Verizon Prepaid Mifi

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 6 512]

We just hooked up with a Verizoin Prepaid Mifi monthly, no contract plan for 90 dollars for 10 gig of data. The other choices were 3 gigs for 60 dollars or 250 meg per week for 15 dollars. We are heavy users. We already had a MiFi from a previous plan and were able to reuse that. Just took it to a Verizon store and the girl set it all up.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/prepaid/prepaid-jetpack/

The good part about this plan is it is month to month, which is good for Canadians as being month to month we can easily not use it while home, where as with the 2 year plan it was a pain to keep putting it into vacation mode.

 

[LolaandRush Participant Rocky Mount,N.C. Cheers: 351]

So do 10 gigs last you a month ok or do you have to monitor the use to stay with in it?

 

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 6 512]

Most months we stay within it. But Anne and I are very heavy users as we both run 2 websites, I think for the average couple that would be tons. Only thing you would need to watch out for is video. Streaming video like Netflix can eat up bandwidth fast, especially on 4G. The device has a read out telling us the data used and also will warn us when we hit certain levels so we know where we are during the month.

One thing that my device can do is be configured to switch off 4G and make it only connect to 3G. I find the 3G is fast enough in most cases and saves us quite a bit of data.

I’m not sure if the newer devices have this option, ours is about 2 years old now.

[James Participant El Paso, Texas Cheers: 1 038]

WE have a 14gb plan with Verizon. Two cell phones and three tablets are on the plan. EMails web surfing we don’t hit close to it. Like Ray said watch out for videos. Our plan allows us to lower or raise the gb per month. If we are close to 14gb wife increases our plan. If we see we are way low she lowers it. She is able to change it on the web site, no penalties.

 

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[Bob and Nancy Participant Connecticut Cheers: 2 441]

Ray,

Sounds like a good deal!  We’re not sure what we’re gonna do yet when it comes to data. We have another 269 days to figure it out though!

[Roger & Sue Fell Participant Edmonton, Alberta Cheers: 2 020]

I have a Bell MiFi 2 I bought last summer, my choices are automatic (LTE,4G,3G,2G), LTE only, and 2G only. There’s no option to go 3G only.

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 6 512]

Might have been a cheaper plan with other carriers but Verizon coverage has been very good for us out west, especially since we like to explore less populated areas. I have had a Sprint based MiFi and it only worked well near larger towns and cities and close to the interstate highways.

[James Participant El Paso, Texas Cheers: 1 038]

Last year I ran from San Antonio Tx to Los Angeles Ca on interstate 10, then from Los Angeles Ca up 101 to san Francisco Ca then back down interstate 5  to  Los Angeles. I had an att, t mobile, and Verizon hotspot.

Att was horrible, In San Antonio couldn’t hold a signal and the whole route was terrible service. No service at all between San Antonio and EL Paso.

T mobile was hit and miss, more miss. Only reliable in the cities.

Verizon was the best. I was getting internet in areas I would of never expected to get. The wife, my daughter and her live in sin boy friend were on the net using it as I drove. It may sound crazy but they had tablets and laptops hooked up to the different providers and all of them said Verizon was pretty much always on. We figured approx. 80% it was throwing out signals.  What was funny was wife would get a text and she would start laughing, then daughter would get a text and she would start laughing. I found out instead of talking to each other they were texting each other. You have to love this new generation

 

 

James and Michelle just a strollin

[Melody Twigg Participant kansas Cheers: 249]

Good to know about the the service from verizon, Right now we have AT&T and still have about 18 months on contract but will looking. We will be traveling more eastern and south eastern and high central plains (Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana) We will just have to see what kind of service we get. with AT&T when we first start out.

[Larry Participant Dallas Pa Cheers: 318]

We have Verizon jet pack for about a year and like it. Someone mentioned I believe millicon or something that sounds like it,they use Verizon towers and had great deals,never checked into it until our contract is up.

[Roger & Sue Fell Participant Edmonton, Alberta Cheers: 2 020]

Millenicom was bought by Verizon last month.

[Norma Participant Texas Cheers: 5 176]

Roger & Sue Fell wrote:

Millenicom was bought by Verizon last month.

Well that just sucks.  I was really counting on Millenicom for that 20 gig plan.

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[Bob,Marie & Khaleesi Participant Cranbrook, BC Cheers: 662]

We just got a Verizon Prepaid  Mifi and you can get the 3g/4g but only on a 2 year contract otherwise it is the 4g month to month.

[Ray Keymaster Vancouver Island Cheers: 6 512]

Bob,Marie & Khaleesi wrote:

We just got a Verizon Prepaid Mifi and you can get the 3g/4g but only on a 2 year contract otherwise it is the 4g month to month.

Really?  Never knew that, guess it is good we kept our old one. Last campsite we were in the internet was slow with 4G even with our booster, switched it to 3G and it was a lot faster. My theory is with all the 4G devices now some cell towers get overloaded on the 4G band but 3G is less used now. I’m sure they will phase it out though.

[Bob and Nancy Participant Connecticut Cheers: 2 441]

All good things come to an end eventually!  We’re on 4g for cell service now, not sure what we’ll do when we hit the road full time.

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