I'm thinking the best option would be get a second phone (with a second carrier) to use as a new primary phone, and then you can keep your old unlimited data plan to use in the modem. (Maybe you could switch your current phone's number to a new number, for use in the modem, and then get a second phone line with your old number if you want to keep your primary number as your personal phone number.) With the modem being on the roof, it's not too easy to switch out the sim card, but it's doable.
I'm also interested in the InstyConnect. I've been traveling for just a couple years and have been using PDANet and it's been working well enough. I originally used T-Mobile, but then I purchased a second phone line (Verizon) to act as a "home modem" with PDANet; and I switched my primary phone to AT&T.
It would be nice to get data on how PDANet speeds compare to InstyConnect speeds. I'm sure it does depend on the phone used (and of course location, phone service, etc), but still it's the "missing link" of information to guide my decision. I have some info on how Starlink compares to PDANet but I don't have info on how InstyConnect compares to PDANet.
I hear a lot about Starlink, and see many people getting it, but the real-life speeds that I've heard of (10-40mbps) aren't nearly as impressive as what is promised. And since my "home-modem" phone line is under contract for another 1.5 years, it's easier to justify InstyConnect rather than Starlink.
Joe
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