Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Unlimited, within certain limits

I use a lot of cellular data because I’m addicted to the interwebs. I also use Verizon because they have the best coverage out in the boonies.

From time to time I dive into various forums to learn what the best deals are. But there’s always something wrong with them. No unlimited data, or only 3G, or only on a phone with no tethering, or on a carrier with spotty coverage, or requiring a lot of work on my end. (Get the used hot spot from this company, the SIM from some sketchy eBay guy, pre-paid activation through this other outfit, do the hokey-pokey and turn yourself about…)

For me the Holy Grail has been unlimited, unthrottled, 4G, with a phone and a hot spot, on Verizon, for less than I’m paying now. Verizon started offering an unlimited 4G plan a few months ago, but after using 22GB I would be subject to prioritization (shoved to the back of the line) when cell traffic is high. So I stayed with my existing plan, even though it meant being careful with my data usage toward the end to the month.

Today, however, after comparing how much data I had left and how many days remained in the billing period, I decided to switch to the less-than-perfect Verizon plan. I’ll see how it goes. If nothing else, I’ll be paying $35 less each month.

5 comments:

  1. Right now I'm thinking 1 line of V Unlimited is the way I'll go next fall when I hit the road... maybe.

    Are you going with 2 lines, phone and hot spot?

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    1. Yes, phone and hot spot, though I'm thinking about ditching the hot spot and just tethering the computer to the phone.

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  2. When you burn through 15gb on the hot spot, speed drops to 3G. The good news though is that netflix default stream speed is whatever 3G converts to in mbps.

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  3. Is this the $40 per month plan? Are there extra fees and taxes? If so, how much extra does that generally add to the monthly fee?

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  4. I'm addicted to internet an information source. It's my biggest hurdle to the nomadic life besides my family. I'll watch any posts and comments on this carefully Thanks, Mimi

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