New Chevy Truck with wifi compared to truck towing RV!!

We are limited to ATT. I had Verizon for my work cell before retiring and I had no service at my house, convenient at times. We bought a new Silverado this past spring with the WiFi. Without smartphones, it came in handy. We decided to step into the 21st century and get smartphones. We no longer see the need for the truck wifi.

dodge guy wrote:
We switched from ATT to Vrizon because wherever we went on vacation we had no service! With Verizon we have had service everywhere we went!

Been my experience also

I just got a 2016 equinox and it is $15.00 per month for 1 gig. I haven't tried it yet because my smart phone already does that.

rockhillmanor wrote:

allenm wrote:
First off, I'm a programmer and a heavy Internet user when on the road and camping. No video or audio streaming stuff, just file transfer......
After also trying a freestanding AT&T WiFi hotspot which didn't work any better, I tried a Sprint hotspot fully expecting it not to work either. Guess what - it has worked fine in almost every place we have camped. Oddly, it usually only shows 1 or 2 bars but provides a good fast connection.

X2
When I went full time I purchased a Sprint USB mobile broadband for my internet on the road. Which is now over 8 years old!

I have had service in EVERY place I have traveled! And still use it as my main source for internet in my winter home.

Yesterday I used a neighbors computer in their house. They always yack about what they pay for super high speed internet connection......my old Sprint USB broadband is WAY faster! Go figure.

sprint/verizon jetpacks are definitely the way to go for wifi. better than using the cell as a hotspot. run longer and better service than using the phone.

however, come over to our house and try to get reception with sprint. Nada.. zip. Verizon yes, ATT yes, sprint nope, won't even switch to the verizon tower to roam.

I guess we travel enough places that we've had spots were either GSM (ATT etc.) or CDMA (verizon sprint etc.) service is not available. so having both is worthwhile for us.

Kinda lame advert,,gm needs to get more imaginative


Looking for funny comercials on YT found these,,
click CC for subtitles

https://youtu.be/IJcvRLKO_pU

allenm wrote:
First off, I'm a programmer and a heavy Internet user when on the road and camping. No video or audio streaming stuff, just file transfer......
After also trying a freestanding AT&T WiFi hotspot which didn't work any better, I tried a Sprint hotspot fully expecting it not to work either. Guess what - it has worked fine in almost every place we have camped. Oddly, it usually only shows 1 or 2 bars but provides a good fast connection.

X2
When I went full time I purchased a Sprint USB mobile broadband for my internet on the road. Which is now over 8 years old!

I have had service in EVERY place I have traveled! And still use it as my main source for internet in my winter home.

Yesterday I used a neighbors computer in their house. They always yack about what they pay for super high speed internet connection......my old Sprint USB broadband is WAY faster! Go figure.

Advertising
Is a game.. A competition of getting bodies to remember the product name
If you remember the name of something. The higher the probability of you looking at that brand item first
Whether it's off the shelf , or giving the Salesman the first crack at selling you

lawnspecialties wrote:
I promise you. I'm not saying this because I drive a Ford. I'm not a "Ford or die" kind of guy.

But isn't Chevy getting almost desperate with their commercials? The aluminum cage with a bear. The one where they have the three behind the big doors and they claim "best in conventional towing". This one.

I think it all started back when Howie Long was cracking on the step Ford had in their tailgate. Of course, Chevy comes along later with a step in the bumper.

Maybe its just me.

You may be taking this way too seriously.
Compared to a lot of car commercials, this one isn't bad and I find it funny and entertaining. (And by the way, I drive a Dodge truck, so I've got no dog in this fight).
I appreciate commercials that are funny. None of them would convince me to buy a car or truck, so at least they entertain me. I like when the companies go at each other, especially in a humorous way. I liked the Pepsi vs Coke commercials too. As someone else said, most of what they say is B.S. so just sit back and be entertained.

First off, I'm a programmer and a heavy Internet user when on the road and camping. No video or audio streaming stuff, just file transfer.

My 2015 Chevy truck came with this WiFi hotspot. I was hoping it would work for me. It uses the AT&T network, costs $50/month and can be started and stopped anytime.

It didn't work for me. It was rare to get a good enough connection, even though the signal strength showed 5 bars. This was in FL, GA, TN, KY and IN.

My phone can also setup a WiFi hotspot. Trust me - a phone can't handle this for very long. Both of mine get too hot to hold.

After also trying a freestanding AT&T WiFi hotspot which didn't work any better, I tried a Sprint hotspot fully expecting it not to work either. Guess what - it has worked fine in almost every place we have camped. Oddly, it usually only shows 1 or 2 bars but provides a good fast connection.

I would have liked to have tried Verizon because of better coverage, but our main campground in the winter in FL isn't covered by Verizon at all. Only AT&T and Sprint.

Yeah, I've seen the ad on TV. I am still opting for Delores and that single axle.

The other GM commercial, the one with the trucks behind the doors and participants picking which is "Truck of the Year" was interesting, too. I noticed the big guy that picked "Ford" was edited from the second half of the commercial. I figured he either walked off the set when they opened the doors or started arguing with the video crew about the veracity of their claims.