Wifi booster.

pnichols wrote:
Our home Internet access - always on with no data limits - wireless Internet service (not cable, cell tower, or satellite based, by the way) is around $72/month and is fast enough so we could stream video continuously if we wished.

How do I get that service? I have home based Cox cable and found out the hard way (kids and streaming) that after 1 TB of data they start to charge an additional $10 for 50 additional GB.

pnichols wrote:
....I'm guessing ... but it will probably take the new upcoming 5G cell tower based Internet service to provide this affordably across the U.S.. But it probably will be introduced into the town/cities first ... and later out into the rural areas and boondocks (if ever) for us drycamping RV'ers.

Hahahaha! Riiiiight! No doubt they will get right on that 5G stuff. Give us Internet anywhere & everywhere.

This post made from a 6Mb/s DSL line in an area with no cell service. Not the boondocks either, I am 45 minutes from downtown of the largest city in the state. And by 'no cell service' I mean regardless of carrier, it is an 8-mile drive to get the first service bar.

5G is an empty promise for the foreseeable future.

Enjoy this tech article about the realities of 5G.

Gulfcoast wrote:
I was asking for a specific name of the Verizon Unlimited Plan.

There's lots of plans out there that say they are "unlimited", be we all know they are not true unlimited plans.

In fact, I don't know of any unlimited plan that's offered these days that are truly unlimited in every way.

If there is one... please let us hear about it.


About wifi boosters.... I hear about them, but never found one that worked well for me.

Verizon has a relatively new separate prepaid plan for Verizon Jetpacks only. I found out about it by watching the YouTube vloggers. They are switching to it for unlimited data that is not throttled when you hit a predesignated limit because there is no data cap. However, there is network management that gives priority to regular Verizon customers when the network is busy which can slow your speed. YouTuber Hobotech explains the plan.

If you have a jetpack on a current Verizon phone plan, you can change it over to a prepaid data plan with the same phone number already assigned to it or if you don't have a jetpack, you can buy one from Verizon and have it put on a separate prepaid account. The prepaid plan is $70 per month.

Gulfcoast wrote:
I was asking for a specific name of the Verizon Unlimited Plan.

There's lots of plans out there that say they are "unlimited", be we all know they are not true unlimited plans.

In fact, I don't know of any unlimited plan that's offered these days that are truly unlimited in every way.

If there is one... please let us hear about it.


About wifi boosters.... I hear about them, but never found one that worked well for me.

Here's a link to the current Verizon "unlimited" plans ... but boy or boy ... read carefully those exclusions and tricky conditions. They just plain aren't going to allow you to watch 1080P streaming channels day after day ... at any price one might be willing to pay:
https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/compare-unlimited/

BTW and FWIW, we're not RV'ers who curl up in the rig 24/7 - whether hookup, or dry, or boondock, camping. When we're not hiking, fishing, rockhounding, or sitting around the propane firepit - we'd sure enjoy watching high quality streaming entertainment and news - in the evenings, or when it's snowing, or when it's raining, or when the wind is howling ... but that takes a lot of data at 4-5 Mbps uninterrupted speeds in order to do that ... plus ofttimes boosted cellular signals, to boot.

I was asking for a specific name of the Verizon Unlimited Plan.

There's lots of plans out there that say they are "unlimited", be we all know they are not true unlimited plans.

In fact, I don't know of any unlimited plan that's offered these days that are truly unlimited in every way.

If there is one... please let us hear about it.


About wifi boosters.... I hear about them, but never found one that worked well for me.

Weak signal or limited band?

pnichols wrote:
The throttling down in speed past a certain data quantity limit is the big gotcha in the so-called "unlimited data" smart phone plans.

We use two plans, A straight talk plan that allows 60 gig before they question your data usage, and a Verizon plan which throttles at 22.

By watching our usage we max out the straighttalk, usually in about 26 days at around 55-57 gigs, and then use the Verizon for the rest of the month.
Total cost, two phones, and all the data about $110 a month.

The throttling down in speed past a certain data quantity limit is the big gotcha in the so-called "unlimited data" smart phone plans.

What we RV'ers need - and I'm sure the providers are aware of it - are affordable plans for cell tower based (or even satellite based) Internet appliances that are like the wireless Internet service we have broadcast to our residence here in the mountains - unlimited data with no slowing of speed (throttling). Our home Internet access - always on with no data limits - wireless Internet service (not cable, cell tower, or satellite based, by the way) is around $72/month and is fast enough so we could stream video continuously if we wished.

I'm guessing ... but it will probably take the new upcoming 5G cell tower based Internet service to provide this affordably across the U.S.. But it probably will be introduced into the town/cities first ... and later out into the rural areas and boondocks (if ever) for us drycamping RV'ers.

azdryheat wrote:
I have Verizon unlimited data plans..

The UL plan I see allows 4g service up to 20gig, then it throttles..and that's the most expensive plan.

Worth a thought though as my current plan is 24 gig.

I have Verizon unlimited data plans. With the data plan I get free mobile hotspots. Verizon is the only internet we have. Wife has the same plan on her phone. When we're home our TV and other items are tied into the hotspot in my phone. When I'm not home my wife's phone takes over.