Data plans, how much is needed?

[Mike Shannon]

I was signing up with Millenicom and have no idea which plan is needed. Are 20 Gigabytes a month enough? I would appreciate your advice on the subject.

Thanks

 

[Skip Talbot]

More than enough. Check out Scott Bennett's excellent write up:
http://www.endlessweather.com/2010/12/27/choosing-a-datacardtether-for-chasing/

 

[Mike Shannon]

Thanks for the help Skip...

 

[Brian Press]

Thanks Skip! That was very helpful. Does anyone here use this Verizon card?
Verizion USB dongle is USB720. Do you guys know if this would work with Millenicom services? Is it a decent card? Should we upgrade it?

Thanks!!

Bp

 

[Nick Nolte]

The way I understand it, if you want to use Verizon with Millenicom then you have to buy their device (the USB 760), or get it free with their ongoing promotion on the 20GB Plan. The only pre-purchased devices they will activate are those that operate on the Sprint network and that is using the BYOD plan.

 

[Steve Miller]

Would someone please take the time it took to write that April Fool's Day Joke and fix the search function on this freaking forum so we don't have the same threads over and over?

 

[Robert Dewey]

I don't think many people use the search functionality. I say we just lock down the forum and use it as an archive. I'm pretty sure everything that could be discussed, has been discussed.

 

[Derek Weston]

Thanks Skip! That was very helpful. Does anyone here use this Verizon card?
Verizion USB dongle is USB720. Do you guys know if this would work with Millenicom services? Is it a decent card? Should we upgrade it?

Thanks!!

Bp

You can call them and verify yourself, but I just spoke to Millenicom about their plans and apparently the bring your own device deal is for Sprint only. Sprint as well has the big bandwidth plan. If you're interested in verizon it's 5gb... essentially the same thing you get with verizon. Last year I bought a 720 and used it for 4-5 months with Verizon service. Worked fine. I'll be doing the same this year as I don't see any real savings with Millenicom.

 

[Gordon Spencer]

No Savings ??????

There are no taxes
There is no contract
With the advanced plan you get 20GB for the same price you pay Verizon for 5GB

You can call them and verify yourself, but I just spoke to Millenicom about their plans and apparently the bring your own device deal is for Sprint only. Sprint as well has the big bandwidth plan. If you're interested in verizon it's 5gb... essentially the same thing you get with verizon. Last year I bought a 720 and used it for 4-5 months with Verizon service. Worked fine. I'll be doing the same this year as I don't see any real savings with Millenicom.

 

[Jason Boggs]

Would someone please take the time it took to write that April Fool's Day Joke and fix the search function on this freaking forum so we don't have the same threads over and over?

It would be nice, but don't hold your breath.

 

[Marv Radtke]

Hey Mike,
I have Millenicom. I love the service. I paid the little extra and got the unlimited plan. I also was using it for streaming videos so was using a lot of bandwith. I also used a hot spot to have more than one device run off of it.

I will let you know one bad experience I had with Millenicom. After about 3 weeks of using the service, I kept losing connectivity. I called tech support and they said they would ship me another device. They never mentioned it would cost me another $99 for the device. And then was told by an agent to send the bad device back and when they received it they would refund the $99. After they received it, I received an e-mail from them stating they would not refund the $99 for the bad device as it was "obviously bad from misuse and neglect." Which is complete B.S. The USB portion became loose and kept losing conectivity with the device. I recommend purchasing a USB extension cable and some double back tape to make sure the unit stays in place on your dash. Do not plug the device directly into a USB port on your laptop. The vibrations in your vehicle will destroy the device when it's horizontal, so make sure the device stays in a vertical position as much as possible.

That's all I have to say about Millenicom. I did file a complaint with the BBB but got no results.

 

[Skip Talbot]

It would be nice, but don't hold your breath.

Does the search not work for you guys? Its working fine for me. I did actually look for threads on this topic to merge this thread in with, but the info asked for is pretty well scattered amongst other threads with different topics or from threads a few years old before these Millenicom data plans were available.

 

[Jason Boggs]

Yes it does. I stand corrected and apologize for my last post. Thank you! Seeing so many threads on the same subject led me to believe the search function wasn't taken care of yet.

 

[Derek Weston]

No Savings ??????

There are no taxes
There is no contract
With the advanced plan you get 20GB for the same price you pay Verizon for 5GB

There is no contract with Verizon the way I handle it. No contract if you have your own device. Activation is around 35 dollars or so, from what I remember. Cheaper than activation for Millenicom. I don't remember the taxes being appreciable on my bill. So, better deal for me is to stay with Verizon.

Of course you want Verizon because their coverage better. . . . otherwise the 20gb plan would be better.

 

[Derek Weston]

Does the search not work for you guys? Its working fine for me. I did actually look for threads on this topic to merge this thread in with, but the info asked for is pretty well scattered amongst other threads with different topics or from threads a few years old before these Millenicom data plans were available.

Right, although the topic is repeated, I find these threads useful as newer more relevant information is shared. Unless we wanted to start an 'official data plans' thread, I don't see any reason to complain about the nature of the equip forum.