanta - but it's not available in my area.

Por_sha911 02-24-2021 08:12 PM

My first home internet connection was 28.8k. When it doubled to 56k I thought we were at the speed of light. My first DLS was 1.5 mg download.
ATT said in 2019 they were shutting down DSL soon (I was at 5 meg) so I signed up for their Fiber Optic 300 meg (I get about 200-225) and it cost not much more than what you folks are quoting for 25 meg. Granted this land based and not mobile but if you are using it for your home look and see if Fiber Optic is in your area. It is rock solid reliable.

stomachmonkey 02-24-2021 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Por_sha911 (Post 11238900)
My first home internet connection was 28.8k. When it doubled to 56k I thought we were at the speed of light. My first DLS was 1.5 mg download.
ATT said in 2019 they were shutting down DSL soon (I was at 5 meg) so I signed up for their Fiber Optic 300 meg (I get about 200-225) and it cost not much more than what you folks are quoting for 25 meg. Granted this land based and not mobile but if you are using it for your home look and see if Fiber Optic is in your area. It is rock solid reliable.

The t mobile offering and Starlink are absolutely essential.

Many here expressing interest can’t get fiber much less coax.

The cost to run to remote homes exceeds what the provider could ever hope to recoup so if it hasn’t happened for them yet it likely never will.

Even in densely populated areas your choice for providers is limited to only a couple if you are lucky. Many are stuck with a choice of one and local politics does not allow for competition.

These solutions offer a way around prohibitions that prevent new networks to enter the market.

Federal FCC regs supersede state and local regulation by ensuring consumers have rights to receive OTA signals.

While not as mature as traditional broadband even in their current states provide enough bandwidth for the average consumer at reasonable rates.

It’s a pretty big, welcome, and necessary deal.

JavaBrewer 02-24-2021 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Por_sha911 (Post 11238900)
My first home internet connection was 28.8k. When it doubled to 56k I thought we were at the speed of light. My first DLS was 1.5 mg download.
ATT said in 2019 they were shutting down DSL soon (I was at 5 meg) so I signed up for their Fiber Optic 300 meg (I get about 200-225) and it cost not much more than what you folks are quoting for 25 meg. Granted this land based and not mobile but if you are using it for your home look and see if Fiber Optic is in your area. It is rock solid reliable.

I hear you however Cox cable quoted me almost $5k to run cable from their nearest pole and demand I pay for a business package 2 year commitment nearing $300/month to enjoy their services. Haha no thanks.

masraum 02-25-2021 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Por_sha911 (Post 11238900)
My first home internet connection was 28.8k. When it doubled to 56k I thought we were at the speed of light. My first DLS was 1.5 mg download.
ATT said in 2019 they were shutting down DSL soon (I was at 5 meg) so I signed up for their Fiber Optic 300 meg (I get about 200-225) and it cost not much more than what you folks are quoting for 25 meg. Granted this land based and not mobile but if you are using it for your home look and see if Fiber Optic is in your area. It is rock solid reliable.

Folks that are looking into those solutions are doing it because there is no hard wired solution, DSL, Cable, fiber, all not available out in the country.

71T Targa 02-25-2021 08:42 AM

Signed up for a test run. I'm not expected to get the equipment for 2 or more weeks though...

Has anyone found a good indoor antenna? AntennaWeb shows I'm 37 miles from the source, and need a "Violet - large directional w/pre amp"

Seahawk 02-25-2021 08:53 AM

I may change, again, but I am very happy with the MoFi Network router in 4G. Compared to satellite interwebs, iit is blazing.

onewhippedpuppy 02-25-2021 10:52 AM

You guys who have options are incredibly lucky. Our options are Cox, which offers up to 1 GB and is expensive, and ATT UVerse which is up to about 15 MBPS. We had ATT and were getting 5 MBPS on a good day, now on Cox on a 150 MBPS plan but it’s costing me $120/mo plus we typically hit our cap at least twice which is $10 each time. Unlimited is another $50/mo. I’m told that Cox has some sort of exclusive deal with the city which ultimately means the people get dicked.

masraum 02-25-2021 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy (Post 11239505)
You guys who have options are incredibly lucky. Our options are Cox, which offers up to 1 GB and is expensive, and ATT UVerse which is up to about 15 MBPS. We had ATT and were getting 5 MBPS on a good day, now on Cox on a 150 MBPS plan but it’s costing me $120/mo plus we typically hit our cap at least twice which is $10 each time. Unlimited is another $50/mo. I’m told that Cox has some sort of exclusive deal with the city which ultimately means the people get dicked.

At least you have multiple wired options. Until just recently, we only had 1 option at our rural property, cell phone hot spot. We just (as in this week) had starlink come available in beta (there will be short periods of outage...). You could probably use cell, but it's unlikely to be an improvement over what's available.

So Cox is $120/mon for just Internet or is that cable and Internet?

Por_sha911 02-25-2021 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11239138)
Folks that are looking into those solutions are doing it because there is no hard wired solution, DSL, Cable, fiber, all not available out in the country.

That is why I said

Quote:

Originally Posted by Por_sha911 (Post 11238900)
Granted this land based and not mobile but if you are using it for your home look and see if Fiber Optic is in your area.

I guess I didn't explain it well enough

stomachmonkey 02-25-2021 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Por_sha911 (Post 11239965)
That is why I said


I guess I didn't explain it well enough

The primary reason they are looking at this is because they already know there are no other options for them.

onewhippedpuppy 02-26-2021 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masraum (Post 11239541)
At least you have multiple wired options. Until just recently, we only had 1 option at our rural property, cell phone hot spot. We just (as in this week) had starlink come available in beta (there will be short periods of outage...). You could probably use cell, but it's unlikely to be an improvement over what's available.

So Cox is $120/mon for just Internet or is that cable and Internet?

That’s just Internet. We used to have them for both and it was well over $200. Dropped back to YouTube TV which probably saves us $50/mo. I hate Cox, they are sheisters that ratchet up the bill a few bucks each month until you waste a bunch of time to call and complain.

masraum 02-26-2021 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy (Post 11240198)
That’s just Internet. We used to have them for both and it was well over $200. Dropped back to YouTube TV which probably saves us $50/mo. I hate Cox, they are sheisters that ratchet up the bill a few bucks each month until you waste a bunch of time to call and complain.

Wow, that's crazy.

mgatepi 03-02-2021 03:15 PM

Well we received our T Mobile equipment tonight and our speeds are 26 down with about 5 up... not a drastic improvement over our Verizon plan! Latency seems better.... we are going to try it for awhile to see if it’s more dependable.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:22 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website


DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.