Verizon $5/mo renew method has changed?

Tom_M wrote:
I purchased a second one about a year ago and recently had it flashed for unlimited 4G for $5/mo.

Tom, is that a typo? Or is someone actually reflashing for 4G now instead of 3G? My 6620L is 4G capable of course, but the reflash only allows 3G service.

MrWizard wrote:
it might work
or
you might get no we can't, that doesn't exist and '20 questions'

the $5 data plans are dubious at best, i had one for a while, it quit working, and the seller went away

i did not get lucky and find 'other suppliers' for renewal

somewhere some how, this was some kind of 'special' it might have been for virtual re-sellers, government, low income ?

not stolen not illegal, but NOT out on the open market available OTC at the verizon store

and not intended for 'hotspots'

I had my 6620L Jetpack flashed remotely by an eBay vendor about 3 years ago, and it's still working fine. I also have a 4620LE I'm no longer using, but that one was originally flashed by a vendor that disappeared, and it eventually stopped working until I also had it reflashed remotely. I only stopped renewing it recently because the band coverage is not as good as the 6620, and I was finding too many towers that it didn't work with as Verizon continues dropping 3G on some bands.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
Tom, is that a typo? Or is someone actually reflashing for 4G now instead of 3G? My 6620L is 4G capable of course, but the reflash only allows 3G service.

Not a typo. I had my 6620 reflashed about a month ago by DrWireless. Do a search on eBay for "$5 unlimited 4g". I have a couple of issues with mine. I can not stream Amazon Prime video and occasionally some web pages will not load. Their is an eBay seller called missjg37601 that supposedly has a fix. I plan on contacting DrWireless to see if he has a fix. Here's a thread at CheapRVLiveing:
https://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=30453

Well the saga continues. I used the CallingMart RTR technique to renew my plan at $5. Then I waited a few days past the renewal date and called the 6804 again. It told me I was on a $15 plan (not the $5 I had been using) and I needed to make a payment now as I was late in renewing.

I have a Mobely and this plan is just a backup for when the AT&T service isn't available. $5 was cheap enough but $15 (for 3G) v. $20 for the Mobely 4G doesn't make sense to me.

edit oops..everything restored

I renewed with CallingMart RTR for $5 on 6/17 and my unit still worked 10 days after old renewal date in a campground in NorCal. However, ever since I've been in Oregon (Klamath Falls area), it hasn't worked. Got a good signal, but can't connect. Hoping this is due to only 4G towers, but probably won't be a different area for a while to confirm.

Maybe bye bye $5/mo. (:

Carl n Susan wrote:
Well the saga continues. I used the CallingMart RTR technique to renew my plan at $5. Then I waited a few days past the renewal date and called the 6804 again. It told me I was on a $15 plan (not the $5 I had been using) and I needed to make a payment now as I was late in renewing.

I have a Mobely and this plan is just a backup for when the AT&T service isn't available. $5 was cheap enough but $15 (for 3G) v. $20 for the Mobely 4G doesn't make sense to me.

but it is a verizon backup, its not $15 verus $20
its $15 vr $50 or $100 for some other verizon plan

$5 is fantastic even for 3g, and $15 for 3g backup verus more $$ for a new VZW plan is still a good deal for insurance for when ATT won't connect

Just arrived at a USFS campground on Diamond Lake, 20 mi N of Crater Lake, OR. Got a good Verizon signal and my $5 hotspot still works! Guess it must have been a "4G only" situation in Klamath Falls area. Last year I ran into the same problem in Crescent City, CA.

Ralph

Latest Updates: As Verizon was saying I needed to make a payment, despite my earlier $5 contribution, I had CallingMart pay them another $15 via the RTR plan. The next day I checked on it and Verizon still says I am on the $15 plan, I have $5 (apparently from my earlier payment) to use however I would like and my next renewal date is 8/2.

I can only conclude Verizon has changed the old plan and it is now $15 per month. It will be interesting to see how long this lasts.

Carl n Susan wrote:
I can only conclude Verizon has changed the old plan and it is now $15 per month. It will be interesting to see how long this lasts.

I added $5 to my 6620L account via Callingmart's RTR plan on June 30 and it is still working fine.

at least (1) ebay seller is now listing as a $15 month plan

it might be the wave of the future, just like when verizon added $20 to the price of data for us old unlimited plan holders

and ATT new $7 month administration fee added to my Mobley account
lots of gryping about that on forums, but i think it was across the board to all accounts
either way i'm keeping my Mobley account