Wireless internet for laptop at home through cell phone provider?

[My Way Ranch]

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]

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]

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.