![]() The idea was that I’d do my heavy Internet lifting with my desktop or laptop computer and limit the iPad’s use to reading RSS feeds, doing a little Web surfing, and sending the odd e-mail. For the iPad, I went with a limited plan offering only 1GB per month. But I’ll be the first to admit that the last device I want to surf the Web with is a smartphone. The iPhone’s plan has unlimited 3G, which is nice. ![]() Of course, my iPhone and iPad also have 3G coverage, giving me access to the Internet from either device without a Wi-Fi (or My-Fi) connection. Turning off that plan was one of the hardest things I ever did as a techie. That plan was not available for either iPhones or Android phones and I needed a step up from my BlackBerry. I’d had tethering for years and was grandfathered in on a plan that offered unlimited bandwidth for only $15/month. Although I paid for Internet at my first stop, I also had free unlimited Internet access through my BlackBerry. That’s the same reason - or one of them, anyway - why I don’t have AT&T. But what good is a device that doesn’t work where you are? The Virgin Mobile device doesn’t have coverage in the areas I travel to. I should note here that I do know that the Virgin Mobile My-Fi has a plan with unlimited bandwidth. After all, I spend very little time actually talking on my phone. It didn’t kill me to wait until I was done talking. Last year I used mobile broadband tethering from my BlackBerry and did occasionally get interrupted by a phone call while doing my Internet thing. I’m a Verizon customer and I wanted to be able to talk on the phone while using the Internet.The other plans would have been far more costly for that overage. I knew I’d likely go over at least a few times a year - last summer, I had an 8GB month. There was a 3GB plan for $35 which would only cost $10/GB if I went over. The My-Fi unit came with better plans.The reason I picked the My-Fi (instead of setting up a mobile hotspot from my smartphone) was twofold: ![]() This summer, I’m on the road again, working out of my RV, the “ mobile mansion.” And, after dealing with crappy, overpriced Internet service at my first stop for the past three years, I decided to go it alone this year with a My-Fi.
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