First Responsers use Firstnet because they have custom plans that give them QCI-6 and priority over even business account all the time, plus unlimited hotspots without a cap. Also, since you have AT&T fiber, you can get 25% off when you bundle Fiber and Wireless. So (AT&T)$168.75 vs (Verizon)$250. TMobile suffers from the same flaw as Verizon, everything is QCI-6( Except Essentials, which is T-Mobiles Start equivalent)(Tmobiles QCI-6 is Verizon's and AT&Ts QCI-8) until they meet their Data threshold. Cricket has QCI-8 Unlimited priority on their Cricket Unlimited+15Gb hotspot. So actually, because it's Native and wholly owned by AT&T, it shares Unlimited QCI-8 on the AT&T network (Akin to an Unlimited Extra plan). So Cricket for the average user beats out Verizon in most categories for significantly less. Never said a VPN will bypass hotspot Deprioritization, but it will bypass 480p streaming cap. Verizon didn't sit on their ass, infact their the reason First Responders switch the AT&T when they throttled Fire Fighters "Unlimited Data."