Subj : Re: Which VPN?
To   : Gamgee
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Jul 13 2023 01:00 pm

  Re: Re: Which VPN?
  By: Gamgee to Tracker1 on Sun Jul 09 2023 06:33 pm

 > -=> Tracker1 wrote to Gamgee <=-
 > 
 >  Ga> In my area, or at least the location of my house, that is not an option >  Ga> assuming one wants broadband/cable internet access. Yes, that's right,
 >  Ga> there are still plenty of monopolies allowed to do business. My ISP (a
 >  Ga> major/nationwide one) is one of them.
 > 
 >  Tr> If you have good cellular signal, that can be a decent
 >  Tr> alternative... slightly higher pings and lower throughput than
 >  Tr> wired options, but still relatively decent and well-priced.
 > 
 > What??  LOL
 > 
 > So....... I should use my phone as a "hot spot" to provide internet
 > access for watching TV / streaming NetFlix / internet access for at
 > least a dozen devices in the house, including my BBS?
 > 
 > What if I'm not home (and my cellphone is with me).  How do things work
 > then?
 > 
 > Come on man.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
 > --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52

Many ISP will give you a router with 4G capability. You just connect all your
home stuff to it as if it were a regular ADSL or fibre subscription.

It sucks because, being a cellular network, the quality of the connection won tbe steady and you are likely to be subjected to datacaps. Still, it is an
option for some people.

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