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Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #25 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117816
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At least I'm fortunate to have gotten my VZW cellular modem during that brief time in early 2008 when unlimited actually meant unlimited.
Same here Ted. Loving every bit of it.

Ed
Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #26 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117840
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At least I'm fortunate to have gotten my VZW cellular modem during that brief time in early 2008 when unlimited actually meant unlimited.
Hi Ted, I always envied those who were smart enough to get grandfathered into the unlimited plan. Then when the iPad came out, I got the 3G version with unlimited use (NOT the artificial 5GB). Rather than using Verizon it uses AT&T, which the group has warned has less coverage, but the advantage was that it cost only $30 per month and you could turn it off and on depending on availability of the signal (handy out west I have been told). I hedged my bet by also getting the MiFi from Verizon, which was $60 per month and could be used not only with my iPad but also my MacBook.
 Then suddenly AT&T pulled the plug - no more unlimited use and no turning it on and off without penalty. But I was lucky (not smart) for signing up early, for now I am grandfathered into the actually unlimited plan. I did lose my ability to turn it off without losing my ability to stay on the unlimited plan.
 My experience so far is that the coverage has been very good with AT&T. I have traveled on the east coast, midwest, and down into Oklahoma and Texas while getting signals everywhere except one place in the boonies where I also couldn't get a signal with my Verizon MiFi. Since I now use my iPad far more often than my Macbook which  needs the MiFi for a signal when I don't have wifi available, the AT&T 3G signal has been invaluable, especially since I like to stream Netflix movies which would burn up my limited Verizon plan pretty quickly.  I wish I could shut off my expensive and limited MiFi when I don't need it, but I will be traveling west in a few weeks and will probably really need it then. I really do like the MiFi, but right now I don't use it much.

Doyle
Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #28 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117850
Thanks, Ed, I did not recall the pricing after you exceed the allowance. For each gig above 5, it's $51.20 [1024*.05] That may be less than it was???

Got an email from VZ this morning that we had used 55% of our allowance for the period. We got these notices the first year we had the plan. Then they stopped. I wrote corporate. They politely told me to shove it. Wondering if the lawsuits pending against other rate plans changed their minds.
Don & Dorothy
Sold our LD in June of 2023

Our boring always non-PC travel blog
Traveling Dorothy
Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #29 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118015
After a month and a half on the road using the HTC Evo on Sprint tethered to my laptop for everything, my bill was the base amount with no additional charges.
 We watched TV, did email, and a lot of web-browsing. 2 nights we had no connection, and 11 nights we were roaming.
 I was not looking forward to the bill, since I figured that there would be roaming charges at least. ( I hope they don't come in like a rural vote!)
 3G connections from Sprint were OK for TV. 3G roaming connections were not, but they worked for email and some web.
We only got 4G in Dallas and Austin.
 Approximate trip map: http://tiny.cc/a3nc7

GP Registered Antique LD driver '84 RD back in Austin "......not all who wander are  lost."

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At least I'm fortunate to have gotten my VZW cellular modem during that brief time in early 2008 when unlimited actually meant unlimited.

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Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #30 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118016
On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 06:50:14 -0700 (PDT), George Peters ibgp3@...> wrote:

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We only got 4G in Dallas and Austin.
What US carriers are calling 4G is only a VERY modest increase in download speed over 3G. It's a fraction of the 4G standard. Put another way, don't jump on 4G thinking you will get a big jump in speed.
Don & Dorothy
Sold our LD in June of 2023

Our boring always non-PC travel blog
Traveling Dorothy
Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #31 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118021
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We only got 4G in Dallas and Austin.
What US carriers are calling 4G is only a VERY modest increase

I guess I should have been doing speed tests on the trip.
 This is what I get in Austin: http://tiny.cc/44q08

Comparison tests anyone?

Then the question will be: "what do they mean?"

GP Registered Antique LD driver '84 RD back in Austin

"......not all who wander are lost."

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Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #32 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118022
On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:39:37 -0700 (PDT), George Peters wrote:

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Then the question will be: "what do they mean?"
George, all I am saying is that what US carriers call 4G, does not meet the international standard. Your speed test of 3mbs is typical of US speeds, 6mbs being about the top.

The standard for 4G is 100mps.

Cheers, Don
Don & Dorothy
Sold our LD in June of 2023

Our boring always non-PC travel blog
Traveling Dorothy
Re: Backups to the internet
Reply #33 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118031
"Put another way, don't jump on 4G thinking you will get a big jump in speed."
 Very true. And something that's maybe even more important for us RVers: don't jump on 4G thinking you're going to find it outside of major metropolitan areas, because you won't. Oh, eventually it'll be widespread... but it'll be years before you can count on getting a 4G or even 3.5G signal in most state parks and national forests.

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Verizon "4G" rollout begins
Reply #35 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118805
OK, it's not technically full 4G, but who cares? It's five to ten times faster the what we have now. Key points: $80/month buys you 10 GB/month, at 5-10 times the speeds we now see. Rollout is supposed to cover the entire are now covered by Verizon 3G (in other words, nationwide) by 2013--much sooner than previous information had suggested. I'll buy that! :-)

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Verizon "4G" rollout begins
Reply #36 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118806
Just a side note, none of the carriers have full 4G yet.  Which is why Verizon calls theirs 4G LTE (aka lite).  Don't ask me why that is the case, I don't know.

-Victor
Re: Verizon "4G" rollout begins
Reply #37 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118810
"Which is why Verizon calls theirs 4G LTE (aka lite). Don't ask me why that is the case..."
 "LTE" stands for "Long Term Evolution" in Verizon's lexicon. For details, see this Wikipedia entry:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Long_Term_Evolution

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"