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CWO5 · 07-20-2020, 03:24 PM

Does anyone have experience with a company called "Nomad Internet"? A cellular internet provider.

Camper25 · 07-20-2020, 03:29 PM

WAY to expensive for me.... you can get a comparable plan for $50 a month.

C5c5 · 07-20-2020, 05:03 PM

I will be getting it after I move in a few weeks.
Eric, Nomadic Fanatic, says it is pretty good so far.

Unlimited with NO throttling.

jacwjames · 07-20-2020, 05:24 PM

Cheapest plan they offer is $129/month PLUS $249 membership fee.

There are many options cheaper then this. Currently have ATT mobley $24/month, not available any more but there there is Visible for ~$40/month.

C5c5 · 07-20-2020, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jacwjames

Cheapest plan they offer is $129/month PLUS $249 membership fee.

There are many options cheaper then this. Currently have ATT mobley $24/month, not available any more but there there is Visible for ~$40/month.

Yes, they are cheaper but both are throttled.

Camper25 · 07-20-2020, 05:48 PM

Many that use over 500GB on any plan soon find out they are either throttled or shut down.

Where's the fine print?

jacwjames · 07-20-2020, 05:49 PM

If my Mobley has ever been throttled I wouldn't know it. I can stream movies with it and down load speeds are good enough for me.

Besides, if you are moving and are in a remote location your connection will be only as good as the nearest tower.

I have Sprint phone service, no throttling, unlimited and ability to tether my laptop and I can hardly make a call in the house. Finally complained and Sprint sent me a Magic Box which helps.

Camper25 · 07-20-2020, 05:55 PM

My Mobley is the best $20 a month that I spend.

CWO5 · 07-20-2020, 09:07 PM

Who is the $50 comparable?

jim58 · 07-20-2020, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Camper25

My Mobley is the best $20 a month that I spend.

What is Mobley?

Camper25 · 07-21-2020, 04:21 AM

A Mobley works with an old grandfathered AT&T plan which is not available any more. It was $20 a month for unlimited data.

Tom_M · 07-21-2020, 09:54 AM

I have Visible which costs $40/month for unlimited everything including hotspot. I have joined a "Party Pay" plan that brings this down to $25/month. So far this month I have used 254 GB of data and have 10 more days left for this cycle. It is mostly unlimited but Visible can reduce the data speed during high usage for the tower connected to.

KennyGolub · 09-22-2021, 03:56 AM

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add my experience with Nomad in case anyone is thinking of trying them.

The internet speeds were good when it worked. BUT ...

One day, the speed dropped to less than .1 Mbs (yes, point one). It took them three days to get it back.

Three weeks ago, the speeds dropped again. This time they couldn't get the speed back up there and told me they would have to send me another router/SIM card. Two weeks after the speed dropped, they still have not shipped the router. Their tech support can only be "canned" responses. You can see all the email they send me in reply to my questions about when I might get it, are cut and paste.

So, for $149/month, they left me stranded with no internet for over two weeks. Yesterday they still could not tell me when it will ship, so I cancelled.

This may be anecdotal, but I just wanted to add my two cents.

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tetranz · 09-22-2021, 06:30 AM

For what it's worth, they seem to have a bad reputation.

Click here to see. https://www.reddit.com/r/Rural_Inter...&restrict_sr=1

To be fair, I don't know if they're really any worse than other resellers or they're simply one of the biggest so we hear the most complaints about them or there's some sort of orchestrated campaign against them. Some people here have reported good results with Nomad so ... good luck.

I think all resellers are on shaky ground over whether or not the plans they sell are intended by the carrier to be sold or resold for this purpose. The need to send you a new SIM after one stops working seems to be a recurring story. I think some resellers are better than others at staying one step ahead of the problems.

Unfortunately if you want lots of data with a modem/router without paying a fortune and you're not lucky enough to have a grandfathered unlimited plan from a carrier and you're not enough of a geek or too honest to "bend the rules" with a phone or tablet plan, then resellers, FMCA or Calyx are pretty much your only practical choices.