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Oct 15, 2017
Effective for rural areas
1 of 1 found this helpful I waited a month before deciding to rate and review, and I'm as happy with it now as when it first arrived. I bought an AT&T aircard and this SIM card because I live in rural Texas and only had access to regular DSL. We're talking 3mbps download, 1.5mbps upload--advertised, of course. The real speeds were roughly half of this. I use the internet quite a lot for large files, both downloading and uploading, and it was untenable. This was my last reliable option, and I finally went for it. I'll never regret that decision if only for the time it has worked thus far. Here's why:
First, the speeds vary depending on LTE network loads and other regular factors, but they are always faster than my DSL was, usually substantially so. If I had to estimate, I would say it averages 12mbps DL and ~7mbps upload. That's not earth shattering, especially since I had fiber in my old place, but it's really workable for me. Just be aware that sometimes it's going to slow down during peak times, and that's not the fault of the product.
Second, this card and plan are cheaper than some of the other options. I wasn't willing to pay $120/mo, but $75 is manageable. The payments are easy, although I do wish they didn't invoice me the same day that payment is due. A couple of days at least would be nice.
Third, it's really unthrottled. I probably do a few hundred GBs a month and have never seen any throttling beyond regular network load variance.
TLDR: If you are wary because this is a sort of weird workaround solution that you have to get through ebay, you don't need to be with this vendor. Scammers exist, to be sure, but this has been a pleasant and effective experience for me.