Cheap $20 a month Stand Alone Unlimited Rural Internet through AT&T Wireless

[zimy]

That's great. Mine shipped today.

Now, has anyone hooked it up to their tractor and if so how?
Please include part numbers, links etc.

Does your tractor have 12v cigarette outlet? If so they sell adapters on ebay.

Link to them on eBay

 

[MossRoad]

That's great. Mine shipped today.

Now, has anyone hooked it up to their tractor and if so how?
Please include part numbers, links etc.

Several folks have mentioned a USB adapter. Get one of those and plug it into a 12V socket on your tractor, I'd think.

 

[newbury]

That's great. Mine shipped today.

Now, has anyone hooked it up to their tractor and if so how?
Please include part numbers, links etc.

Several folks have mentioned a USB adapter. Get one of those and plug it into a 12V socket on your tractor, I'd think.

I realize that. But I don't have a 12V socket and there are many different methods to hook stuff up. Just look at the threads on adding LED's.

Then there's the "ghetto method"

Just snip some wires off an RC battery and jam them in.

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I'm thinking it would be handy to to buy some Replacement Female J1962 OBD II 2 Diagnostic System Housings at $9@ and hook them up with just the two wires mentioned in the video to my tractors etc.
Like the guy in the video I've got a box of wal warts.

 

[1stDeuce]

I ordered an OBDII connector off Epay to add to the desk area in our "home", which happens to be a 36 foot 5th wheel while we work on building our long term home... I would have just snipped a connector off a car at the junkyard, but it was only $4 for a new one, and now I don't have to make a JY trip and buy other stuff that I probably don't need...
Search for "OBDII female connector" and you'll find them.

I couldn't find one that didn't ship from the Land of China, but I highly doubt anyone in the US is making these anyway. If you don't like that plan, go snip one off a car at a JY. Any car 1996 or newer has the correct connector. Pin 16 is +12v and pin 4 and 5 are ground. (Not sure it matters which you use... ??) Easy enough to wire up an OBD connector some place out of the way in your tractor, or older vehicle, or connect one to a small wall-wart type 12v power supply (Epay has those cheap too...) for use anywhere you can plug it in. The max power draw is about 250mA, and typical operating draw is half that according to specs I've seen.

This is either going to be awesome, or we're all installing mind control devices subsidized by the government, and we're going to turn into government drones... If I start preaching about the many ways government can help us, please send help!!

 

[newbury]

<snip> If you don't like that plan, go snip one off a car at a JY. Any car 1996 or newer has the correct connector. <snip>

That's nice you have a handy junkyard, but my nearest is about 30 miles one way. Ordering on line for a few bucks is easier.

Could you provide an ebay link?

One that works is valuable. The last thing I ordered from China took 2 weeks to be delivered to Houston, Texas instead of Fulton, Ms.

 

[NoTrespassing]

It's hard to believe AT&T is selling unlimited service for $20 per month, even if it's throttled after 22 gigs. I don't see this lasting long but maybe people will be grandfathered in that got in early. Their page claims they have the right to change the contract at any time. We're getting 10 gigs for $55/month and I thought that was a steal. That's on a straight talk phone and we had to work around the wifi hotspot issue and they don't support it. Actually we still have 2G after 10 gigs.

I assume the connection on this device is 4G where available?

Kevin

 

[fordmantpw]

It's hard to believe AT&T is selling unlimited service for $20 per month, even if it's throttled after 22 gigs. I don't see this lasting long but maybe people will be grandfathered in that got in early. Their page claims they have the right to change the contract at any time. We're getting 10 gigs for $55/month and I thought that was a steal. That's on a straight talk phone and we had to work around the wifi hotspot issue and they don't support it. Actually we still have 2G after 10 gigs.

I assume the connection on this device is 4G where available?

Kevin

I thought it was a crazy good deal too! Mine is using 4G/LTE with download speeds of 30+ Mbps.

 

[newbury]

It's hard to believe AT&T is selling unlimited service for $20 per month, even if it's throttled after 22 gigs. <snip>

You may not understand "Corporate" mentality. I think someone thought this up for marketing at $40/month to car owners for use in cars. They probably hoped for great sales and light usage. Then someone said "let's halve the price", still thinking it could only be used in cars and trucks. They will probably jack the price back up and throttle it down but it should be good for a few months.

My primary use for it will be to get internet down to my shops which are blocked by trees from the house and beyond CAT 6, and while traveling. I've at least 4 major long trips coming up this summer and an in-car wi-fi will be great to calm SWMBO.

I fully expect throttling to occur but am hoping to be grandfathered in.

 

[MossRoad]

I realize that. But I don't have a 12V socket and there are many different methods to hook stuff up.

A 12V socket is simple to install and very useful. You can get one at AutoZone for under $10. I put one on my machine to use as a quick connect for a battery trickle charger in winter. Just plug it in/plug it out. Works great.

 

[newbury]

A 12V socket is simple to install and very useful. You can get one at AutoZone for under $10. I put one on my machine to use as a quick connect for a battery trickle charger in winter. Just plug it in/plug it out. Works great.

And then I still need something to go from the 12v socket to the Mobley.