Net Buddy Legit
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I've been using net buddy for 9 days.
I've been using about 3 GB a day.
I have had no problems except last night the speed was slow. Was only getting 1-5 Mbps. Most of the time it was on the low end.
Today I'm back to my 17+.
Maybe the tower was congested.
If it happens again, I will test taking the hotspot outside (I'm in a workshop with 2 bars) and I will also drive over to the tower and see what I get.
I've been using about 3 GB a day.
I have had no problems except last night the speed was slow. Was only getting 1-5 Mbps. Most of the time it was on the low end.
Today I'm back to my 17+.
Maybe the tower was congested.
If it happens again, I will test taking the hotspot outside (I'm in a workshop with 2 bars) and I will also drive over to the tower and see what I get.
Great review, thanks. I wonder what is behind the net buddy plan? Is it different from the 29.99 per month unlimited plans with 22GB de-prioritization that are sold on ebay? Did you test with a netgear hotspot antenna or Wilson/weboost?
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RogerD said:
thanks for sharing that
sounds promising
I've been using net buddy for 4 weeks now.
Haven't been throttled, so the claims are legit.
I run the hotspot every day from about 8 am - midnight and the overwhelming majority of the time it works perfectly fine for me.
My only complaint has nothing to do with net buddy but rather the local ATT tower.
The speed is not consistent. On any given day at any time, I could be getting speeds that range from less than 2 to 21 Mbps. I assume this is just congestion. Thankfully there have only been a couple times when it was noticeably slow but never lasted more than 10-15 mins.
I suspect a router or booster would help. But since the majority of the time, it's fast enough for my needs that it doesn't warrant the investment.
One other thing to keep in mind is that I'm running it inside a workshop (concrete/steel). Which impedes the signal somewhat.
As a whole, I'm very happy so far with it.
Haven't been throttled, so the claims are legit.
I run the hotspot every day from about 8 am - midnight and the overwhelming majority of the time it works perfectly fine for me.
My only complaint has nothing to do with net buddy but rather the local ATT tower.
The speed is not consistent. On any given day at any time, I could be getting speeds that range from less than 2 to 21 Mbps. I assume this is just congestion. Thankfully there have only been a couple times when it was noticeably slow but never lasted more than 10-15 mins.
I suspect a router or booster would help. But since the majority of the time, it's fast enough for my needs that it doesn't warrant the investment.
One other thing to keep in mind is that I'm running it inside a workshop (concrete/steel). Which impedes the signal somewhat.
As a whole, I'm very happy so far with it.
RogerD said:
I've been using the straight talk method for a few months now, if you do the bring your own phone deal and have an unlocked Verizon phone you can use the hotspot no problem, but the speeds are terrible I'm about to go with the netbuddy and see how that works out.
Rowdy18 said:
I consistently get 20-25 Mbps up and down with straight talk (verizon).
NetBuddy (AT&T) is always slower.
I really think it has to do with the towers in your area and if they are saturated or not.
I know a couple people with ATT and they get 40-80 Mbps. The best I have seen was about 22 Mbps and that's very infrequent. The tower by me seems to often be saturated and the speeds are all over the place. However, I can't really complain. It always works and I'm happy with it for $60 per month.
Hi Roger and everyone,RogerD said:
I'm just preparing for a long trip to the desert southwest for the winter, trying to figure out my internet access options and thinking of Net Buddy. I'm ready to "pull the trigger" so to speak but see that the hotspots and routers they sell are out of stock. Plan to buy the Netgear Unite Explore one on Amazon or elsewhere but just wanted to ask what to look out for? For example, I'm not so sure what locked or unlocked is in this context and GSM or not. Can anyone help me out by letting me know which of those is going to work for me? thanks in advance for info/insight. I'm excited that this will do the trick for me at an affordable price for, as you all say, as long as it lasts
Also, my cell service is with Verizon. But, there should not be a problem with me using the wifi network created with a hotspot with my phone, correct?
thanks again
karwask said:Hi Roger and everyone,
I'm just preparing for a long trip to the desert southwest for the winter, trying to figure out my internet access options and thinking of Net Buddy. I'm ready to "pull the trigger" so to speak but see that the hotspots and routers they sell are out of stock. Plan to buy the Netgear Unite Explore one on Amazon or elsewhere but just wanted to ask what to look out for? For example, I'm not so sure what locked or unlocked is in this context and GSM or not. Can anyone help me out by letting me know which of those is going to work for me? thanks in advance for info/insight. I'm excited that this will do the trick for me at an affordable price for, as you all say, as long as it lasts
Also, my cell service is with Verizon. But, there should not be a problem with me using the wifi network created with a hotspot with my phone, correct?
thanks again
They were out of stock when I ordered.
I purchased the hotspot from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-Explore-Mobile-Rugged-Hotspot/dp/B01LR7ETHY
However, when I purchased, it was like $113.
Netbuddy is still working well. I checked my usage and my laptop showed 116 GB used for last 30 days.
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