internet hotspot?

[ody12]

What iinternet hotspot do you use? And how much GB do you use each month?

[xxrange]

Is there a reason you want to use a hotspot? Why not a LAN line

[plumsake2]

If OP is referring to hotspots that you can buy from cell phone companies, then they are a great way to have access to a large amount of IPs for a reasonable cost.

I have tried hotspots from nearly all cell companies (haven't gotten my hands on an AT&T one, but I have no desire to do so due to hearing about their small amount of IPs). They all work about the same - it's just a matter of the initial price of the hotspot, and then monthly fee the cell company charges you. And keep in mind that each cell company has a different amount of IPs, so the cheapest option may not be in your best interest.

My main go-to hotspot isn't actually a hotspot at all - I use an Android tablet for tethering Verizon's 4G LTE service. I specifically chose to do this because Verizon's hotspot plans doesn't offer much variety -- either $15/week for 250 MB which isn't enough for anything, $60/month for 3 GB, or $90/month for 10 GB. Compared to their tablet plans which offers 2, 4, and 6 GB plans for a lot cheaper. I usually go with the 2 or 3 GB plan (and often max the data allowance each month), but then again I use multiple devices and hotspots. How much you use really depends on how many accounts you have, and how often you log in to them.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by xxrange

Is there a reason you want to use a hotspot? Why not a LAN line

Because not all Internet Providers are Dynamic. Time Warner, RoadRunner, etc are "Dynamic" but in reality they are difficult to change IP's. Also, consider the following: If you have a family and they use the Internet at home...do you really want to be resetting the Modem/Router constantly? Probably not.

Also, Mifi's/Dongles are Portable which means we can Stealth even on the road, Office, hell even next to a pool.

[allster101]

I have a T-Mobile Samsung hotspot, model V100T. I have T-Mobile's 1GB plan for $20 a month. What's nice with T-Mobile is that data you don't use one month rolls over to the next month. I usually use around 500-600 MB of data every month, but I try to minimize data usage as much as possible. If you don't want to go over, make sure you have Adblock Plus installed on your browser because ads use a lot of data. Also, stay off the direct eBay home page (ebay.com) because the images there use a ton of data. What I do is browse directly to the "All Selling" page (I just type "all selling" in the address bar, and Firefox recognizes it from my history).

[Dmshark25]

Verizon 4G LTE is the best, fastest and largest IP POOL, probably the most expensive, but well worth it, I have a verizon hotspot and pay $120 for unlimited Data, it's a deal I found on eBay and I pay $120 a month as a recurring payment to the company on eBay and get unlimited LTE DATA.

AT&T is also good, they give you a IP pool of maybe 30 IPS , however each month they add a fresh 30 new IPS so even though it is small Ip pool, it does grow each month and you get a new group of IPS added
It's important to log all IPS and with ATT u will be getting same IPS coming up that u can use with the account u already used it with that month , if u logged everything correctly

TMobile, has the smallest IP POOL, and it also sometimes can take a minute or longer after switching data off and turning it back on for the IP TO change
The good thing about TMobile, is it is a different ISP and u will get a limited range of IPS so it will work with a small group of accounts , and the price is very cheap

[ody12]

Originally Posted by allster101

I have a T-Mobile Samsung hotspot, model V100T. I have T-Mobile's 1GB plan for $20 a month. What's nice with T-Mobile is that data you don't use one month rolls over to the next month. I usually use around 500-600 MB of data every month, but I try to minimize data usage as much as possible. If you don't want to go over, make sure you have Adblock Plus installed on your browser because ads use a lot of data. Also, stay off the direct eBay home page (ebay.com) because the images there use a ton of data. What I do is browse directly to the "All Selling" page (I just type "all selling" in the address bar, and Firefox recognizes it from my history).

How many accounts do you have? And how long do you use the internet each day? My cell phone plan has 5gb a month but icant figure out how to get the hotspot to work

[MM78]

Originally Posted by ody12

How many accounts do you have? And how long do you use the internet each day? My cell phone plan has 5gb a month but icant figure out how to get the hotspot to work

What Phone do you have?

[ody12]

Originally Posted by MM78

What Phone do you have?

Its an s3, its unlocked and it's rooted as well. I'm using straight talk with the tmobile sim card

[MM78]

If its rooted then the Hotspot should be easy to use.

How to turn your Samsung Galaxy S3 into a Wi-Fi Hotspot | Fusiondub

[ody12]

Originally Posted by MM78

If its rooted then the Hotspot should be easy to use.

How to turn your Samsung Galaxy S3 into a Wi-Fi Hotspot | Fusiondub

I have tried it that way, the hotspot does turn on and then I can even connect to it on the computer, it even sais internet access but when iI try to open up the browser and go to a webpage it doesn't work

[MM78]

Originally Posted by ody12

I have tried it that way, the hotspot does turn on and then I can even connect to it on the computer, it even sais internet access but when iI try to open up the browser and go to a webpage it doesn't work

Have you tried connecting your Phone directly to the Computer?

[Dmshark25]

There may be an issue because it's with straight talk, I think because of there good rates with data they are strict on allowing you use as a hotspot

[ody12]

Originally Posted by MM78

Have you tried connecting your Phone directly to the Computer?

I have not tried that yet. I'll try itlater today

[ody12]

Originally Posted by Dmshark25

There may be an issue because it's with straight talk, I think because of there good rates with data they are strict on allowing you use as a hotspot

Yes aha it is extremely cheap, it used to be we only get 2.5gb of 4g then they would throttle it. But then they changed it to 3gb and recently they raised it again to 5gb of 4g, and you can get cheap refills on ebay for only 35$ a month. My brother has the same straight talk plan but the only difference is he has the att Sim and his hotspot works fine

[allster101]

Originally Posted by ody12

How many accounts do you have? And how long do you use the internet each day? My cell phone plan has 5gb a month but icant figure out how to get the hotspot to work

I have 1 account for now since my sales volumes aren't high enough to need more. I only use my hotspot for stealth; I have my regular Comcast connection for general Internet use.

And from your replies that I've read, maybe this thread will help you out:
Unlocked S3 Tethering?!?! Straight Talk - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

[Dmshark25]

Originally Posted by ody12

Yes aha it is extremely cheap, it used to be we only get 2.5gb of 4g then they would throttle it. But then they changed it to 3gb and recently they raised it again to 5gb of 4g, and you can get cheap refills on ebay for only 35$ a month. My brother has the same straight talk plan but the only difference is he has the att Sim and his hotspot works fine

I have a net10 phone and had the same issue when I tried using it as a hotspot, it is a galaxy 5, and for $50 a month u get 5Gb data and than unlimited after that they just throttle the speed down

I think with these virtual companies there's a block when using the data as a hotspot

[MM78]

Technically if the phone is unlocked it should work.