| evicktd | 06-10-2014 02:42 PM |
Re: Verizon Jetpack® 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MHS291L
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Originally Posted by armbar33
(Post 557712)
Will have to track data usage to keep track of cost but if anyone is on the fence for a hotspot, so far this one definitely gets my recommendation.
| I've been doing a lot of thinking about this topic. You are allotted 4GB monthly data on the Verizon hotspot. That is not nearly enough data to be running 20, let alone 40 accounts.
Let's do the math for a bit:
On average, I use about 50mb per account per day. If I'm running 20 accounts, that's 1GB a day. I'd be blowing through the monthly usage in just 4 days! Let's give it a bit of wiggle room-about 10 days. So you'll need to either purchase a 12GB/$70 plan or take the gamble on the months that you do not go over the monthly usage. BTW, how much does Verizon charge per gig after usage? It doesn't say on Verizon, but ATT does $10/gb so we'll go with that. So we decide we want the 12gb to keep things simple. That's $90/mo (pretax) and $1080 a year.
You might say, "that's not bad for running 20 accounts," but I'm running a VPS for $7/mo, 7x20x12=$1680.
Actually, that's not bad. I reckon that the extra $680 might be worth the less hassle of keeping track of every IP and the constant restarts. Caveat is that the more accounts you have, the more it becomes "worth it."
I'll probably do a hybrid thing with the two so I don't go linking all of my accounts together like a numbnut. So if I run 10 on VPS and 10 on the hotspot, my cost is around 1480 at the 4gb level, which is less than all VPS and spreads the accounts out. At the 12GB level, be prepared to pay $1960/yr. That's actually quite expenso. Well, the less risk you have, the better your business. my 2c :peace: | 
