Internet in Fern Forest

[YurtGirl]

I second the satellite thumbs down... you're still on a limit of 5g and the signal often drops. Plus you're paying the same monthly amount as you would for a Verizon tether or card (about $60/month) IN ADDITION TO the $600 - $800 for the dish! That's some craziness! But I've looked at it all, trying to figure out how to get decent internet out here. Up until a month ago, the best I could come up with was Verizon phone tether. Drops a bit, and have to unplug and replug it every 30 minutes or so, (same with the pc card, I tried that for years) but speed is decent.

Then I went to Cellular Enhancements and got their Wilson DT desktop amplifier/antenna. You mount the antenna on the roof, point it toward the west part of Orchidland or Hawaiian Beaches for Verizon. I went from zero - 1/2 bar to 3 full bars!! Finally! I tried a Mobi trial card and it looks like it has full bars where we are (I heard they recently put towers up hwy 11 all the way to Volcano?), I may switch to them since they don't have a limit on usage. I got the wireless mifi box about a year ago, but never was able to use it... anyone tried them yet? Customer service was awful last time I tried, out of Bombay or something... but if it works better, I'll put up w/ some of that.