Moving - need plan for discontinuing WiFi

[isisdave]

Love my Rachio Gen 1, but we’ve listed the house and actually moved out. Due to 2-year contract, I’m stuck with $90/month Internet/TV contract unless I cancel everything. Rachio is the only reason I have to keep an Internet connection now.

I know that Rachio will continue running if I pull its Internet plug, but this is the time of year when water demand really ramps up in SoCal. I don’t think Rachio will be able to tap into adjustments if it can’t talk to the Mother Ship.

What’s a good plan?

[franz]

@isisdave

I know that Rachio will continue running if I pull its Internet plug, but this is the time of year when water demand really ramps up in SoCal. I don’t think Rachio will be able to tap into adjustments if it can’t talk to the Mother Ship.

What’s a good plan?

I know some people have used a hot spot in the past, could probably cost a third or more less than the whole enchilada you have. Just a thought.

I think we have a few threads on the topic, here is one.

Hope this helps

Mobile Hotspot

I’ve had success using a mobile hotspot at a rental property. The FreedomPop Mingle LTE device was free, activation was $40 and there will be zero recurring costs because the data usage is far less than the free 500MB/month. Be sure to cancel Premier service to avoid a monthly charge. http://www.jadito.us/2014/07/07/canceling-freedompop-premier-service/ On an IRO gen 1, the blinkup process worked as expected by first connecting a phone to the hotspot WiFi. FreedomPop uses the Virgin Mobile = …

[counterparts]

There’s lot of services offered like this one:
http://www.datajack.com/

If you do an Internet search for “wireless data only”, you’ll get a lot of hits. The above suggestion is a good one too.