Satellite vs WiFi TV service

WeBeFulltimers wrote:

Traveler II wrote:
We’ve been retired 17 years and RVing all that time, the down side for us is Internet access. We use park Wi-Fi when available but it’s iffy. We have a Verizon JetPack and have it set at 12GB per month and try to come close each month without going over to meet our budget. Sure wish they would offer rollover for what we don’t use. We pay for it, they really should. We like Verizon for the coverage because we move around a lot, but it’s time to look for an alternative.

To answer the OP question, as others have said it’s just too expensive for us to use Verizon to watch movies.

It would help your bill a little (helped mine $20) if you would ditch the JetPack and use your smart phone hotspot. I did this using my Galaxy S5 and yes it works better than the JP and I CAN still send/receive phone calls and texts and use other apps while using the hot spot. I too wish Verizon offered rollover on the data.

Thanks for the great suggestion, I will follow up on that.

Traveler II wrote:
We’ve been retired 17 years and RVing all that time, the down side for us is Internet access. We use park Wi-Fi when available but it’s iffy. We have a Verizon JetPack and have it set at 12GB per month and try to come close each month without going over to meet our budget. Sure wish they would offer rollover for what we don’t use. We pay for it, they really should. We like Verizon for the coverage because we move around a lot, but it’s time to look for an alternative.

To answer the OP question, as others have said it’s just too expensive for us to use Verizon to watch movies.

It would help your bill a little (helped mine $20) if you would ditch the JetPack and use your smart phone hotspot. I did this using my Galaxy S5 and yes it works better than the JP and I CAN still send/receive phone calls and texts and use other apps while using the hot spot. I too wish Verizon offered rollover on the data.

MrWizard wrote:
jeff
i get one every month, i'm grandfathered in just like my unlimited data
i turn down every request to switch to go paperless

they don't give you the option of receiving an Emailed bill
only viewing online
if your disputing a computer screw up, hard copy paper records are proof positive
last time was 10yrs ago, but my paper copy gave me all the info, , and enabled me to get the CS person to dig in and take a look and find the mistake, to correct the computer billing

Me too.. I'm the only one out of 4 on unlimited, so it's nice to run madly down the hall waving a piece of paper when there are overages... :)

2cAmerica wrote:
Greetings, will be on the road shortly and have heard there are several WiFi type service (I.e. netflick; Hulu or Hulu Plus) which enable viewing TV programs and/or movies in place of Satellite providers (Dish so Direct Tv). Any opinions/recommendations. How large data plan is needed? Happy Holidays .

Thank-you
Dick :@

Suggest you visit the *Technology Corner" forum (here) - for info -
as well as getting your question/s answered...:C

~

jplante4 wrote:
I tried to convince Harvard Pilgrim that they could e-mail me the confirmation that my monthly premium has been automatically deducted from my checking account, but they insist on sending me a piece of paper saying that.

My retirement fund insists on sending me a paper 'check stub' with the current month's pay and deductions. I've asked them to please stop, but like the medical billing system, it must be on paper. That's nice. I file it in the nearest can without even opening it.

I remember paper cell bills. They were many pages. No thanks.

jeff
i get one every month, i'm grandfathered in just like my unlimited data
i turn down every request to switch to go paperless

they don't give you the option of receiving an Emailed bill
only viewing online
if your disputing a computer screw up, hard copy paper records are proof positive
last time was 10yrs ago, but my paper copy gave me all the info, , and enabled me to get the CS person to dig in and take a look and find the mistake, to correct the computer billing

2oldman wrote:
Does anybody actually get paper bills from their cell providers?

I don't get paper bills period.

I tried to convince Harvard Pilgrim that they could e-mail me the confirmation that my monthly premium has been automatically deducted from my checking account, but they insist on sending me a piece of paper saying that. I'll file them all in the spring.

Douche Bag Alex Brown sent me a statement for $1.05 I had leftover in my brokerage account for 10 years. I finally got a hold of a person in their office and told her to take the $1.05 and buy herself a cup of coffee. She said they didn't want to send a check for $1.05 because if I didn't cash it the accounting would cost more than the postage to send my statements. I promised to cash it and they sent a check.

SCVJeff wrote:

2oldman wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
That thought will disappear when you open your 1st bill..

There are much faster and efficient ways to know your bill, long before you "open" it.

I know, but nothing forms a better picture in your mind than imagining this..

Does anybody actually get paper bills from their cell providers?

To give you a idea. I wanted to use some data that wasn't going to roll over and streamed two collage football games and a hockey game. that was over 5 gig.

2oldman wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
That thought will disappear when you open your 1st bill..

There are much faster and efficient ways to know your bill, long before you "open" it.

I know, but nothing forms a better picture in your mind than imagining this..