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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by nkurz on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:45PM (#23239272)
> AT&T enterprise unlimited cellular internet, which the sim card can be had on ebay

Depending on your exact location relative to network towers that might work fine. I'm in Southern Vermont (Readboro) and had success buying $50 SIM cards from here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4G-LTE-ATT-Unlimited-HOTSPOT-Data-5....

I eventually ended up going with VTel Wireless instead: https://www.vtelwireless.com. Speeds were about the same, it was a bit cheaper, and felt better to use a local company. I needed a good MIMO antenna to get good speeds with either. Good luck!

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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by evandev on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @12:24PM (#23248742)
When I went to look at houses, I ended buying a netgear nighthawk and got a sim card from that same ebay seller to test signal at potential homes.

I'll be in the North Bennington/Shaftsbury area. I ended up getting a high gain mimo antenna to increase speeds based on experience with the same setup on an island on the St. Lawrence river. Looks like from my house I should have a line of site 3.5 miles to one of VTel's points. I might have to go local once I finish the move.

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