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Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #25 –
Quote from: Linda Hylton  - 
We have a Verizon unlimited plan with two phones and a tablet.  Although the plan says it's unlimited, there's a "soft" limit of 22GB *per device* after which the speed is managed depending on how busy the tower is.  Although my phone often bumps up against the 22GB limit, and sometimes goes over, I've never noticed my speeds slowing.

The plan we have also includes 15GB *per device* of hotspot usage.  I often get to 15GB on my phone.  When that happens, I just use either the other phone or the tablet as a hotspot.

We do NOT stream except an occasional short You Tube video.  If we want to watch TV, we have Dish with a Trav'ler on the roof of the RV.

 Hi Linda,

It sounds like you have an older and/or postpaid plan. The jetpack $70 unlimited prepaid  has no caps on usage and, depending on type of jetpack,  can be used with up to 15 devices.  The plan is discussed in detail here: Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Data Hotspot Jetpack Plan (pUDP) - Mobile Internet...

And so far I've found  the information stated in the article to be spot on, including the Verizon store reps having no clue about the plan (though one did and confirmed it is, in fact, unlimited) and giving out incorrect information. 

I was streaming to my smart TV last night while using my laptop to surf the web and constantly update my email, and I had my phone on the mifi as well (which also updates email). I was very surprised to see no change in the streaming of Netflix. Granted, loading of pages on my laptop was not as instantaneous as on a home wifi network, but I also only had two bars on the jetpack. Plus, the Comcast connection I had at my house use to sometimes freeze up on my smart tv if I started surfing content heavy pages on my laptop.  None of that on the Mifi. So while streaming is limited to 720p, it's more than sufficient for my needs.

Lisa
1991 22' LD Multi-Plan
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #26 –
Lisa, I’ll bet you can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from many on this forum that something finally went right for you. Stream on!  — Jon
(Former) ‘06 TK “Albatross.” And (former) Vespa 250.   Alas, no more; both are gone.😕 Great memories remain! 😄
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #27 –
Lisa, Linda has the current plan for phones (not for a specific hotspot device). We have two phones, similiar plans to hers with the phone able to provide 15gb hotspot for other devices.  And a separate hotspot (netgear) that has it's own service.  FYI, ATT no longer provides a hotspot device unlimited plan, they are capped and charge overages if you exceed it (no throttling, no stopping of service, they just provide it and charge it - high prices).  They "notify" you , but in the past that has meant a message on the hotspot itself (no email or text to the phones), which of course we don't look at that device regularly so that notification is meaningless.
Jane & Scott
Currently have a 1989 TK  LD we did a lot of upgrades on.
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Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #28 –
Quote from: meandthedogs  - 
Hi Linda,

It sounds like you have an older and/or postpaid plan.

Nope.  While Verizon has some newer plans, my unlimited is fairly new...within the past 2-4 years.  I'm eligible for a new phone in a month or two, so will look at Verizon's current plans to see if any of them are better than what I have now, but with 2 phones and a tablet, I don't need another device.
Linda Hylton
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #29 –
As of this morning, Verizion's $70 ($65 with autopay) Unlimited Prepaid Jetpack Plan has been taken off their website.  The word is that Verizion Telesales (800-309-3341) is still taking orders but that may change soon.  If your thinking about getting this plan, you should act now and get grandfathered in.  The Verizion internal plan number is 28366. 

- Jack
Fulltimer with a 2021 MId-Bath “Babe”, 1996 Cherokee “Scout” and “Bandit” the wonder dog 🐶
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #30 –
Quote from: Jack J  - 
...Verizon's $70 ($65 with autopay) Unlimited Prepaid Jetpack Plan has been taken off their website...

Verizon's $70 ($65 with autopay) unlimited prepaid mobile hotspot plan is - as of April 30, 2:30 pm MST - not anymore on the prepaid plans overview page of Verizon's website (Prepaid Cell Phones & No Contract Plans | Verizon Wireless) but it is still available when you click on that page onto the "Shop now" button in the "Tablet & Jetpack Plans" section and follow through to the point where you actually choose a plan. Whether the plan will soon also disappear from here I don't know.

I am since two weeks on this plan. To be clear, this plan is not without limitations. People on this plan are de-prioritized against "normal" Verizon customers. Verizon is (or was) not extremely forthcoming with this information but it is (or was) available when clicking onto the "See details" link on the overview page. See attached screen shot.

However, in spite of this limitation I am almost at a point where I will cancel my cable Internet service and use only Verizon. I am using only Verizon, also in my house, since about 14 days with usually 5 or 6 devices. The speed is wildly fluctuating and can go down in the afternoon a lot. Yet I have had no real problem throughout these two weeks - including downloading large files (several GB's) and streaming from HBO, Netflix, and YouTube. Especially the streaming worked surprisingly well at all times (it seems that Verizon's statement about 720p streaming quality is correct).

Attached is also a screen shot that shows the results of ongoing speed tests for the last 9 days. Yes, the minimum here is noted as 0.37 Mbps. But in reality I had rarely less than 3 Mbps and in general no problems with all my very extensive Internet habits. In the 14 days I used this plan I used almost 100 GB of data.

I live in Sedona, in 1.6 miles distance from the tower, and we are having a very busy high season right now. This means that during daytime many "additional" people are using Verizon, and that is when my speeds go down. I do a lot of remote computer support, and so far I had no problems to log onto other people's computer and work on them remotely using this Internet connection.

This plan might not be good for everybody. But I guess it's good for many and it's having a reasonable price. By the way: Verizon was offering a "14 Days Money Back Guarantee" when I bought this plan. So, there is no real risk to try it.

2001 26.5 Mid-Bath
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #31 –
Am I missing something here.  I just read 30 posts and have no idea what everyone is talking about ???   This is the first time in 45 years of boating and RVing that I feel so dumb :'(   I can calculate with a slide rule, navigate with a Sextant...and I do know what GB's are, the rest, right over my head.  Guess I missed something in the 23 years since I retired ( I did have a bag phone then)  My wife does have an IPhone , it talks to her which she hates. Our kids insisted that they haul out the 80LB tube TV at Christmas and gave us this skinny flat thing with 8 clicky's to operate....which we cant, especially after martini time.

Tell me we dont need to know all that stuff to own a LD :o
2003 MB
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #32 –
Quote from: hutch42  - 
Tell me we dont need to know all that stuff to own a LD.
You don't. It's only important for those who want or need to use the Internet in their RV a lot (a big lot!).

I, for example, do all my TV and movie watching by streaming it from the Internet (with an Amazon Fire TV Stick). I have no TV service subscription at my house; I do not plan to even have a TV set in my RV (removing the old tube TV was one of my first actions after buying the rig). I use sometimes 30 GB of data in one day. I want to have unlimited Internet access also in my RV. I need that for my work and want it for my pleasure.
2001 26.5 Mid-Bath
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #33 –
Quote from: hutch42  - 
Am I missing something here.  I just read 30 posts and have no idea what everyone is talking about ???  This is the first time in 45 years of boating and RVing that I feel so dumb :'(  I can calculate with a slide rule, navigate with a Sextant...and I do know what GB's are, the rest, right over my head.  Guess I missed something in the 23 years since I retired ( I did have a bag phone then)  My wife does have an IPhone , it talks to her which she hates. Our kids insisted that they haul out the 80LB tube TV at Christmas and gave us this skinny flat thing with 8 clicky's to operate....which we cant, especially after martini time.

Tell me we dont need to know all that stuff to own a LD :o
Hutch, as Stewart Brand said, "Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road."  ;)

Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #35 –
Trust me (which you should never do when a person says that)  most of what IT companies do is invent ways to keep us dumb so we don't see behind the curtain.    The old time telcos are the worst.     Today my favorite is Verizon definition of Unlimited.    For most of my 72 years on this rock we call earth I believed unlimited was without end.  Verizon has trademarked the word 'Unlimited' and redefined it to mine its only unlimited till they say its limited.     In my book if a company lies about something this small what else are they lying about.  Personally I will not give my hard earned money to a company that cheats me with misdirection no matter how good they are in other areas.   

glen

personal fine art photo stuff
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2014 Twin King
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #36 –
Quote from: colddog  - 
Trust me (which you should never do when a person says that)  most of what IT companies do is invent ways to keep us dumb so we don't see behind the curtain.    The old time telcos are the worst.    Today my favorite is Verizon definition of Unlimited.    For most of my 72 years on this rock we call earth I believed unlimited was without end.  Verizon has trademarked the word 'Unlimited' and redefined it to mine its only unlimited till they say its limited.    In my book if a company lies about something this small what else are they lying about.  Personally I will not give my hard earned money to a company that cheats me with misdirection no matter how good they are in other areas.   

glen


"Personally I will not give my hard earned money to a company that cheats me with misdirection no matter how good they are in other areas." 

If you've held firm to that pledge, you must be a wealthy man, Glen. :)    

Chris
Formerly: 2002 30' IB
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #37 –
"Personally I will not give my hard earned money to a company that cheats me with misdirection no matter how good they are in other areas."

A fine-sounding sentiment... and one that rules out using a telephone or an internet connection. All the telcos lie, cheat, and try to trick you--all the time, in large and small ways. For example, just recently AT&T was sued for advertising "5G-e" service, when all they really had was 4G. And yes, "unlimited"--no matter which company is boasting about it--always comes with strings of one kind or another attached.

If you want to use a phone, or use the internet, you have to pick and choose which of the weasel-worded plans is least bad, and weigh that against which company you can connect to in the places where you are likely to travel. Since Verizon has the most extensive network--and in particular, the best coverage in the boonies, outside of the (highly profitable) urban areas where companies like Sprint and T-Mobile concentrate their efforts--it's the least bad choice for most RVers.

Bottom line: if you don't want to deal with a company that cheats and uses misdirection, turn off your phone, take your computer offline, and keep your hard-earned money in a sock under the bed. :-) Otherwise, make the best of it, as most of us do.
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #38 –
FWIW--there was once a discussion on the old Yahoo site about the Walmart Straight Talk Home Phone.  I learned this was technically on the Verizon network, with a router.  I could plug it into a wall jack & all the dinosaur phones in my house worked beautifully...for just $15/month & it allowed me to dump Ma Bell.  I  could take it in the LD & use a 12v adaptor--the phone could ring in Arizona & still think it was in Missouri--the only dead spot I ever found was about 60 miles due north, where cellphone users I knew had also mentioned problems.  Internet ($35/month) with the local rural phone cooperative was stuck at the stix house, but I could stop at libraries/McD's/etc.when traveling, so life was fine.

A couple of years ago there was discussion on this site about the ATT Rural Home Phone & Internet for $60/month.  My local rural phone cooperative had dropped the internet service I had, & offered an upgrade at a significant price increase, so I just went to the library periodically.  I decided to give the ATT Rural Home Phone & Internet a shot--it comes with 250 GB of data, which I was told is a lot.  When I went to the local ATT store they had no info about it, but followed up on the info I showed them from this site & got me set up--apparently I've been the only person in Livingston County to inquire about this.  While I've read discussions about ATT deficiencies, I've had no problems with coverage & signal with either phone or internet. 

Like the Walmart Straight Talk Home Phone, this has a router that I plug into a wall jack & all the dinosaur phones in the house are happy.  The WiFi has had a couple of defugilties in the nearly two years I've had it, but I've learned how to reboot the router.  The only problem is that it seems to have a proprietary jack for the power cord & I've not found a 12v adaptor that fits (since ATT doesn't expect this to be mobile, they don't have/sell a 12v adaptor), but I can plug into the power strip from the inverter that powers the TV & have enough line to reach the flip-up table between the barrel chairs, which is also where the laptop lives, so I've come a bit further into the 21st century & life is good.   :D 

The next step into the 21st century will be learning how to access TV via the internet...my D-I-L uses a Firestick--it looks easy enough, but like Hutch, I feel out of my element with streaming (I do know a slide rule & sextant are mathematical & navigational devices, though I've never been directly exposed to either  ??? ).    Chris--love the Stewart Brand quote...though I may be more of the crumbling detritus along the margins, than the actual road.   :-[

Another fun thing--the 5 y/o & 10 y/o granddaughters think it's a hoot to punch the buttons on the phone, & put the receiver to their ears to make a call when they're in the LD.   :D

Lynne
Lynne
LDy Lulubelle, Green '05 31' TB
Lilly, the 4-Legged Alarm
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #39 –
"Personally I will not give my hard earned money to a company that cheats me with misdirection no matter how good they are in other areas."

<smile> -  To me there is a difference between what I call marketing and lying.    When a company just lies I have no faith whatever.   When a company "markets" I can discount but it still be a good product.    IMHO the referees (legal system) has allowed Verizon to lie.  No matter how you cut it "unlimited" is still defined as without limit.    I refuse to change the definition of a word in my head so a company can take my hard earn money.   In my world you can't change the definition of a word to suit money making and paint yourself as an honest company.   
I'm one of those persons that read all the words in a contract.   I do my best to understand what and why before I put my $$$ down.   Yes I get taken advantage of.   Yes there are a lot of smarter folks then me.   But I do try to deal with honest folks.    I'll pay a bit more for honest service.    By honest I mean all the conditions and rules on the table for the buyer and seller.

BTW coverage is a tricky issue.   It's not only the cell company it's also the cell phone that determines what and where you can get a signal.  Verizon may have better coverage BUT not good 3g or 4g signal in the area.  T-Mobile has the best 600MZ coverage but you may not have a 600MZ receiver in your phone.    My point is, as with most issues, most folks are sold stuff not buy stuff.

glen

personal fine art photo stuff
TF Mack | Flickr
It's all good .......
2014 Twin King
Re: How many GBs mobile plan for those that live and work from their LD
Reply #40 –
An update on the jetpack. I drove up the coast to Oregon yesterday (sadly NOT in my LD, which is still in the shop), and was trying to rely on my jetpack for phone coverage as TMobile is terrible on the way up. On several occasions the jetpack started beeping and had a message stating it was roaming. I am not entirely sure how or if roaming affects the signal, but in those areas I had no coverage on my Tmobile phone at all. I looked at a Verizon coverage map and noticed that I just happened to have been driving through one of their coverage deserts. Best Phone Carrier, Best Wireless, Why Verizon | Verizon Wireless

Once I got to my dad's place, located in a coastal wooded area on a hill in SW Oregon, I thought I'd rely on his wired "fast speed" internet. But it is terrible and takes forever to load a page. So I tried the jetpack and it 's much, much better service than his DSL.  So I'd say this unlimited jetpack plan is certainly a good deal for those that need good internet service. I do hope this plan was not DC'd.

Lisa G.
1991 22' LD Multi-Plan