My Wireless World

I started driving using a verizon prepaid phone and a straight talk hotspot. The phone cost me $35 / month and the hotspot cost me over $350 in my first month. I went with a verizon reseller for $185 per month for unlimited wifi on Verizon's network. My hotspot works on their network all i had to do was swap the SIM card out for a Verizon SIM.

I also learned while driving through MO that Verizon prepaid does NOT work in all of Verizon's service areas. I switched over to a post paid plan and it costs me a whopping $25 per month. (My friend let me jump on their plan) I use less than 125 MB every month on the data side of the plan so I don't share in the data pool it's just the phone service and that's the price $25 / month. I only use 125 MB because I connect the phone to my hotspot.

Before you go off and scream "HOLY CRAP $185" just remember it's on Verizon's 4G LTE network and I gobble up data like it's going out of style from Streaming Amazon's Prime Audio Service while driving to streaming Movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime and VUDU while parked. I purchase seasons of The Walking Dead and Supernatural from VUDU and watch the episodes the day after they air with NO commercials as I own the season. it's like pre-purchasing the Blu-Ray without having the disc as it's all digital. I also play MineCraft with some of my friends on a server I run out of a colo facility in DE . We all chip in like $5 per month to maintain the server costs. It's a lot more fun to play MineCraft with a group of friends than playing it by yourself. My data usage is between 90 GB to 120 GB per month.

I just wanted to share what I do for entertainment while On the road. :)

I'm preparing for life on the road right now as I start CDL school June 6th. Yesterday, I signed up with Verizon after reading many posts on here about the most reliable network out on the road. It's expensive, but I can't take the chance of missing payments on any bills while I'm out there. I'm not a gamer like you, but I do enjoy movies and such. I also needed a new phone as mine is about seven years old and way behind the times as to strength, etc (original Samsung Galaxy, absolutely like new condition but not 4G or anything). With a new S7 Edge, a USB modem for my lap top and 12 GB of data will run me about $163 a mo. until the phone is paid off, by which time I will probably need a new phone again, LOL. Got the modem free for buying on-line (score) and didn't pay any taxes or activation fees. Figure I saved right at $100 by doing it on-line which is critical right now with all of the other preparations going on now too. I;m still cringing a little as my other, regional plan was only about $45.00, but I really didn't need data or internet capabilities on that phone just using it as a phone.

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With TMobile I get all my streaming for free, and it does not count against my data allotment (which is unlimited anyway). But I have considered getting a Verizon hotspot because while I have cell service so far everywhere I've been, southern Wyoming, for one, was a complete dead spot. Thanks for posting the info. I'll check them out.