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

[BigBlue1]

You have to understand your location on the internet is based on where you pull an IP address from. So that is a lot of the issue with websites thinking you are somewhere you are not.

Indeed. I do understand that. But technically it is not 'where you pull an IP from' but rather where your ISP has tagged the IP pool as being located or registered. It seems that ISPs are getting less and less localized with this info so the problem is getting worse. Well, either that or more sites and apps are trying to figure it out without asking.

Rob

 

[TractorGuy]

On an IP note I had something strange happen the other day. I was reading something on Wikipedia the other day and it had a message in red blasting me for an edit made from my IP. Said something about being out of line and threatening to take away my editing rights. It also suggested I should sign up for a Wikipedia account. I cleared my Wikipedia cookie and checked again and the notice wasn't there.

I don't think anyone gets a static IP unless they pay extra for it through a cable or phone service.

Mine was showing me in Miami FL up till about a week ago and now it places me in Jacksonville FL. I live near neither.

 

[kcflhrc]

The whole IP location thing can get real crazy when you try to stream local channels and your DHCP Pool is located in another city. For some reason my Mobley always thinks I'm in Chicago and I for **** sure am not from there nor do I have plans to ever go there.

 

[cqaigy2]

My ip says Vancover Washinton, wrong. Not all sites us ip location, some use cookies on your browser and that usually is your mailing address.

 

[kcflhrc]

A tracert from the command line to say maybe google.com will tell you more than you ever wanted to know. Your IP address has a lot to do with your provider also. My Mobley IP address says I'm in Chicago but the only reason it says that is because that's where the AT&T DHCP server happens to be. All bets are off with a mobile device but if you have a local provider than more than likely you will pull an IP from that area.

 

[BigBlue1]

Just an update on my use of this plan... In late November I replaced my Mobley with a Netgear Nighthawk M1 device. The Nighthawk has the ability to aggregate data streams that the Mobley cannot do (up to 4x maybe?) so the thought was that it would lead to better speeds given the same conditions of tower location and signal strength. I've found that to be the case. Where my Mobley used to give me 9-16Mb/s download speeds the Nighthawk now routinely allows 30 to upper 40's, sometimes into the 50's. I combined that with a TP-Link Deco wi-fi mesh setup and our home Internet has never been better or more consistent. Very happy with the changes. Living in rural areas doesn't have to be as limiting as it used to be!

Rob

 

[jcummins]

Just an update on my use of this plan... In late November I replaced my Mobley with a Netgear Nighthawk M1 device. The Nighthawk has the ability to aggregate data streams that the Mobley cannot do (up to 4x maybe?) so the thought was that it would lead to better speeds given the same conditions of tower location and signal strength. I've found that to be the case. Where my Mobley used to give me 9-16Mb/s download speeds the Nighthawk now routinely allows 30 to upper 40's, sometimes into the 50's. I combined that with a TP-Link Deco wi-fi mesh setup and our home Internet has never been better or more consistent. Very happy with the changes. Living in rural areas doesn't have to be as limiting as it used to be!

Rob

BigBlue1 questions... Been thinking of killing my direct TV and replace with YouTube TV but my internet with this Mobley needs more stability. Price on this netgear $100 spread on prices, how much did you pay and where did you buy? My Mobley has taken spells of being very sluggish, also keeps going off the air. I've put it on a timer to reboot every day at 4am, seemed to help. Did you just move Sim and it worked? Or did you need this PUK code I've read about. Are you using WISP with this setup or how is the config setup?

 

[BigBlue1]

BigBlue1 questions... Been thinking of killing my direct TV and replace with YouTube TV but my internet with this Mobley needs more stability. Price on this netgear $100 spread on prices, how much did you pay and where did you buy? My Mobley has taken spells of being very sluggish, also keeps going off the air. I've put it on a timer to reboot every day at 4am, seemed to help. Did you just move Sim and it worked? Or did you need this PUK code I've read about. Are you using WISP with this setup or how is the config setup?

Good questions. Dealt with those myself. I actually just stated YouTube TV in Dec and will be dropping DirecTV soon. My setup has worked well for me streaming that, but even with the Mobley I could do Netflix and Amazon Prime Video just fine.

I found a 'refurb' Nighthawk M1 on eBay for $155. By 'refurb' I think they just meant that they did a factory reset. But it works. Didn't come with a USB charger for that price, but I had an extra from my Pixel that works (it takes a high-output charger). I saw them from that price used up to maybe $300-ish on Amazon. I figured it was either going to work or not work and I bought from a seller with good return policy (free return shipping, 30 day window) so I was comfortable.

I had some Mobley challenges in the last year too. Mine would just drop its connection maybe once every week. A simple power cycle fixed it. But overall it was pretty much OK.

I don't know much about WISP. What I did was hook my M1 to an ASUS router that I previously had my Mobley hooked to. This time via ethernet instead of USB though. And then connected the Deco main unit to the ASUS. I'm guessing it isn't an 'optimum' routing setup but I have had zero problems with normal Internet use, significant video streaming and work VPN use through it. All wifi is now done via the Deco mesh and the ASUS is just 'bridging' (probably not the real term) the M1 to the Deco.

As for YouTube TV, it has pretty much met all expectations that I had for replacing DirecTV. Only minor quibble is that the interface isn't as easy to use as I'd like, especially the 'Library'/DVR stuff. Works, but lots of clicks on the remote to get where I want to be. Looking forward to saving $65/month with this replacement. And no 'satellite signal lost' messages!!

Rob

 

[jcummins]

On the SIM card did you need to contact AT&T or did you just move it?

 

[BigBlue1]

On the SIM card did you need to contact AT&T or did you just move it?

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