You have four options: order a line from the venue's exclusive provider, buy per-device venue Wi-Fi, use a phone hotspot, or bring your own bonded connection. According to MR·NET's 2026 Convention Center Internet Price Index, a dedicated 10 Mbps venue line runs $4,500 to $13,542 per show at early-order rates. MR·NET's gateway bonds Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile into one connection for your booth, so it doesn't depend on venue Wi-Fi or one carrier. See prices venue by venue.

A dedicated 10 Mbps venue line costs $4,500 to $13,542 per show at early-order rates, according to MR·NET's 2026 Convention Center Internet Price Index, and prices rise after the order deadline. MR·NET is an alternative: one gateway that bonds Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. The annual plan is $2,498 for the first year, gateway included, then $1,499 a year, plus data at $8/GB. First-time customers can try one show for $995 with the gateway, 100 GB of data and standard shipping included.

One that doesn't depend on a single network or a consumer plan. A phone hotspot runs on one carrier, and venue Wi-Fi depends on the venue's network. MR·NET bonds Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile into one connection for your booth: if one carrier slows or drops, traffic can move to the other two, though speed may dip while fewer carriers are active. That's true bonding, with all three carriers working at once. A multi-SIM router holds several SIMs and switches between carriers, which is not the same thing. Plan tier is a separate lever: MR·NET runs on enterprise-tier SIMs, not consumer phone plans, to help curb congestion in a full hall. Bonded cellular still needs signal in your hall, so check it at your booth before the show opens.

A private network from your own gateway. Public Wi-Fi at a venue is shared by everyone at the show, and a full hall puts many phones on the same towers, so a phone hotspot can slow down too. MR·NET's 006 Plus broadcasts your booth's own Wi-Fi from one bonded Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile connection, so only your devices use it. If you'd rather buy the venue's Wi-Fi, our venue guides show each venue's published internet prices. Where outside wireless is restricted, switch the gateway's Wi-Fi off and connect over Ethernet.

Cellular bonding combines several cellular connections into one. The MR·NET gateway holds three SIMs, one each on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and uses all three at once. Your devices see a single connection, and traffic moves between carriers as signal and congestion change. That's different from a multi-SIM device, which uses one carrier at a time.

You can, and for a quick email check it may be enough. A hotspot uses one carrier on a consumer plan, and a full hall puts many phones on the same towers, so it can slow down or drop. For demos, payments or streaming, a bonded connection gives you three carriers on enterprise-tier SIMs. See what your venue prints in our venue guides.

A cellular bonding router, which uses several carriers at once instead of one. MR·NET's 006 Plus bonds Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and its four Ethernet ports take laptops, card readers and screens, so you can run it with Wi-Fi off where a venue restricts wireless devices.

Not by itself. A multi-SIM router holds several SIM cards and switches between carriers. Bonding uses them together: the MR·NET gateway sends your traffic over Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile at the same time, and the MR·NET cloud rejoins it into one connection. If one carrier slows or drops, traffic can move to the other two, though available speed can dip while fewer carriers are active. Plan tier is a separate lever: MR·NET's SIMs are enterprise-tier, not consumer plans.

Some venues restrict them, and the rule is usually printed in the in-house provider's service terms or the venue's Wi-Fi policy. Moscone Center's 2026 order form says "Customer/exhibitor provided wireless AP/router are not permitted on site." A May 2026 McCormick Place document covers 802.11 signals from "self-contained portable Wi-Fi systems." Neither mentions cellular gateways. Run MR·NET with its Wi-Fi off and your devices on Ethernet.

Sometimes. If you need a dedicated wired line with fixed bandwidth on the building's network, the venue's service is how you get it. If you can bring your own connection, compare the venue's printed prices with MR·NET's published pricing and your expected data use. They're different services: a venue line is fixed bandwidth, bonded cellular depends on carrier signal in the hall.

The annual plan is $2,498 for the first year including the gateway, then $1,499 per year, plus data at $8/GB. To try it first, the first-show trial is $995: up to 30 days with the gateway, 100 GB of data and standard shipping, for first-time customers, one unit and one show. MR·NET customers typically use 10 to 40 GB per show day; 100 GB covers a 3-day show at 25 GB a day, and live video can use more. Data beyond 100 GB is $8/GB. If you then buy the annual plan within 30 days after the trial, $300 comes off its price. Shipping on the annual plan is $24 standard, and taxes are extra.

Once, as a first-time customer. The first-show trial is $995 and includes up to 30 days with the gateway, 100 GB of data and standard shipping. It is a trial of the service, so it cannot be ordered again. If you exhibit again, the annual plan covers every show for a year, and $300 of your trial price comes off it if you buy within 30 days after the trial. For several units or custom terms, contact MR·NET.

If you keep the gateway by buying the annual plan, your unused data stays on your account and never expires. For example, if you used 60 GB at your first show, the other 40 GB is still there when you buy. If you return the gateway, unused data expires.

Data beyond the 100 GB included in the first-show trial is billed at $8/GB at the end of the month. You can watch usage in the cloud portal while you are at the show.

At the end of your trial, you can keep the gateway on the annual plan, return it, or ask us to extend the trial. If you switch within 30 days after the trial ends, $300 comes off the $2,498 price, so your first year costs $2,198 plus data and tax. We apply the credit for you when you switch; it isn't applied at the website checkout.

No. It is for first-time customers, one unit and one show. For your next show, choose the annual plan, or contact us for several units or custom terms.

MR·NET customers typically use 10 to 40 GB per show day. Live video and demos sit at the high end, email and card payments at the low end. The bandwidth calculator estimates your own use from quality, bitrate, frame rate, camera count and duration. Data is billed at $8/GB.

Yes. Internet-connected POS systems and card readers run over the gateway with no POS reconfiguration. Connect them by Ethernet or Wi-Fi, then run a test transaction before the show. Payment providers set their own network requirements, so confirm yours. If your venue restricts outside wireless, plan to connect payment devices by Ethernet.

A few minutes. Gateways ship preconfigured with three SIMs installed, so setup is plug-and-play: power on the gateway and connect your devices. Do it at your office before the show, not on move-in day, so you can test your equipment. Then check signal again at your booth.

The gateway detects the failure and moves traffic to the remaining carriers, and session persistence keeps a video call or upload going. Speed drops with fewer carriers. If signal is weak on all three carriers in your hall, the connection suffers too.

No. Gateways ship preconfigured, so there's nothing to configure on your side. Plug in power, connect your devices, and watch the connection in the cloud portal. US-based support is available by chat or phone, including after hours. If your booth runs a larger network of equipment, someone who knows it helps, but the gateway itself doesn't need one.

Switch the gateway's Wi-Fi off. Your devices connect over its four Ethernet ports, your booth broadcasts no Wi-Fi, and the gateway never connects to the venue's network: it uses Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, like every phone at the show. The venue rules we've read are about wireless equipment and interference with the venue's network, and none mentions cellular gateways. Our support team can help you set it up.

The FCC says venues may not intentionally block personal Wi-Fi hotspots. In Enforcement Advisory DA 15-113, the FCC Enforcement Bureau states that venues and their network operators may not intentionally block or disrupt personal Wi-Fi hotspots, and federal law prohibits jamming Wi-Fi or cellular signals. On the FCC's OTARD rule (47 CFR 1.4000): we found no FCC ruling applying OTARD to an exhibitor booth. A venue's own rules on outside wireless equipment are a separate question, so ask the venue and get its answer in writing. If outside Wi-Fi is the concern, the MR·NET gateway's Wi-Fi can be switched off so your booth devices connect over Ethernet only. If you suspect blocking, file a complaint at fcc.gov/complaints. This is not legal advice.