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1985air345
Mar 01, 2015Explorer
I currently have two ZTE Z289L (blue map/AT&T) that are paper weights!
I found the ZTE Z288L (red map/Verizon) at my local Wal-Mart. Since I need a hotspot for my RV trip in May, I decided to pop and buy the 288L.
I set it up tonight and it runs very well. I did get similar speedtest results (4.98 down, 2.27 up) which is faster than the hotel I stay at and certainly suitable for my needs.
It does work with my company VPN so I can work remotely using the hotspot! So far, I am pretty pleased with the performance of the Z288L.
It DOES NOT have the data balance meter like the Z289L had so I guess I'll have to monitor it online. Everything else was pretty much the same.
Now I am just going to watch for reviews of the Z289L and see when Straight Talk gets that fixed. I'd prefer to run in the RV with both (AT&T and Verizon) just to be sure I have a connection since I'll be working remotely.
I found the ZTE Z288L (red map/Verizon) at my local Wal-Mart. Since I need a hotspot for my RV trip in May, I decided to pop and buy the 288L.
I set it up tonight and it runs very well. I did get similar speedtest results (4.98 down, 2.27 up) which is faster than the hotel I stay at and certainly suitable for my needs.
It does work with my company VPN so I can work remotely using the hotspot! So far, I am pretty pleased with the performance of the Z288L.
It DOES NOT have the data balance meter like the Z289L had so I guess I'll have to monitor it online. Everything else was pretty much the same.
Now I am just going to watch for reviews of the Z289L and see when Straight Talk gets that fixed. I'd prefer to run in the RV with both (AT&T and Verizon) just to be sure I have a connection since I'll be working remotely.
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