Wifi hotspot for the car?

[Rubberhead*]

Anybody using one? Recommendations on hardware and network?

[reeltight]

I’ve never understood the purpose. What are you trying to connect that a phone won’t do?

[YoungBuckTX]

I use my mobile hotspot feature on my Verizon cell. No issues with streaming or teams meetings

[Luvin' Labs]

Yeah. What are trying to do? When my kids were little if we/they needed to stream something they just connected to my mobile hotspot. No need to pay for something extra for the vehicle.

[Rubberhead*]

Good and tough questions. I never really considered that I could use both my phone and mobile hotspot simultaneously. I'll have to check that and see.

I work remote for a company HQ'ed in Chicago. Because of the time zone, I lose an hour of deer time for some afternoon meetings so I was thinking a hotspot in the car would let me take a Teams meeting at the club rather than at the house then lose hunting time driving to the club. Another thought, although I haven't studied coverage maps, was that I only get marginal coverage at the club and then only in a few places so having a second provider might provide better coverage. I'll check and see if I can call and use the hotspot at the same time.

[JABIII]

Good and tough questions. I never really considered that I could use both my phone and mobile hotspot simultaneously. I'll have to check that and see.

Shoot, that is all I had at the house for a decade. It used to cost about $400 a month in fees to read this drivel...

[Rubberhead*]

Shoot, that is all I had at the house for a decade. It used to cost about $400 a month in fees to read this drivel...

I LOL'ed. I don't do that often, thank you. Oh, and, by the way, I ain't payin' $400/month for this, I'll use my phone if that's the case. I was thinking more like $50/month.

[Catdaddy]

I LOL'ed. I don't do that often, thank you. Oh, and, by the way, I ain't payin' $400/month for this, I'll use my phone if that's the case. I was thinking more like $50/month.

I had it with AT&T for $23 a month.

Now I have it through OnStar for $20 a month.

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[JABIII]

I LOL'ed. I don't do that often, thank you. Oh, and, by the way, I ain't payin' $400/month for this, I'll use my phone if that's the case. I was thinking more like $50/month.

It's included free from data usage charges these days, now that I don't need it. Sons a...

[Luvin' Labs]

I jump on teams meetings all the time from my cellphone. Don't need the laptop fired up at all. Just download the teams app to your phone. I doubt your coverage will be any different if you have a hotspot in the truck unless it's pinging a different tower.

[DRDUCK]

All My GM trucks have it and I pay 15 a month CD. You got to tell them that is what you will pay. They tried that 20 bs on me every new truck I get.

[USMCsilver]

All My GM trucks have it and I pay 15 a month CD. You got to tell them that is what you will pay. They tried that 20 bs on me every new truck I get.

But WHY?

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[reeltight]

But if you’re feeling froggy…I believe that starlink now has a mobile WiFi system that you can take with you. That’d be the ticket.

[Rubberhead*]

Thanks @reeltight for making me stop and think for a second. I have a separate work phone that I only use for email - duh. I just turn the hotspot on on that phone and leave it in the wireless charger and it keeps my computer connected and stays charged.

[2thDoc]

Good and tough questions. I never really considered that I could use both my phone and mobile hotspot simultaneously. I'll have to check that and see.

I work remote for a company HQ'ed in Chicago. Because of the time zone, I lose an hour of deer time for some afternoon meetings so I was thinking a hotspot in the car would let me take a Teams meeting at the club rather than at the house then lose hunting time driving to the club. Another thought, although I haven't studied coverage maps, was that I only get marginal coverage at the club and then only in a few places so having a second provider might provide better coverage. I'll check and see if I can call and use the hotspot at the same time.

in all my years, this sounds like the most appropriate usage of technology I have ever heard about.
I hope you figure this shit out and chicago can suck it.

[duckcommander727]

I used it on my wife’s explorer when we moved from SC to Wyoming. I let the kids watch tablets on it. Just the ford pass wifi through AT&T like 15$ a month or something. I noticed when I didn’t have good service they were still rocking with it. Does your vehicle not have it equipped?


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[Tater]

[said with the utmost respect] I can’t get over the irony of a wiring savant like yourself getting buffaloed by wireless technology

I’ve been joining Teams meeting from the tree for the last 5 years.

[cusportsman]

Just make sure your camera is off…


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[dmatheny21]

We use our phone to connect a smart TV in the middle of a cow farm in KY and it works great.

[Tater]

Just make sure your camera is off…


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Rookie.

Take a screenshot when your camera is locked up and showing a pixelated image of yourself, use that as your background image and put a piece of black electrical tape over your camera.