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bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

SNL on Verizon confusion

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well, we are definitely "older" and we've been on Verizon for a few years, and I've never had that experience. In fact, the Verizon people we've dealt with have always been super about explaining every question we came up with.

Also, as a former retail manager, a salesman such as this one in the video would be sitting in the back room watching a LOT of customer service videos.....

.....or, he'd be gone.

But then, this is Saturday Night Live and I long ago lost any interest in watching that show.

Terry

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

They were spoofing the Verizon ads which are full of buzzwords and don't tell you anything that helps you make a decision. My experience with Verizon salespeople is most are much more laid back.

TXRVr · RV-Dreams Family Member

Here's some competition for the current cell company 3G systems. Haven't tried it, but the coverage maps look good.

http://www.datajack.com/

Technomadia · RV-Dreams Family Member

DataJack is just reselling Sprint (as many of these similar companies do). And, looking at their coverage map, they only provide Sprint owned towers, which knocks out a significant portion of their footprint.

At 5GB for $50, most folks might be better served with Millenicom which offers unlimited for $70, which includes all of Sprint's footprint, including roaming. They also offer a Verizon plan for $60/mo for 20GB.

- Cherie

TXRVr · RV-Dreams Family Member

Technomadia wrote:
DataJack...Millenicom - Cherie

Cherie> On the above quote, I took the liberty of cutting out most of your previous posted text. No disprepect intended.

I don't necessarily think that Millenicom is a better "deal" than Datajack only because of the $$ involved in each of the "plans" is quite different. I prefer the DataJack plan of getting what you want to pay for. Minimum or Maximum without a contract.

I visited your website and if I'm correct you and the better half have some wireless expertise that most RV'ers may not have. Since most RVers probably feel like they are getting bent over on 3G service that come with "life-time" contracts, it might be helpful to others if you would share your thoughts on how to avoid that.

Maybe we need a new Forum Section. Connect The Cheap Way. LOL

Bill Adams · RV-Dreams Family Member

No matter how much you pay for a service, if the service is not available then you have paid too much. The Sprint service without the roaming towers could well make the Sprint service about as worthwhile as mammary glands on a warthog. YMMV, but being aware of what you need and what you pay could easily make one service substantially better than another.

lindy · RV-Dreams Family Member

A simple way as an older user like myself (61) to get the young sales person to understand my non-technical knowledge is to start the conversation telling them that "My idea of booting-up a computer is using a size 9", will get their attention real quick, because they usually have no idea what booting-up a comper is.