I've got a little problem. I bought a house in a very rural area. Before I purchased, I did my due diligence and found that Centurylink offered DSL at the address. After closing, and trying to sign up for new service, the idiots at Centurylink refuse to give me service - even though the previous owner of my house had it, and all the neighbors have it. They claim they are "at capacity", but they have given several different excuses why. I really don't know why they won't take my money. To claim they are over their network capacity in this area is absurd, but given their BBB rating and what the neighbors say I don't want their service anyway.
Unfortunately, Idiotlink is (was) the only option for internet here. I am currently tethering to my Verizon phone, which is also the only carrier that gets a signal here. I work from home, and watch TV over the internet - I NEED always on internet. It doesn't need to be blazing fast, but it needs to be always on. I really do not want to go with satellite internet for a number of different reasons.
The problem I have is it's a PITA to turn on the hotspot on my phone every time I want to use the computer, and if I leave the house, the internet goes with me. I do not want to purchase a separate hotspot and plan to go with it, Verizon wants too much for too little. On the other hand, the 30gb/month plan my phone has is plenty, and when I go over and they cut it down to 600k it's OK for a short time.
If I add another line to my Verizon account, is it possible for me to setup another phone as a dedicated full time hotspot? It seems after a period of non usage the hotspot on my S7 just turns itself off. Can I prevent this from happening? Also, is there a router available that will allow me to tether via USB for internet? Or a router that can tether with WIFI from a dedicated phone? Somehow I need to be able to plug a phone into a normal ethernet router.
Unfortunately, Idiotlink is (was) the only option for internet here. I am currently tethering to my Verizon phone, which is also the only carrier that gets a signal here. I work from home, and watch TV over the internet - I NEED always on internet. It doesn't need to be blazing fast, but it needs to be always on. I really do not want to go with satellite internet for a number of different reasons.
The problem I have is it's a PITA to turn on the hotspot on my phone every time I want to use the computer, and if I leave the house, the internet goes with me. I do not want to purchase a separate hotspot and plan to go with it, Verizon wants too much for too little. On the other hand, the 30gb/month plan my phone has is plenty, and when I go over and they cut it down to 600k it's OK for a short time.
If I add another line to my Verizon account, is it possible for me to setup another phone as a dedicated full time hotspot? It seems after a period of non usage the hotspot on my S7 just turns itself off. Can I prevent this from happening? Also, is there a router available that will allow me to tether via USB for internet? Or a router that can tether with WIFI from a dedicated phone? Somehow I need to be able to plug a phone into a normal ethernet router.