Affordable Rural Internet - It's Faster and Cheaper

[@TKCL]

It's been a blessing for me, literally life changing as far as my social media content goes. It use to take me 8 hours to upload a KZbin video, now it's around 7-10 minutes. Love it! Glad my video encouraged you to try it out.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I didn’t know this was a thing until your video popped up in my feed. You covered it really well, and I watched all of the videos which is why I wanted to link to them. Still working the bugs out of mine but it’s already faster. I’m glad that I saw your videos about it

[@TsohAshkii]

Homeboy looks 30...and he said, "GRANDKIDS!?".

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I have 6 grandkids

[@juggmane6498]

@@RockhillfarmYTyour doing good mane keep the stressfree and whiskey going big guy

[@NOTANGIBLESNOVOTE]

That's what happens when you take care of yourself and not eat a bunch of junk.

[@slopsec2358]

I'm just impressed to see a video where someone actually realizes that upload is important. So many people are clueless about it and only pay attention to the down load. Thanks for the video.

[@jasonbehm9447]

Great video Brock, and anxiously waiting the follow-up! It just so happens I am in the middle of looking for an internet solution to a rural property, so this video was very welcomed and well timed for me!

[@ThePrybra07]

When we got our property, the only option was hotspot or pay 400$ to trench a hardline that was 10mbps max. We have had starlink for over a year now and absolutely love it. Just have to remember that it's new technology and satellite based, so sometimes it does have issues, but with launches almost every week, it's getting better all the time.

[@bluyetiinc7553]

I have had starlink for almost 2 years now. (Northern Illinois). I dont experience any downtime anymore.

[@4slun]

@@bluyetiinc7553do you still have it? If you do could you let me know how it’s holding up

[@YaBoiNugz]

Do you know if it’s good with gaming? My wife and kid like to play online games.

[@Mikesusendsadasdc]

Satalite is getting much better over the years. I rem when I would go to my Uncles house and in WoW have 600MS and at home only like a hour away 25ms LOL.

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

That was a great video. I live in the country and have terrible internet service. I had satellite internet for a while, but it was totally useless for anything but browsing the internet. Currently, I'm using a cellular service something like the one you tested. It works much better than the satellite internet did. I'm hoping to get normal internet service someday, but until then, this will have to do. Looking forward to the follow-up video! Thanks, Brock!

[@yw6602]

which satellite internet you used? how was that?

[@foonus406]

Heya Brock, I hear your struggle with the rural internet, same issues out here but you are getting even better a signal than we are! I can't believe how much content you upload for having that speed bottleneck.. your kids must not be pleased if they are gamers! Sign into the router and you should see what signal strength you are getting... use that number to position your antenna, you will have a lot better results than using the speed test. Have a look at a cell booster to work with your new setup and you will really see a nice bonus. I use wilson amplifiers, good USA company, was able to get from a -98DB signal to high 40's! Good Luck!

[@kylewillmann7583]

Brock, I’ve been watching the channel for a little while now and never knew you lived here in Ks! Enjoy your videos man

[@markholmes1346]

Seems like a no brainer for you! Glad you found something better! Congratulations! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@andrewanderson1436]

Cool deal. I'm trying out the star links. So far it's been ok. My brother is the tech guy for this stuff. He's doing the testing like you are at my place.

[@Z64025]

Good info for rural internet showing multiple options. Critically important for rural economic development yet info is sparse, e.g. providers not well known and 5g coverage is spotty in rural areas compared to more densely populated areas (tower placement).

[@goodguysgunsllc9369]

I have the same problem. Rural northern Michigan with no option for internet. Really interested in this. Love the videos brother!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks. It’s already an improvement but I’m gonna do a lot more testing and then a follow up.

[@andrew121410]

I haven’t completed this video but now Starlink is out for the whole United States. Do you still use this as of today or have you switched to Starlink?

[@bluegrallis]

Your old service is 3 times faster than what I've had for the past ten years. I had Wild Blue for a few years, but it would shut down any time it clouded up or stormed and wasn't very fast. A neighbor had a Hughs net and it was just as bad. Now I have broadband from a local co op with this kind of service: 1.41Mbps download, .48 Mbps upload. I believe I had better service 20 years ago with dial up!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That is frustrating.

[@jbs454]

Great video curious if speed drops as people get home from work and families download more.

[@johnloar3239]

Hey Rock from Rock Hill Farm I'm like you I have I live in rural area and I've been working on getting affordable reliable internet and unlimited

[@kylegoodwin6677]

I would love the first speed you had. I'm paying $90/month for up to 6 megs download with Brightspeed formally Century Link (which it has been out for 3 weeks).

[@waywayoutwest]

You should connect with NaterTater on how to connect the antenna wires to the back of your router to get the best speeds

[@mattnicol8882]

Awesome video, thanks for the info! This is exactly what I need, my internet is about what you had. I can't find links to this product/service. Am I just missing them?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Here is a link to the company I used netbuddy.co/?ref=13356

[@mattnicol8882]

@Rockhill farm thanks!!!! Looking forward to the follow on video you mentioned. I'm paid up through my current provider through March 2023, but will be looking into this in the meantime!

[@mohammedfelioune4883]

Have you tried the parabolic antenna seems to work better at the rural areas

[@projectswithjw]

Did you try a speed test with laptop plugged into router with ethernet cable?

[@eddierock84]

I agree JW the laptop plugged into the router is a unbelievable difference. Its the best test unlike the WiFi option.

[@scrhino40]

Local telephone company that would provide service to your house should have good internet service. My local phone company is a co-op and I have great service. We have wireless Wi-Fi and it has amazing speed on download and up load. Have a great day be safe.

[@samuelmchenry6886]

So the way I understand it you buy the router from net buddy, the antenna from Amazon, and like where I live AT&T internet provider. Or am I missing something? Thanks for the video.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Pretty much.

[@samuelmchenry6886]

@@RockhillfarmYT ok just wanted to be sure I understood it. Thanks.

[@TKCL]

Reach out to me when you are ready and I'll share everything I've learned to hopefully get you even better signal.

[@mr_dab4116]

Thanks for the great video but where I live I only get one bar for cellar so I’m not sure if it will still work but I was wondering how many cellar bars u have

[@TimeAfterTym]

Hi Brock! It seems like only yesterday that we were in Kentucky. Am I understanding you correctly and that you need the antenna, and the router, and it’s cellular service with a Sim card just for the antenna and router? Great video by the way.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes sir, nice to hear from you. You are basically right. You do not need the antenna necessarily but it’s going to improve your speed. You definitely need a router that excepts a Sim card which you can actually get from the cellular providers or you can buy it third-party from a company like I’m using. What they tell me is that their routers are a lot higher quality as far as putting signal out to cover your whole house. For me without the external antenna the service I was getting was not good enough I’m still gonna do some more testing. Thanks for watching

[@ルイクリス_28]

one options ( change band on your compatible wifi modem or router...

[@solardiyhobbyandrevies8118]

You can buy your own router and antenna and just put a SIM card in it and not go through a separate company. Find out what service works best out there and just go with your own equipment.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Right, and the company I used is a company that sells routers and antennas

[@solardiyhobbyandrevies8118]

@@RockhillfarmYT ok thought it was one that you bought the service through my bad

[@highside0318]

Did you do an update video?

[@juliebarnett9812]

Good video. Thanks.

[@1967dkb]

I live in small town in Australia I would love speed's like that on a good day here I mite get 3.00 Mbps downloads but most the time it's about 1.50mbps downloads

[@NorthForkHollow]

Good video. Unfortunately for me, I am so rural, I don't even have cell phone service at home. So all of these cellular options are out.

[@XenAqUaYT]

i have that same gateway my phone doesnt even get service in the house. I got the quadpro with it and im getting between 160-190mbps download and between 9-12mbps upload

[@snakey973]

I have the same problem. Lucky to get 10 mbps on download

[@seancarruthers237]

dude what kind of camera are you using? The opening shots of you in front of your house look so crisp. Doesn't hurt to have that overcast lighting as well!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I have more than one. Probably the Cannon T8I in this video. Lighting is a big factor

[@aaronsexton6434]

You only need 5 MB per second for HD video so they must be streaming on more than two devices. My parents at 7 MB per second and they are thrilled lol

[@Cowboy_Steve]

Wow Brock that is GREAT! I'm on Spectrum internet, and while my download speeds are tickling 100 Mbps my upload is consistently around 11 Mbps. Really torques me off that they throttle my upload speeds like that given what I pay for service. If you are getting 15 Mbps uploads consistently throughout the day I may have to look into wireless internet. I'm in rural Northwest Ohio and only one wireless service has 5G available and even then, it is spotty where I am at. And of course it is a different service (AT&T) than what I have had for 20 years (Verizon)... lol. Really interested to hear how well streaming and stuff goes with multiple users. Good job Brock - thanks for sharing! 🤠

[@Chris-zu4es]

I've had a few hotspots over the years and they always end up stop working after a few hours so I need to restart them or reconnect to them every now and then. but last time I got one was probably 5 years ago how is it these days? are they still that bad? I don't understand how hard it can be to make s router that works all the time not stop working as soon as you walk to the store and back having to; forget network and reconnect to the router again

[@jacklabloom635]

I get 5 MBit service at my cabin over old phone lines.

[@theElderberryFarmer]

Good info, Brock. I have Starlink, but am always hoping to find a less expensive option. Do you know if the unlimited data plans include throttling of speeds after you reach a threshold amount of data? Starlink just introduced this throttling after you reach 1Tb of downloaded data in a month. A Terabyte of data sounds like a lot, but you would be surprised how quickly you can run through that with just 2 or 3 folks streaming video regularly...

[@foonus406]

Right, most of the providers claim "Unlimited" but that's only for a certain amount of data, after that your speed gets cut to a fraction of the original but technically you still have unlimited access... you can pay an high per /GB fee to get that speed back, they have no shame. Others will have in the TOS agreement that they reserve the right to throttle heavy use traffic during "peak usage hours" so take that into consideration as well.

[@eddierock84]

Brock plug your Laptop into the router and run a speed test you will be amazed at what difference a bit of wire can do.

[@andrewedwards6774]

Hey! Love your video. How far are you from the tower you are picking up signal from?

[@joespinach]

I'm thinking that the device you describe as a router is actually a combined router and modem.

[@rayj1258]

Do you put the SIM card inside of the router ?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes

[@geod3589]

Rural area here, but I"m using Verizon Home LTE internet. I get 50 (max) download and 5 or less upload. This is the fastest I've ever been able to get from any company; had to use DSL for a long time, and what a ripoff it was.

[@metroplexchl]

What kind of camera or cell phone do you record on?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I’m broken a lot of cameras, so it changes. Currently using a canon T8i and a GoPro 10.

[@daddyredbeard1462]

what if i don't get cellular service here?

[@mattnicol8882]

Any thoughts on reliability? Do they provide service or have a number to call when/if your internet goes down? Warranty on the equipment? Do you own or lease the equipment? Sorry so many questions. This really could be a game changer for my homestead!

[@JeffG-nk6gv]

Great video Brock! I am not sure I understand the advantage of using this mvno service verses just going straight to the carrier and paying $50/ month. I am sure I must be missing something?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

You are going straight to the carrier and buying the service. You will pay whatever the service provider charges. With AT&T for a truly unlimited plan I think it’s $70 T-Mobile might be $40 You are still buying the service from them The point of the video is that I wasn’t aware that that service existed in a truly unlimited format With a Wi-Fi grade router. I use AT&T, so I went into the store and asked them about the options. They sell you a little box or put it on your plan as a lease or whatever. it’s not going to provide any better service than just using your phone as a hotspot. In my case what I needed was a roof antenna leading to a router that will actually broadcast that signal across the whole house

[@JeffG-nk6gv]

@@RockhillfarmYT that makes total sense. I think the part that I was missing is that what AT&T or others might give you may not give a great LTE signal at your location and also may not provide decent wifi signal around your home. I am digging in to this because we are moving to a rural location in about 60 days and I need to figure out what will actually work. I think I am going to have to buy into more than one and see what works. Thanks for the information!

[@EzraChild]

Follow-up video please!

[@ssjronin3972]

Update video yet?

[@Skystapieniatis]

by the way the website shows mega bits not mega bites and 1mega bites is 8 mega bits

[@dawndrew8313]

Ispmint?

[@SvendegardCatkicker]

21mbs? thats my dream, i have att shitternet and get 5 on a good day, and some days its down for 3-6 hours. i havent had a day it didnt go down for at least an hour in a week or more. :|

[@williamnelson5666]

If I already have Verizon mobile unlimited plan. Do I have to pay Verizon or a third party an additional fee for this device to work or am I able to simply buy the hardware and jump off my current mobile plan. Further info..I currently have "unlimited cell data but I believe I only have 25G of hot spot data. Also to use my phone as a hot spot I lose a lot of the functionality of my phone i.e. when it is providing internet to TV I cant use some of my streaming apps which is the while point. I've been just using the Samsung dex function via usbc to hdmi cable but a true internet work be such a blessing. Hopefully you can provide me with some helpful info

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I believe you need a separate plan for the Internet usage on this, but I’m not an expert on the subject. You might want to contact either net buddy or Verizon customer service before spending any money.

[@PetitFont]

Hello, thank you for your video sir. Question, you mentioned you have a discount code for net buddy, however, I didn't see a code listed in your comments section. If you still have a discount code can you please provide that to me. Thank you in advance.

[@terrygoss7229]

I use t-mobile 5 g lte it's good in my area it's 50 dollars a month

[@johnnyfrost60]

All about the same far as price goes for equipment, monthly this seems cheaper but the website has the router for about 108-533 which I'm sure you would wanna get the more expensive one for better quality

[@PennyPincherCoins]

im shocked he had no signal finder

[@WalkingBankBone]

My eyes could only focus on one thing 🤣

[@jeromefridmann6108]

What a Yakery .Yak,yak.

[@Tracer-cw6sv]

Bro thinks that’s bad I play on my ps4 with 1 mb (tops) download and 70 kilobytes (I’ve had it as low as 30 and as high as 600ish) upload speed for a console too. 20 megabytes would be a blessing rn for the download at least

[@brigmiel92]

So I wonder if satellite internet would be better if you play on the PlayStation. I need my city internet in this rural area 🙏🏼

[@TomKD0QKK]

We average around 9 meg download, sometimes going as low as 3. Upload is around 1 meg. We don't have any trouble with streaming and my wife works from home. Living in the country is great. Internet isn't.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Here is a link to the company that I used netbuddy.co/?ref=13356 Here is a link to the antenna that I used amzn.to/3tzxJo4 Here are a video I watched from the Kelley’s country life before choosing netbuddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpbPoKRjadqnp80

[@medjoolmaker]

Be careful running speed tests. Consumes a lot of data

[@dustdevl1043]

I don't have a computer, internet, or even cable TV. Problem solved, lol!

[@kdegraa]

How are you commenting? Unless you go to a library or Internet cafe to watch KZbin it would be hard to watch it without paying in one way or another.

[@Super_Cool_Guy]

9 download is very poor

[@lajon-jn4wb]

If you dont get a cell signal then its useless

[@michaelthompson7570]

Living with 5 download…..

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That is not great Here is a link to the company I used netbuddy.co/?ref=13356

[@clairekitchen5627]

Stop talking and give the review for people in a hurry.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I’m sorry that this video did not meet your standards. Please send me some of your videos as examples so that I can learn.

[@thomasz9226]

I always get excited when i see this type of content, and then get discouraged once i get into it and realize where i live just sucks! I pretty much live in the woods, abd currently use an At&t hotspot. At&t is the only provider that works here. But i noticed for you with the hospot, you were still getting 30+ mbps download. I get 3 Mbps! 3. 5 mbps on a good day. Which makes me feel if i went through the hassle of ordering all this, installing an external antenna and running wire into the house, just to still get 5 or 6 mbps, just dont know