Any idea what 4g data plan I need for one instrument?

May 4th, 2015, 11:52 AM

My only option for internet where I live is 4G LTE. I currently have a Sprint based 4G plan but he tower is off a ways and it is not 100% reliable. I am looking at a second data plan from AT&T since their tower is only about 4 miles away. It only allows for 5gb per month.

Would 5gb per month be enough for data on just one instrument at a time? I would unplug the modem when not trading so all it would have to do is the data feed while I am trading (4 to 5 hours a day max).

( I am trading the 6E)

May 4th, 2015, 12:11 PM

Wartrace

My only option for internet where I live is 4G LTE. I currently have a Sprint based 4G plan but he tower is off a ways and it is not 100% reliable. I am looking at a second data plan from AT&T since their tower is only about 4 miles away. It only allows for 5gb per month.

Would 5gb per month be enough for data on just one instrument at a time? I would unplug the modem when not trading so all it would have to do is the data feed while I am trading (4 to 5 hours a day max).

( I am trading the 6E)

Yes. I monitor a couple dozen symbols real time, and average 10kb/sec which over 8 hours is about 280 megabytes.

Mike

Any idea what 4g data plan I need for one instrument?

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Any idea what 4g data plan I need for one instrument?