Best high speed internet for rural areas?

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I recently purchased a new house in a rural area and the only cable/internet provider around is Spectrum. The problem is that I work from home and need high speed internet to do my job. I was wondering what the next best high speed internet option is which ideally offers no data limit plans.

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otrmobile.com - low price though price has been increasing this year, they’ve started throttling video on AT&T network (can circumvent with VPN), recently ended T-Mobile option, allows you to use your own modem.

neverthrottled.com - more expensive, only uses AT&T network, allows you to use your own modem, no throttling.

4gdata.net - offers AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon service, limited availability, only AT&T allows you to use your own modem, no throttling.

Netgear LB1121 modem works well and is inexpensive. Been using cellular internet despite living in an relatively urban setting because I’m done with Comcast/Xfinity. OTR Mobile was the best (unlimited bandwidth, no throttling, $60 per month) until AT&T apparently hiked their fees back in March.

Awesome. I have never heard of any of these and its great that they do not throttle.

What is Spectrum offering you? I got great service from them for 20 years.

They are not offering me anything at the moment because its not available on the portion of the street where I live. However, 1 mile down the road they have it. I have called them several times and keep getting different answers.

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