Right now, Dad has Verizon for his wireless internet. He's off contract with them, so he can move away from them. I think his Verizon hotspot device got snapped by lightning last week. I'm not upset, as it was an insufferable piece of rubbish. He bought it, so I had to live with it.
Given if this was 2 years ago, I would only go back to Verizon. However, it seems to me that carriers such as Sprint are finally emerging, and are becoming serious players.
He's 3 miles outside of a city of 130,000 population... and Sprint claims that they can deliver 4G without a problem. Sprint is $30 for 10GB/month with full carryover on the data. He's not a heavy user, so 10GB/mo should be more than sufficient. Right now, he gets 4GB from Verizon for $50. He won't travel with the hotspot either. If it works good at his house, it's good.
They have a new hotspot called the Coolpad Surf, which could also use the new 600MHz band if that would become available in the area. The device would be free if you hang around for 24 months, or a $144 to buy it.
Spring will give 30 days to try it out, and will take it back within the 30 days. There's a Sprint store less than 5 miles away, so it wouldn't even have to be shipped back.
Are there other players/possibilities that I'm overlooking? 10G for $30/month, a free* device, overnight shipping, and a 30 day try out is awful tempting.
Given if this was 2 years ago, I would only go back to Verizon. However, it seems to me that carriers such as Sprint are finally emerging, and are becoming serious players.
He's 3 miles outside of a city of 130,000 population... and Sprint claims that they can deliver 4G without a problem. Sprint is $30 for 10GB/month with full carryover on the data. He's not a heavy user, so 10GB/mo should be more than sufficient. Right now, he gets 4GB from Verizon for $50. He won't travel with the hotspot either. If it works good at his house, it's good.
They have a new hotspot called the Coolpad Surf, which could also use the new 600MHz band if that would become available in the area. The device would be free if you hang around for 24 months, or a $144 to buy it.
Spring will give 30 days to try it out, and will take it back within the 30 days. There's a Sprint store less than 5 miles away, so it wouldn't even have to be shipped back.
Are there other players/possibilities that I'm overlooking? 10G for $30/month, a free* device, overnight shipping, and a 30 day try out is awful tempting.