Originally Posted by
FindersKeepers
I hate it when I have net troubles, but, thankfully, those problems are rare these days. I have Rise Broadband--they beam a signal from the top of a silo in a nearby community to a receptor on my house. I download at about 30 mpbs, which is fast enough for three TVs to stream video all at the same time. So, no problems, but I'm told COX is faster, although COX customer seem pretty unhappy.
We do go through routers about once per year, however, because we have so many things connected--including a camera/security system, so it pulls a lot.
I've had to do the laptop/hotspot thing myself and I hate it.
Try turning off WiFi on your phone to see if the hotspot connects better.