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gugtenterf

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We have a 2nd home that is in a rural area that we and other family members spend 10-15 days each month visiting. Unfortunately there is no "traditional" internet or cable service available in the area. I need internet for my Ring security system so that I can keep an eye on things when we're not there, which requires internet connectivity, and for that I've been using Hughes Net satellite at a cost of $80/month. For television I use DirecTV at a ridiculous cost of $150/month because Hughes Net is useless for streaming (constant buffering) not to mention a 30GB data cap. My absolute minimum requirement is internet connectivity for the security system, which uses about 10 GB per month. But I would LOVE to also have the ability for tv streaming, and get rid of the DirectTV expense. I could use the same streaming services (Netflix, YouTube TV) that we use at our primary residence at no extra cost. It looks like my options are very limited. One thing I'm currently looking into is adding Hotspot off of my cellular service with TMobile. I can get an extra 20 GB of 4G hotspot data and after that unlimited 3G data for an additional $15/month. I think this will work for the security system, but maybe not for streaming. I think the 4G streaming will work fine but not sure about 3G. Does anyone have any thoughts about my situation? I open to any options that might be available for me.

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We have a 2nd home that is in a rural area that we and other family members spend 10-15 days each month visiting. Unfortunately there is no "traditional" internet or cable service available in the area. I need internet for my Ring security system so that I can keep an eye on things when we're not there, which requires internet connectivity, and for that I've been using Hughes Net satellite at a cost of $80/month. For television I use DirecTV at a ridiculous cost of $150/month because Hughes Net is useless for streaming (constant buffering) not to mention a 30GB data cap. My absolute minimum requirement is internet connectivity for the security system, which uses about 10 GB per month. But I would LOVE to also have the ability for tv streaming, and get rid of the DirectTV expense. I could use the same streaming services (Netflix, YouTube TV) that we use at our primary residence at no extra cost. It looks like my options are very limited. One thing I'm currently looking into is adding Hotspot off of my cellular service with TMobile. I can get an extra 20 GB of 4G hotspot data and after that unlimited 3G data for an additional $15/month. I think this will work for the security system, but maybe not for streaming. I think the 4G streaming will work fine but not sure about 3G. Does anyone have any thoughts about my situation for internet rural options? I open to any options that might be available for me.

thanks in advance for any help

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