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  • After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

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I just picked up the Verizon Hum for in-vehicle WIFI. It offers unlimited 4G, free roadside assistance, does diagnostics on your vehicle and some other stuff. It costs $25.00 per month for two vehicles. (After my $5.00 discount)
 
Hoi.
Sprint offers the Sprint Drive, too. I would never use one of these devices. Too much risk involved, and I don't fully trust that your insurance company wouldn't pally-pal around with the cell providers to use the extracted data to charge higher rates for not going 5 under the speed limit and not sitting at stop signs for 20 full seconds.
 
I know I'm late to this thread, but I thought I read somewhere that I can do a prepaid plan with a Jetpack on Verizon? I can't find anything on their website, but has anyone else done this? I switched to T-Mobile last fall and used mobile hotspot on my phone the few days I chased in 2018 and had decent coverage all over. It was slow, but that's probably due to me using a phone and not a Jetpack. Now that I am able to chase a lot this year, I need something faster and more reliable as I am starting streaming this season, but I don't really want to sign a contract and pay year round for something I'll only use in the spring. I'm on a budget and would rather spend money on other, better gear and actually when I am in the field this season.
This year we bought a new hotspot from Verizon - prepaid...UNLIMITED DATA!!!!! Cost about $75 from memory. Probably have to get it from a real Verizon store....finally - unlimited data!!!!
Verizon Ellipsis® Jetpack® MHS900L - only drawback - no antenna port
 
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