So far the cheapest wifi I've found is onstar wifi hotspot @25@ a month. It's att and only available for gm vehicles, that said many phones now have dual sims. And you can also buy a mobile router so for about the same price you can go direct to at&t which i may do with my android phone.
The pluses
Cheap, very good reception. Suitable for email.texting.youtube amazon prime movies. Etc. You may have to lower the resolution to 720 but very watchable.
The cons
In the onstar version key must be in and on accessory so only works off of your main battery
If youre working or uploading alot may not be enough.
Starlink
Starlink is as powerful as you want providing you dont care how much you spend.
Reception?
That depends. For Android auto ( Google maps and YouTube music) . I laid the antenna on the dashboard against the windshield and it worked fine heading east and west. You wont get the full 300 to 400 mps but for my uses I dont need it. I had it in my backyard. Cloudy day minimal trees and was getting 180mps good enough to play YouTube on the TV in my van out front and the TV in my camper inside the garage. I was pretty impressed. If you're going to do alot of uploading or watch HD movies on a big screen then you'll need to proper align the antenna and opt for the higher priced package.
Pluses
Decent reception even while moving
Pretty reliable. Can pause the roam version at will for months if required. They also have a standby mode thats $5 a month. Limited data
Cons
Pricey the roaming is $50 for 50 gig a month and $1 a gig for more. Just messing around over 3 days i used 8 gig having it on maybe 12 hrs or so
You can get unlimited for $160 a month
But
That is botton tier . If you want to move up the pecking order it will cost more. So if you're in a congested area and dont mind lower speeds you're set. But if you require faster speeds it can get expensive. Example $50 low priority to local high priority becomes $90 for 50 gig so ...
What I've decided for my use is im keeping the wifi hotspot for $25 a month mainly for my car use. And im keeping the starlink roam for $50 for camping. I'll be pausing it until spring .but once camping season starts again I want to be able to access the internet from inside the camper without having to keep my van key on.
Hope you find this useful
The pluses
Cheap, very good reception. Suitable for email.texting.youtube amazon prime movies. Etc. You may have to lower the resolution to 720 but very watchable.
The cons
In the onstar version key must be in and on accessory so only works off of your main battery
If youre working or uploading alot may not be enough.
Starlink
Starlink is as powerful as you want providing you dont care how much you spend.
Reception?
That depends. For Android auto ( Google maps and YouTube music) . I laid the antenna on the dashboard against the windshield and it worked fine heading east and west. You wont get the full 300 to 400 mps but for my uses I dont need it. I had it in my backyard. Cloudy day minimal trees and was getting 180mps good enough to play YouTube on the TV in my van out front and the TV in my camper inside the garage. I was pretty impressed. If you're going to do alot of uploading or watch HD movies on a big screen then you'll need to proper align the antenna and opt for the higher priced package.
Pluses
Decent reception even while moving
Pretty reliable. Can pause the roam version at will for months if required. They also have a standby mode thats $5 a month. Limited data
Cons
Pricey the roaming is $50 for 50 gig a month and $1 a gig for more. Just messing around over 3 days i used 8 gig having it on maybe 12 hrs or so
You can get unlimited for $160 a month
But
That is botton tier . If you want to move up the pecking order it will cost more. So if you're in a congested area and dont mind lower speeds you're set. But if you require faster speeds it can get expensive. Example $50 low priority to local high priority becomes $90 for 50 gig so ...
What I've decided for my use is im keeping the wifi hotspot for $25 a month mainly for my car use. And im keeping the starlink roam for $50 for camping. I'll be pausing it until spring .but once camping season starts again I want to be able to access the internet from inside the camper without having to keep my van key on.
Hope you find this useful
