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Wireless internet for laptop at home through cell phone provider? - My Way Ranch - 04-28-2014 02:03 AM
Please help! Need a smart patient person. I'm not good w/techno stuff.
I want wireless internet at home for my laptop.
I do not want time warner.
I cannot afford hughesnet ($300/install+$75/month).
There are no other providers here.
I have a laptop with a wireless card.
I have a router.
I have a cell phone.
I have Direct TV.
I have NO HOME telephone/landline.
Best Buy said I can do this thru my cell phone provider. Can anyone tell me how this works? What do I need to buy?
- Brian - 04-28-2014 02:13 AM
Most smart phones have a Mobile Hotspot, you just have to turn it on in the settings of your phone. I would call your phone provider and asking them if you have Mobile Hotspot and how to connect to it. Just be careful with the mobile Hotspot, it can eat up a lot of data usage on your phone.
- Matthew Repecki - 04-28-2014 02:17 AM
Or instead you can get something that is cheaper which you go to your provider and they actually give you this thing that takes off your phone data and it has a sim card and plugs into the usb port I know Verizon and AT&T have it and I'm pretty sure Tmobile has to too.