Is it possible to lose money at myLot?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
March 24, 2017 7:19am CST
Yes, it certainly is possible for me and I would assume for others in my position.
No, I am not gambling. I am not giving or loaning money to myLot members. I am not buying things from the advertisers. Then how do I lose money here? It's simple - I do not have an unlimited internet plan. Satellite internet is my only option.
I have said many times I live in the boonies and in my world there is no cable. That's right, satellite TV is what most of us boonie people have - you can ride through the area and see one, two and even three satellite dishes on homes. We have two - one for TV and one for internet.
I pay $80 a month to HughesNet. For that money I get a certain amount of data time and when that is used it does switch over to bonus time. But that bonus time gets used fast. In simple terms by the third week of my billing period I've gone through all my data time. What happens then? Two things, first if you know where to look on their website you can find 'free bonus time' which also goes very quickly.
After that I can either buy more time or they cut the speed. So that fourth week means I am working at almost backward speeds. Everything I do online takes two or three times longer that last week of the billing cycle. It is frustrating to say the least.
So, the answer to my question at least for me - is yes ... it is possible to lose money at myLot.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
If I bought more data that would use up what I make. But what it eats up that is worse is time. But I am not here to make money so it's up to me to continue here or leave and have better speed all month.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill would you be able to go somewhere nearby that you could use their free wifi like a library etc?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@shaggin I am on and off the computer all day - the last place I want to be is in a library. Not even sure our local one has that available. This is the country. We have no coffee shops or things like that.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Mar 17
Gosh that does seem to be a huge amount to have to pay for your internet 
Is there no other provider available there?
I don't have that problem. I have unlimited wi-fi here at home which I use for all of my devices (desktop, tablet and smartphone) and I pay only $32 approx per month.
Is there no other provider available there?
I don't have that problem. I have unlimited wi-fi here at home which I use for all of my devices (desktop, tablet and smartphone) and I pay only $32 approx per month.5 people like this
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Yes it is good indeed and the service never fails either. I changed four years ago as my previous provider was more expensive and often there was no service either. Very annoying as it always happened when I needed it most.
It is sad that you have no alternative there.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@mysdianait What I had prior started at 50 for unlimited - it was a little 'stick' I put i the computer. When they upgraded me to the new model and the 50 became limited. I switched to 80 a month plan and was getting bills for over 100 - so I updated to 100 plan and was paying over 200 a month as time went on. The last few bills I got (this was Verizon) were over 400 so I switched to satellite
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
If there was another option I would be using it. I only use a tablet a short time in the evening so most of my data is used thru the computer. Unlimited for 32 is a good price.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Yikes that would be awful! I have Never heard of HughesNet before until a friend of mine posted on Facebook yesterday and cancelling their service and having to pay a $500+ cancelation fee! If it cost me money to use the internet after I went over my limit I would not be on mylot at those points. You must really love it here if you come here even when you are losing money. I am having trouble with my internet going on and off constantly lately. It is hard when my son does cyber school. I may switch to another company. We only have two we can choose from and the other one is double the cost.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill same here! Improve being outside when it is nice weather. It is sleeting right now and the ground is still buried in snow. My son is doing cyber school so I can't really do anything but sit here so I use mylot and do other earning sites while I sit next to him.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@shaggin It's 70 here, hard to imagine snow on the ground.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I spend too much time here as it, but that will be changing as the weather gets nicer and I'm outside where I'd rather be!
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Since I have cable and high speed internet I never realized that you have a certain amount of data with your internet provider. Guess it can be very frustrating at the end of your billing cycle if they cut your speed.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Very frustrating and that last week trying to watch a video of any kind can take 15 mins for a two min. video. No joke.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Apr 17
@ramapo17 I wouldn't say that, but I live in the boonies....satellite internet is my only option. But I'll take it over city life any day.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
24 Mar 17
I'm rural and have very limited options for home internet. I give up a little bit of speed for unlimited internet.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill it's called Last Mile wireless. Before that we had Bell. 2 GB FOR $50 a month...$15 more for an extra 300 MB. AND $10 for each additional 100 MB.
Now I have unlimited for $50.
2 Mbps Down and 130 Kbps Up
To double the speed...is $20 more per month.
@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@AkoPinay @AbbyGreenhill mine is unlimited and is $19 a month for three years after that it will go up to $29. It drops the connection all the time so I am thinking I might need to go back to the company I was with before even though I paid $40 a month.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I wish I only paid 25 - that's reasonable.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@shaggin If you connection is dropped a lot the the cheaper price is not worth it.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Mar 17
I would hate that! And you have no other options in your area?
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill .....I would think so. LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@celticeagle I say I live in the boonies and I mean it - this is back-woods farm country. We don't have a recycling program in our county.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
If there was I would be using it.
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill oh yes. And that's very bad. Cant you switch to other providers?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@Nawsheen I keep saying it - there is no other option.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I have it set not allowing things to run in the background.so that helps i think....but it doesn't make up for a week of pain!
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I fully agree, I am here to have fun, people who want to make money should go out and find a job.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
25 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill There are jobs here too, my be no many full time jobs, but plenty of jobs when you can make at least $20 per hour.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I don't consider the money here as earning. We are supposed to be her for the fun LOL!
I just don't want it cost me money to have that fun.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
There is no cable but since we don't like cable tv it is ok that we don't have it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
HughesNet HughesNet doesn't give anything away.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Apr 17
I always thought cable didn't go out in storms, but it does, so it wouldn't be a good option even if it was available here.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
26 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill cable can be horrible, depending where it is. the last time I had cable at my old house, it was out more than it was on.
@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
24 Mar 17
Then I guess you would lose money on anything you do on the internet for that last week, huh? That stinks.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Not really since this is the only place I 'earn' money. I lose time since it takes 4-ever to do anything on any sigte.
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@OldRoadsOnceTraveled (331)
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29 Mar 17
How frustrating! I kind of know the feeling. My only internet choices are the one I don't want and the one I really don't want. I was losing any money I made on my last cell phone. On a usual month, I had 100 MB of data. Even when I splurged on "unlimited" the $10 phone and the network were so slow, I couldn't do anything. I was able to change providers and get a decent phone, so now I don't have to worry when depending on apps to earn extra cash. It's one less stressor in my life.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
29 Mar 17
I can live with 80 bucks but hate the slow-down part of the month. But now that it's warming up I don't be here as much so that will help. Love your user name!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
30 Mar 17
@OldRoadsOnceTraveled keep on using it!
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@OldRoadsOnceTraveled (331)
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30 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill Thank you. I made it up to fit the niche of my first blog. I originally planned a little different variation, but it wasn't available, so I went with that and liked it so much I kept it for everything else.
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I agree! Though since I've been back never lost any money 
our internet is $60 I believe. There's a cap but never hit it before.
our internet is $60 I believe. There's a cap but never hit it before.@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill What do you usually do on the Internet? Do you stream TV also? Even though it is separate.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
You are not on as much as I am I doubt. If I cut back then it would be fine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@infatuatedbby Facebook, here, swagbucks, crowdtap but not often, e-mail and research - I have no desire to watch a video or show on 19 inch screen.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
It is more the loss of speed that annoys me. if I could get things done fast (normal- then no problem.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
my answer is also "yes", there is always possibilities.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I 'pay' in time LOL, which is worse than paying in money since I' old!
@thislittlepennyearns (58137)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Mar 17
HughesNet was one of very few options we had for internet here, but they are all out of spots or something. It was confusing. I didn't like the way they set it up, and it was so expensive. So I am now just using my hotspot off my Verizon phone.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Typing on a phone would put me in the looney bin! I can't stand typing on my tablet. The service is ok, except when it is very very cloudy or it rains. Then it's not worth 10 cents.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@thislittlepennyearns I was a secretary for 35 years so typing was my thing and I need to type on a full size keyboard...
@thislittlepennyearns (58137)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I use my phone as the hotspot, or router and can use the desktop or tablet to do mylot. I have a keyboard for my tablet, but I can type on my phone without too much frustration.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@HAPPSINGH Well, it is far less than I was paying Verizon.
@subhajitsil6 (961)
• Kolkata, India
24 Mar 17
How could a place in today's date have such a poor internet connection. Is it that over there you guys have only one company who provides Internet connection?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I will say it again - I live in the country and its a very poor farming area.
@subhajitsil6 (961)
• Kolkata, India
25 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill So You are using a cable net? How about if you could use a mobile net, or even that is also not much available?
