Alternatives to ATTs garbage 3Mbps DSL service in 2017

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ChestR0ckwell

ChestR0ckwell

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Greetings experts!

I am moving into a new apartment (cant move anywhere else) that only offers a laughable 3Mbps DSL connection through AT&T.

Are there any 4G or other wireless services out there anyone is using as a home internet solution? I am in an urban center with plenty of cellular service. Its just me in the house with a desktop/call phone.

I am willing to pay the extra $$$ for the service since I game/download large file sizes, I just can't seem to find a service that even offers an unlimited option without massive throttling at low data caps.

The closest solutions I have found are 'Karma' and 'https://unlimitedlteadvanced.com/'.

Any wisdom and/or guidance is much appreciated!

-Chest
 
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You've mentioned "gaming". Most (all?) of 4g (cellphone network) ISPs will give you NATed IP address - forget about anything like port-forwarding. Same applies to satellite ISPs, with added "bonus" of high latency.

Another option for Internet access is "long-distance WiFi" (yes, I know it is not the correct term), where the ISP will give you a directional antennae and a box with Ethernet jack on it.
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spdragoo

spdragoo

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Unfortunately, it's really hard to tell, because some telcos are regional or may not be allowed to operate in certain areas. And with apartment buildings/complexes, a lot of times they'll have a "deal" set up with a particular company like AT&T that prevents them from letting other companies in.

It might not hurt to see if they allow satellite providers in the building. It's not ideal, but satellite Internet speeds are going to trump DSL speeds. Also check to see if there's a cable company available. If there's a cable TV company like Charter or Spectrum available in the building, you should be able to get Internet service over that coax line. And as long as you have Internet of some sort, you can always go for VoIP service for your home phone. The service won't work if your power goes out, but unless you rely on one of the old-style rotary/push-button phones (the kind that draws its power from the physical phone line) you'd lose phone service in an outage anyway.
 
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Alabalcho

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You've mentioned "gaming". Most (all?) of 4g (cellphone network) ISPs will give you NATed IP address - forget about anything like port-forwarding. Same applies to satellite ISPs, with added "bonus" of high latency.

Another option for Internet access is "long-distance WiFi" (yes, I know it is not the correct term), where the ISP will give you a directional antennae and a box with Ethernet jack on it.
 
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