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    Posted: 02 Aug 2017 at 5:32pm
Originally posted by PilotPodder

I tried to use the hotspot with an Amazon firestick but was burning through my data plan too fast, and I didn't see any way to watch in lesser quality/slower usage. 

Can't you use Stream Saver with your hotspot? => http://about.att.com/story/att_introduces_stream_saver.html

Yeah, it will decrease video quality, but save you lots of data.

Nerd alert!!

As a proof of concept I was streaming local network TV and cable channels to my laptop last week. The local TV network and cable channel lineup was New York market. I was in Düsseldorf, Germany. Normally, this would be geo-blocked.

Using PIA VPN (Private Internet Access) and Manual Geolocation extension for Chrome I appeared to the streaming service (Google Youtube TV) to be back in the states. It streamed flawlessly. Hard part was getting used to the 6 hour time difference for programming.

*If* you have the bandwidth *and* you want your TV lineup (especially sports) when traveling, Google Youtube TV is a viable option if it is available in your market. It's all about bandwidth...

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This is how you stream to your devices while in the pod without using any data plan:

1. Get a travel router that allows you to attach and recognizes a USB portable 1TB+ hard drive as a storage device (we use a HooToo Tripmate Elite and corresponding apps). There are many different options for this, and the key is to look for a travel router that has wifi storage apps in either the iOS app store and/or Google app store. The goal is to create a wifi network in the pod, not tether or hotspot from phones.

2. Copy all your movies onto the 1TB+ hard drive. Attach it to the travel router.

3. Have all the devices join the travel router's wifi network. Use the router's storage/fie browser app on devices to access the movies.

Link to HooToo Tripmate Elite: http://a.co/68QJRxP
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