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We time fitness events (road races, triathlons, etc) and we use a Verizon account to get results online on site. It costs us $100/month for a data only account with three jetpacks and 8 gb of monthly data. My question is this: is there a process that is cheaper in the long run that is as reliable and robust as this one? For one thing, we will soon need two more "stations" for a total of five. I read that purchasing modems and sim cards would be far cheaper after the initial investment but I don't think I understand that process. What does a sim card do that allows internet connectivity from remote sites for a much cheaper amount?

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Bob Schneider

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It is relatively low bandwith...no pix or data (theoretically...unless the new guy screws up and costs us a ton of money by putting 800 pix online from his motel room on our jetpack rather than using the motel wireless... :) ). Just times and places. But what I hear you saying is that, however I do it, it is likely a plan-based approach similar to what we have. The particulars can be tweaked based on who I go with but a Verizon jetpack data-only process like I have is probably not too far out of line with anything else I could come up with, right?