$25 Rural internet solution - Portable internet solution

[@jocole2440]

Thanks!

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

We appreciate you and you are the first to super thank us

[@rwstarke]

When I am on the road I use my Samsung phone with PdaNet+ installed. My laptop has a client version of PdaNet+. I can use USB Tether or WiFi Direct Hotspot to connect to my laptop. During the Texas Freeze I had my generator hooked up to the house. I used my Sprint Magic Box in my house and connected to it with my phone. Then connected from my phone to my laptop using USB. The client version allows you to broadcast over the laptop's WiFi. We used over 50Gb in a few days. Note: PdaNet+ works only on Android. The cellular service provider will think that you are using cellular data and not a hotspot. There is also an option to Hide Tether Usage.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yeah we love PDA net but with visible you can use all the data you want tethering or hotspot in but it's capped at 5MBps but pda net allows u bypass that. Last year we road out ice storm same way in Ohio. Great minds think alike lol. Thank for sharing

[@rwstarke]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I once worked in an office that bad cell reception due to the steel in the walls. I made a parabolic reflector out of cardboard and aluminum from a soda can. The template is on the freeantennas website. It is for wifi router antennas but I use it for my cellphone. I set the phone if front of the reflector and got more bars and increased download speed.

[@dmo848]

Totally forgot about that app. I used it a while back

[@crazyDIYguy]

I used pdanet for years but you have to have excellent service, it's a dead zone where we live now.

[@yeeetbro4546]

I tried using that before and it never worked for me. Maybe i needed the pc client to get it to work properly.

[@joshstrickland986]

WOW, a huge meteor falling to the horizon at 0:42 seconds through the window. As an amateur astronomer I will keep this.

[@thomask4836]

You Sir, have good eyes!

[@TtAsh-sh6lx]

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[@rascal3013]

If you stop the video and scroll frame by frame with < and > you'll see it's dust. At the top when it comes into frame it is on this side of the curtain and window frame.

[@joshstrickland986]

Incredible, another meteor at 2:52. I see I missed a big meteor shower. I will be glued to the window the rest of the video.

[@DukeusMostchillius]

great video.. i was just on visibles website about to order a second phone so i could have 2 devises connected and then as luck would have it i stumbled upon this genius workaround.. i now have my pc and ps5 connected on the same connection through my pc ether net port.. also found out that my PCs built in wireless card acts as a wireless router for all my devises. As someone who has had a visible connection as the sole internet access point for the better part of 2 years and daily lamenting the limitations.. i feel like an absolute moron only just unlocking its potential. much appreciation.. you just changed the game completely for me

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Glad to help but you might want to look into that second line as they're doing a special right now $15 a month for your first year

[@DukeusMostchillius]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I was just thinking that this morning. great to have to 2 devices on a single connection but the ps5 updates to draw a heavy bit of the bandwidth from the PC. Better to keep a dedicated PC connection and turn my laptop into the brains of the multi device setup. Thanks for the heads up about the deal. have you noticed any great changes to your connection by switching to visible new service structure? I still havent made the switch over and im grandfathered in at the $25 mark on the old plan..

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@DukeusMostchillius We are still on old but the more people that transition to the new service are service seems to be getting better on the old package

[@DukeusMostchillius]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 thats a great point that i didnt even consider. thanks for the help

[@missproclivity]

I want to get the service but need to know what phone to buy to use solely for a Hotspot while I'm on the go. I just want something budget friendly and compatible as I will not be switching my wireless provider.

[@jocole2440]

starting your video I noticed you have orbs floating around you... :O Anyway...thank you so much for the lessons, I have subscribed and liking your channel. We are just tired of charges that does not stay at one price, tired of people trying to use our internet yes we are not visable. Hot Spot...never thought. thank you again. I live and work in the same area for a company that does not allow employees to use their internet, I much rather have my own. Taking your advice and checking it out. thanks again.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. And we would like to take a moment and thank you especially cuz you are our first super thanks . We appreciate you

[@Jonathan_O]

I’m so glad I live in the city where I have up to 7Gig fiber, cable and 3 cellular home internet to choose from. I get fiber 500m for only $29.99. BYW.. look into changing the TTL on your laptop. It’s a command line hack, but it will make their cell network think you are just using your phone vs hotspot with all the throttling and limitations.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

That is the one benefit of visible if you're using it line tethered there is no limitations and there is no throttling. So by using it through the computer and using the hotspot built into the computer or going out to a router we get the full speed. I will say if I could have 500m for $29.99 I would freak out. That's an insanely awesome price but it also shows where there's competition there's lower prices.

[@rig7107]

nice. wht i do is put vpn on the foon at default option, go into network settings and disable network and data use for all(some can't be stopped), disable apps running in the background. all other settings should be automatic, like no vpn in laptop/pc or router.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Depends on the service the phone and the VPN you're using.

[@freejulianassangejournalis335]

Thank you so so very much ❤️🥰 God speed with love always, Christine

[@thomask4836]

Thanks so much for your information. This is inspiring and I need to do something at a remote location for a remote security system. I guess the only other concern I need to address is the building I want to do this for is not heated in the winter time and I am concerned with the lithium batteries charging at temperatures below zero. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

A well insulated box to start. Then get a battery and small solar setup to charge it. The new lithium iron phosphate batteries some have self heating strips in them. The continuous power of charging going into the phone and it should keep it from freezing up.

[@timz7548]

Have been using this service with a little more expensive MOFI router with external antennas. Works great that way also, as the area where we use it has very poor cell service. I understand there's a way to make it work as a normal router with a Franklin T9 hotspot as well, and those are available for $10 or so. Our issue with that particular cell router is that it doesn't support the cellular "band" we get best service from in our area, where the MOFI 4500 will.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

You have to check and see if it supports 5G because Verizon is slamming out 5G all over the place and will end up really hitting hard because of the band they use. I know that most of the major cities around us have already started getting it and it's only a matter of time. I think the last time I heard they were doing a thousand towers a month

[@rl8750]

what did you have to change in the mofi 4500 so visible does not know it in ther?

[@timz7548]

@@rl8750 this video was helpful for those settings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i17NnoOchN-XgdE

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@rl8750 hopefully he will answer but if you put in visible mofi in KZbin videos should come up telling you how to change a settings in it

[@KristenDefrancesco]

Thank you so much for your great content great info I’ll definitely be taking advantage of again thanks

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Our pleasure thank you for watching

[@ronb6182]

Like I said in your other video Party pay is no more. They changed their service and it went down hill. They want you to sign up for the better and more expensive service. Mine is still 25 dollars a month with slow loads especially when an ad comes up on KZbin. I am thinking of dropping visible when I get a new phone and going with mint. 73

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Actually they went to Verizon prepaid network i upgraded my prices 25 still and the service is actually much better for me now much lower ping faster response times. On top of that the FCC just announced they approved their new band with so we should be seeing even faster speeds as it deploys out. That said T-Mobile did start a new system which combines spectrums so if you have a new enough phone going to Mints might be an improvement.

[@DeepSouthOverlander]

I appreciate the tips and it's certainly a viable solution which I want to test. The thumbnail with the 94.67 Mbps connection might be a little over seasoned.... LOL Great approach none the less. 👌

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Actually I was in wayne national forest getting 120mbps on 4g last weekend. You can check out our updated video on visible where I took speed tests all over the state of Ohio but I think that speed is very viable in many areas. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDReoijYt-rmtUsi=QUm6ypubjtdaQ_WM

[@DeepSouthOverlander]

wow that's insane! Does it work with prepaid as well? I think this would be a great way to get internet on the go while traveling @@thefrugalhomestead7873

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Visible is prepaid no contract. That said there's another option we're about to introduce that uses all three wireless carriers it picks the one that works best in your area and runs off that. Make sure you subscribe those videos will drop in the next 30 days

[@DeepSouthOverlander]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 roger that !

[@legobobbrix]

My parents bought a home out in the country and we are gonna move there BUT the only internet options there is either 4G LTE or starlink, i was thinking about getting visible wireless but the latency isn't really good. so i was thinking about getting a Simple Mobile sim card on there $50 dollar a month "truly unlimited" data plan and sticking it in a router with a modified IMEI and modified TTL value. Simple mobile runs on t-mobile so i think the ping times would be better?.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Since I made this video visible has made some changes they have rolled all their customers over to the Verizon prepaid servers much better ping time. The current price is still 25 a month for the standard no more need to do party pay. The benefit to doing visible at the moment is spend the $25 and see if it works for you. If not you're not in so deep you can't switch over to starlink. Very low upfront cost. Hope this helps and thank you for watching

[@dienekes4364]

Unfortunately, I work remotely as a programmer / technical lead and do a lot of MS Teams calls. I also take streaming classes. In June and July, I used almost 700gb of data each month and this month (August 2022) I'm going to top 900gb. I've seen several of these cell-based internet videos, but I just don't think they are good enough for my situation.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

We streamed multiple streams of tv upload 4k videos to KZbin but if you feel it too slow starlink may be better choice

[@dienekes4364]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Luckily, I'm in town, so Xfinity is my best choice. I've just been watching videos like this in preparation for moving out of town and/or as a backup internet service.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@dienekes4364 so good to look at your options before moving people so rarely take the time to think that through well done

[@humanityincvideos5114]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 that’s what I’m doing rn

[@michaelstapleton9312]

Rural southeastern Ohio as well.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

It's a struggle out here 😂

[@TotalOpel]

Spoiler Alert - even cloud based services use servers! They have you use actual physical servers somewhere and wherever they are they are not up in the sky.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yes and the troubles over larger distance which is why I mentioned higher ping . But since then visible and Verizon have turned it all over to Verizon's prepaid servers. You no longer can get the cloud-based servers.

[@4_Science]

Some routers (ASUS, GLinet etc) let you plug your cellphone directly into the USB port on them to skip needing a PC in the middle 👍

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yes the higher end ones do . A good option to eliminate computer

[@rootcanal7188]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Actually, keeping the laptop in the circuit is a good idea. You can go into the Command Prompt window of the laptop to change the TTL setting, to eliminate throttling. Here is one video that discusses that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l52wpKiVqcuNhqc

[@qwer4621]

are you still using this system? would love to see an update video. I'm curious how your speeds are being throttled to 5mbps.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

We still use the system at our off-grid property. We now have a service called connecten wireless in our main home. The 5 mbps is only a cap when using the wireless hotspot on the phone. If you tether it with the USB cable like I showed in the video it won't be throttled All other times of using the phone you get full speed.

[@qwer4621]

okay thanks you so much for the detail. is there anyway you could do a short video on how you set up the tethering on the computer? your screen is not visible in the video when you talk about that @@thefrugalhomestead7873

[@searsbootcamp]

Only FYI, we are in NC mountain area, party pay isn't available for us on visible wireless. Stay frugal

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

There is no more party pay. It is now just a straight $30 a month package or $45 a month package. I need to do an updated video on it. Luckily they haven't shut off our $25 month plan and made us switch yet. A lot of the other carriers have raised their prices though so this boy at 30 with unlimited hotspot is still pretty good deal. Love that North Carolina area we were tempted to move down there. Thanks for commenting

[@sharonpeek4578]

I've been using Visible as my cell phone and internet for about 3 years. I've already upgraded to the new plan without party pay. I chose the 30 dollars a month plan, but my bill is still only 25 dollars a month. You automatically get a 5 dollar a month discount. I'm online all day on the computer (I listen to you tube while I work around the house. Then I use the hotspot all night because I sleep with my tv on and it has to be connected to the internet. Nothing ever slows down.

[@kml1699]

You are genius sir

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

I'm just glad I could help

[@meowtube2000]

Unfortunately I think visible might care now. We have 2 routers with feasible Sim cards have been using them for two years until last weekend. Neither of my routers work I have heard that Visible is cutting back on people using them as Internet and the routers. What do you suggest I can do for Internet?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

No they are shutting down old network you have to upgrade to new sim. Using them with routers has never been a long-term solution you have to do it the way that I do it through the computer then to a router or use PDAnet. It still works great for me on new network still $25 a month

[@Rammer_Jammer]

​@@thefrugalhomestead7873Do you have 2 visible sim cards,1 for the cheap visible phone that you use for home internet & another visible sim for your main cellphone when you are on the go?

[@GRADE8BOLT]

I have visible for hot spot I drive truck ......but was always wondering how to set visible up in house to run security cameras and this looks like it

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep it'll work good but another option is you get a discount with visible if you want home internet through Verizon when it made another video about all the updates to visible and talk about the home internet you can get with it discounted kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDReoijYt-rmtUsi=OXJ7Ri7hEQy3MpqM

[@skyeric875]

Does Verizon 5g home internet or T-Mobile 5g home internet available to you? Those are both very realizable and fast service. T-Mobile ran a special for $25 locked for life but now it’s $50 still a great deal for both though

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Nope neither available at moment. T-Mobile has serious capacity issues around us and Verizon still 4g at our home. We will get availably in near future I'm sure

[@makmonhoney200]

I use the Pda app on google play to get the same speeds I get on my computer as I get on my android phone on visible I paid $8.99 for the app but it works great

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep there alot of options for that style but pdanet is generally the best

[@derikfrederiksen1480]

Visible didn't work well for me, used it in a 5g phone and my tv would continually buffer if I tried watching over 720p content. Lately it seemed to slow down even more, it barely loads Disney plus videos now etc. It only hits 6-10mbps download for me :( I've had to switch to a data cap company.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

It will depend on where you are located . It didn't work that great for us until I hooked it up to the computer. Another workaround is to put those apps on the phone and cast to your TV or Roku etc that's up to your hotspot. That way you get the full speed and potential through your phone and it just sends it over to your device. Some have reported that 5G is slower in some places than 4G so switching it to 4G is always an option to see if it's faster.

[@missproclivity]

I really just want to use this for a Hotspot while traveling and I'm OK with the one device limitation I am not going to switch my phone service but wondering if I can buy an unlocked att phone or something. I want something $100 or less any ideas? I need it to be compatible.

[@rootcanal7188]

Thanks for the video. Is your router connected to the laptop's Ethernet port? Or a USB port?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

It is hooked to the ethernet port going out then connected to the import on the router. A simple explanation is using the charging cable it goes from my phone in the USB tethered to the computer and then I'm sharing the connection out my Ethernet into the router. On some newer computers it has a hotspot feature to where you can just use your computer as your router.

[@rootcanal7188]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Thanks for the explanation! Does Visible Wireless throttle your data? If so, I found this cool workaround to that problem at the end of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKmVq594r7V2pbc

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Nope it doesn't throttle. Keep your eyes on this channel though we got a different kind of internet that might be helpful for some

[@rootcanal7188]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Thank you. I look forward to more good stuff from you.

[@jessefields4249]

can i use Visible with a 4G/5G router? Cudy, etc.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

There are videos about doing this but obviously I cannot say yes cause they may terminate your service . I've seen many videos where they put it in a 4G or 5G router changing the information in it to make it look like it's a phone. Personally like I showed in the video I think it's way easier just to run it through a computer using the USB tether feature. Then you enable sharing on that connection in the properties and share with eithernet. Been running ethernet cord from your computer to a router. I have put mine in a 4g USB modem for PC .

[@DougNetherton]

Instead of using our computer, have you thought of using a cheap GL iNet travel router? They accept USB teather input.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Whatever works 👍

[@lovesdoggies1481]

Thank u im alond off grid in florida i need rural 4cg lte

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

This is a good option and we will be bringing more options soon

[@DougNetherton]

Hae you thought of using a cheap GLiNET travel router instead of using your computer?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

There are many ways to do it so whatever works

[@dbbias1416]

Thank you for sharing this helpful video 👍💯

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Glad to help

[@chadnoles5671]

Im an otr driver and gamer I'm just curious if you think this would be a viable option for my truck

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yes especially now as they have changed from the cloud network they were using that had higher ping and switch to using the standard Verizon prepaid network which everyone knows is solid. You will only get three to five megabits per second if you use the Wi-Fi hotspot in the phone. But tethering directly to a computer like I did will give you full speeds playing on your phone will give you full speeds and many other options to get around their speed cap. I know PDA net has a way to direct tether to PlayStations.

[@chadnoles5671]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 awesome thanks for getting back to me

[@brianvandy4002]

I did ok for visible. The issue is I regularly dipped below 1-3 mbps. Like I would often buffer a lot when watching youtube at 720p. The problem is in my rural area everyone uses Verizon, because that was the only option for several years. Well, the local tower has added ATT and T-Mobile, but everyone has switched. I use T-Mobile for my cellular and found that if I put my sim from my cell phone into the pepwave I would regularly get 15-40Mbps when visible was sub-1Mbps. I then found that it was only $30 to add a second line to my cellular plan. Easy decision.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

As 5g rollout continues verizon will improve but as you said use what best in your area

[@brianvandy4002]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I actually meant, nobody has switched. So the Verizon network on this tower is pretty full. I'm waiting right now for my new sim to arrive...

[@a4000t]

I have the same problem,i am using a Novatel T1114 modem with grandfathered Verizon plan out here in the sticks. The one local tower is so congested i get lousy dialup speeds during 5pm-11pm, other times up to 20Mbps! . Not to mention people watching crap in 4k really loads it down. Is there any Tmobile that is truely unlimited?

[@ejdprice]

@@a4000t I use a Novatel T1114 here in Central Illinois and mine slowed down during those day times, but now my Novatel 4G LTE is not compatible with Verizon's new rollout and quit working, so for now I plan to switch to a 5G hotspot with a Ethernet port to plug my constant solar system signal to be uploaded.

[@a4000t]

@@ejdprice thanks for the reply. Yes it seems Verizon just killed the 3G/CDMA band which the t1114 needs for calling. Unfortunately i'm on a true Unlimited Grandfathered plan and i don't think i can change to anything else with calling and data and not lose the unlimited.. Really stinks because it was reasonable. Anyone know if i could just plug my t1114 sim card into another device? and which device? I'm pretty sure 5g doesn't reach here.

[@HalcyonEX]

I live 7 mins away from town and we don't get any internet out here so I tried visible on a good day without storms and at the right time we only get 3-5 mbps ON THE PHONE and that's cut in half for mobile hotspot

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

What kind of phone were you using do you have 5G in your area? It also matters what time of day as the network will get congested. That said if you don't want the hotspot to throttle you follow the directions that I listed out in my video to get full speed granted in your case it may not be enough. That said 3to5 Mbps will run 1080p streams and most apps will convert to your internet connection.

[@HalcyonEX]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I really only play video games online that's all I care about so 5mbps would be fine I'm using a Google pixel 7 I bought unlocked from Google and I'm on the visible 30 dollar plan the upgraded one that's on verizons servers

[@alaingiaume7610]

I understand now why he had the phone on the window. In my office, I get download of 1or 2 mg, outside I got 13 mg, and if I put the phone on the window in my office I get 8mg, tested at the same time. So now I keep the phone on the window, but some days I get 17 download in the morning and by 10/11am it goes down to .4/2. At the same time my Verizon Jetpack , in my office, get 17mbps without antenna. what is going on with that?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Different tower frequency the jetpack uses different frequencies. Lately I've gotten a great speed boost from 5G becoming available in our area.

[@fyuckya505]

Love your drive bro great video

[@robertc.6441]

Hi Toni, nice to meet you, I just moved to a rural area, do you think this will work in Missouri about 15 outside Springfield? I am going to give you a like and subscribe! You would not believe the run around t mobile gave me on the phone and in store, so I told them to just forget it!

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

I think that as long as the Verizon map shows service in your area I would say this is probably your best bet. The service has been getting better and better the longer I've had it. At first it can seem like it's hard to deal with but it quickly becomes easy. That said visible does offer home internet service now. But the way I do it in this video is still the cheapest way.

[@iwillhelpthem987]

I don't have a computer. Can I do the set up with a phone and streaming device?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

You can just hook streaming device to hotspot on phone yes

[@Christopherjoe]

Visible is not an mvno because they are owned by Verizon. It's just their cheaper, prepaid, deprioritized, slower service using the same servers, towers or network equipment. Cloud based does not mean no physical servers, but that you don't have physical access to those servers. The cloud is just using someone else servers that you access from anywhere.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Think you need to relook at this because it is its own entity much like Metro is owned by T-Mobile but it's own business it is cheaper but it's no longer cloud-based it switched over to using the legacy prepaid servers.

[@Christopherjoe]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I guess visible needs to as well since they've reached out to multiple outlets to correct the record and state they aren't an mvno. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon, unlike most mvnos. Metro is also said to not be an mvno (depending who you ask) but Mint is because it's not part of T but pays for the use of their network. But this has been discussed for years with visible and metro so I suppose it depends on how you look at it. Either way, my main point was the cloud is always a physical server.

[@Fobes]

MVNO doesn’t mean it has to be owned by a separate company.

[@TheMississauga333]

wonder if i could do it in canda?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

I think it would depend where you are . But I'm guessing you should contact them and ask

[@georgevanvalkenburg2560]

GREAT INFO, TIRED OF COX FOR THE REASON YOU STATED. CAN I STREAM ONLY? THANK YOU . . .😀😀😀😀😀

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep you can get everything just streaming. You don't need cable

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Our new visible video on our other channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDReoijYt-rmtUsi=tcp1HP2Upx8mzE34

[@keancv]

Love the video 100%, but painful to watch. Instead of the mobile phone as the hotspot, older mobile routers are cheap enough and you'll get better performance

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yeah but they don't have the information that a phone puts out so visible will block them.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

They are no longer on the cloud server like they were in this video they have flipped over to use in Verizon prepaid network. So they're able to catch everything since they've been doing it for years. Ways posted in this video still work. Then if you look at some of the newer wireless routers where you can reprogram them to basically clone a phone's sim . Those will work

[@keancv]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Possibly a case of 'your mileage may be different'. As I understand it mobile internet is more of a thing in North America because of the huge space. It is common with SUV owners.---How does what you do afect the phone's battery?---Net neutrality is meant to treat every device equally

[@keancv]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 mimicking a phone is a top idea

[@shanique2289]

Hi, I did everything you say do. But i can only connect to one device and that's it. I talk to customer service and they say you can only connect one device to your unlimited hot spot. Any suggestions?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

As I said in the video if you don't have an iPhone you can only hook to one device at a time. That's why I showed you guys the rest of the things in the video. So hook the phone to your computer via your USB charging cord. Turn on tethering. Then your computer should have internet from your phone. At that point you can follow the instructions of the video to share internet out your ethernet port. Then hook the Ethernet port to a router then all your devices can share it. Some computers will allow you to share Wi-Fi through it which would do the same thing without a router. Through the standard mobile hotspot yes you can only hook one device at a time if you follow the instructions above you can have unlimited devices

[@shanique2289]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Thanks

[@keritoodle5269]

Will this work for a WIRELESS printer?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep it can easily be set up to work that way

[@dallase1]

My Spectrum Internet is 49.99 per month for 1 year and it's 49.99 period with no extra fees or taxes and they now have 49.99 per month plus 1 unlimited Talk Text and Data Mobile Phone Line for 1 year and then they say they phone line will be 29.99 per month taxes and fees included in that price.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep first year $50 but it goes up after that intro period. There unlimited line is only 30 gig data . Still not bad for most users but not unlimited. Wait a year or 2 without adding new services and you will see the price hike .

[@dallase1]

Yup after the year it goes up t0 $70 which is the same as Google Fiber 1 mega bit so I might as well just get that. When you say the "Unlimited Plan" is 30 GB do yo mean they cut you off at 30 GBs or just throttle your speed? I read in the fine print that they throttle at 20 GB which is less that T-Mobile which will throttle at 50 GB during peak usage times, at least that is what the fine print says. Right now I'm testing out T=Mobile Home Internet on my 55+ plan which will be $25 a month because I have one of the qualifying plans that will get me the $25 a month plus taxes and fees price.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@dallase1 Yes their spectrum Mobile cuts off at 20 then it is full on throttled. The deal with T-Mobile internet Will be hard to beat. That said visible mobile never throttles you. The price has gone up to $30 a month though.

[@michaelh1949]

Hey, I just happened to come across this video cause I'm needing Internet/hotspot for my laptop. I know this video is a yr old but does this still work with Visible?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep still works great as long as Verizon/visible has good service in your area. Another option is connecten it's an internet service that uses all three carriers we did a video on it recently. But yes visible still works amazing with unlimited hotspot and you can hook it up to your computer and share it to every device in your house if you want

[@michaelh1949]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 would you mind telling me how I would go about hooking it up to my laptop and then sharing the connection to my other devices? Do I need a router? What exactly do I need and how to hook up? Thanks man

[@gr9515]

Can I connect security cameras ?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Only one connection if direct to Android phone. Multiple connections if direct to Apple phone. If you hook it up the way I did or the way many other people do to routers then you can hook up whatever you want.

[@Slackware1995]

Get a usb to gigabit lan adapter. Now connect the phone directly to the router

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

In some cases that would work.

[@Slackware1995]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 Most modern android phones support it. The USB to LAN only costs about $20. And you get rid of using a windows laptop as a router... shiver

[@bodyguard856]

Is this set up still working today?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yes it is. You can check out our other channel where we explain the updates to visible wireless. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDReoijYt-rmtUsi=OXJ7Ri7hEQy3MpqM

[@bluegrasskid]

Unfortunately, it was a terrible experience for us. Any other ideas? Is there anyway to increase signal to your phone/hotspot?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

You'll have to give me better information on the terrible experience before I can help.

[@Paula-vk5yi]

have had visible for 2 yrs, I am 3 miles from tower, have set up 2 Yagi wifi antennas, 20 ft high.......... 4 bars all the time inside. No antenna, no internet in my area! I did Diy MOFI..... amplifier I got on eBay, router in my bedroom. Have upgraded to the 5g plan, my bill is still $25 I have 3 towers my antenna can pick up in a 10 mile radius, one tower slow, we turn it around to the others. Fixing to experiment with other antennas pointing at the 3 separate towers and see what happens, also changing everything to dual band so I can get 2.4 and 5g. I don't go by speed, if it loads good, and I can watch without buffering, I am happy.

[@John-vl2dk]

You will be surprised about the high-speed

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

👍

[@Mr_Popejoy]

So this is able to stream 4k after using vpn?

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yes

[@Mr_Popejoy]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 ok thanks! I’m looking into a plan after coming across your video. Currently both the app and website are down it seems

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@Mr_Popejoy seems up at moment but they are doing a $15 a month for first year right now . Best deal around

[@Mr_Popejoy]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 I saw that! That’s a no brainer, I’m ordering as soon as I can get it to go through.

[@Mr_Popejoy]

I tried for at least 3 days, on my regular phone, my old phone, both website and the app. Every time it gave some error or another and would not complete the transaction. I tried the free trial and tried to purchase the monthly plan, all attempts failed. I did however figure out that I can use a vpn and use my straight talk $55 plan to use my hotspot to run my tv. In 2 days I used more than my total hotspot allotment and it’s still working. I connected laptop to phone hotspot with PairVPN running on both and run the tv off the laptop hotspot.

[@sueellenmcgoey8708]

Excellent

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Glad you liked it

[@SuperABC123]

windows 11 has a feature you can use it as a hotspot now

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yeah I mention the some computers can do hotspots built in but anything that doesn't have a powerful enough modem in the computer won't be able to do it but my guess is every computer that runs windows 11 can. That is actually the very best way to do it honestly

[@michaelh1949]

Hey man can you tell me where you got the cheap Visible phone? I can't seem to find em. I'm gonna try their hotspot out. Thanks man

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yeah just go to eBay and put in visible wireless phone some results should pop up. But really all you need is any unlocked phone. We have used Verizon and T-Mobile phones that are unlocked.

[@michaelh1949]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 yea Ive looked up unlocked phone and not really wanting to pay$100 for a cheap one. Unfortunately I don't have one laying around here. Hopefully I can find a cheap one on eBay. I just need it to turn the hotspot on. I appreciate you responding man.

[@tonykeltsflorida]

I am still on the $25/month plan. My one device is a mango router.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

All our phones on the $25 plan too . Hopefully they won't end those plans and make us go to the 30

[@outoftime788]

@@thefrugalhomestead7873 i thot they alredy did

[@alaingiaume7610]

Any tutorials to use the Mango? or is just plug and play?

[@tonykeltsflorida]

@@alaingiaume7610 The instructions for the Mango router are easy .

[@alaingiaume7610]

@@tonykeltsflorida Yes I got it, it's plug and play, no problem, thanks

[@whocares5188]

Or just pay 50 dollars to Verizon for a unlimited home hotspot. Put an antenna on it and fast low ping internet 50 dollars

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Or pay 40 to visibilie for the exact same service. But the problem comes home internet is only available in a few select markets most people don't even have 5G in the area yet. So when you try and sign up it's not available

[@whocares5188]

@The Frugal Homestead I'm out in the country. I don't get 5g. I'm actually using t mobile unlimited hot spot for 50 a month. I put a 2x2 antenna up and I'm getting 300+ down and 40+ up.

[@whocares5188]

@The Frugal Homestead not true 5g anyway. Most ppl think they are getting 5g but it's not real 5g .

[@fxespinoza00]

It's easy to bypass with orbic hotspot

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

I'll have to check that out.

[@robertmccully2792]

Thats nice, how do you do it.

[@thedebrakuhn]

I'm using NETGEAR Orbi 4G LTE Mesh WiFi Router (LBR20) with TMO hotspot sim card as whole house router.

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

@@thedebrakuhn sounds like greatr setup

[@Boost0tv]

You should change the TTp to get the same speeds on your phone from the computer

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

We already do they don't limit the USB tether. Only the Wi-Fi hotspot.

[@gokublack8342]

What kind of Graphics card you got there? 😂 Edit: That box beside your arm

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

I think that one's the 1650 super. The one I used for added in now is an 8 GB RX 580

[@georgevanvalkenburg2560]

SPOT ON

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Thanks for watching

[@recklessjunkie]

How old is that laptop haha It looks like it’s from 2011 btw do you really need to be sucking all the internet bandwidth in the house too upload 1440p 60fps videos to KZbin I’m sure we would be just fine watching your videos in 1080p come on man I’m sure your family would appreciate it. 😉

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Yep laptops and old one but it uses almost no power so works out good for this. Actually our videos get uploaded in 2K The device you're on obviously it goes up to 1440. And as of now it's just me and the wife in the house and that doesn't suck up all the bandwidth we can stream no problem with it usually

[@Wesshaw1996]

👍

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Thanks for watching

[@DavidBrooksNYC]

SE rural ohio... aka ... the sticks

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Lol living back 1 mile private lane were no one will give you services with feel like caveman lmao

[@DavidBrooksNYC]

hey awesome video ty, i will def check it out, great deal !!

[@doctorkayak]

Over 2 minutes and still you haven't gotten to the point of the video... DONE!

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

And at the same time other people said don't explain it well enough. You can never make everybody happy

[@outoftime788]

wat? the ethernet port on your pc/laptop is only for incoming data/internet

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Nope you can use it to share your internet . Feel free to either Google internet sharing via Ethernet cable. Or get on your computer go to network then go to adapter settings then go to your Wi-Fi click on it and go to properties then go to sharing then turn on internet sharing and set it for ethernet then you will have Wi-Fi bringing internet in Ethernet putting internet out. It works

[@fyuckya505]

Lost me at no gaming

[@thefrugalhomestead7873]

Then you're going to like this they have switched their network back to Verizon prepaid which means no more big ping time which means it's good to go for gaming