oh boy.. this sounds like a smokin deal.. Back to the drawing board.

Thanks for the post !

Just bought the into the millenicom! damn!

Can I sell the 291's?

30GB is $130, data only, 40GB is $150. It used to be 15GB for $130, 20GB for $150. Come November 1st, they are supposed to go back to the old prices.  You still have the per device charges, $40 smartphones, $10 tablets and $20 for hotspots. Millenicom is $90 for 20GB, my old Verizon plan was $150 before taxes for a combined total of $240 before taxes (about $18). Now my Verizon bill is $270 before taxes for 40GB of data on phones and a hotspot. I could save $20 a month if I used the phones as hotspots instead of a dedicated one.

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-- Edited by bjoyce on Friday 3rd of October 2014 04:38:51 PM

I was online today and my "old" 20GB plan was no longer even offered. I upped to the 40GB for the same price I was paying for the 20GB. We have 2 Iphone 6Plus and 2 Iphone 5C....so 40GB should be enough. From what I was reading online, it seems as though most carriers may be trending back to the unlimited data plans. The more people use, the more money they get....and can you imagine the amount that would be used if everyone had unlimited again...especially with being able to use mobile phones as WiFi hotspots now. Fingers crossed that this is what we have to look forward to. Makes me sad that I switched from Verizon 3 years ago while I was grandfathered into the unlimited plan. I did read though, that those on those unlimited plans still were getting their service tethered back after so much use. Not sure if that is really the case but one can wonder.

Yup.. October seems to be the month of the data wars :)

Three major carriers doubling the data, and Verizon announcing they won't be throttling LTE unlimited plans after all.

Verizon Cancels Plans to Throttle “Unlimited” LTE!

Competition Rocks: Verizon & Sprint Join AT&T in Doubling Data

Promotion: Get Double the AT&T Data on Mobile Share Value Plans

 

We have a call into Millenicom as well to see how they might be responding to these deals, and will report back if they make any changes.  A lot of folks considering going direct with the carriers as a result. Certainly makes sense for those that use the data.  

All and all.. a big win for us RVers. :)

 

 - Cherie

PS. if you want to sell your Pantech 291, there may be a market for them on eBay and such. Seems the hotspot has been discontinued and no longer carried by Verizon or Millenicom. 

 

 

Can I just turn the mIllenicom 291l on at verizon?.. Isn't it just a mini card thing swap ?

 

I mean it says verizon on it..

-- Edited by The Junkman on Thursday 2nd of October 2014 07:03:31 PM

They are getting over original cost on ebay..lol

I'm holding mine.

My experience so far is the 291L and 5510L are very similar in operation, speed and antenna quality. The onscreen menus are very similar, their web interfaces are similar (I changed the SSID and passcode on both), both have usage, speedtests have been very close, and they seem to have similar antennas and show about the same bars in the same places. The 291 has Wifi Protected Setup (WPS), which I don't want, the 5510 does not have it, which is better from a security viewpoint. Since Pantech, the maker of the 291, is in bankruptcy, replacement batteries and units have been hard to come by. The 5510L is a Novatel MiFi unit, a solid company and you can buy one directly from Novatel Wireless for about $120, since I got a pop up on their website. The 5510 is 4G only, the 5510L also does 3G.

Alie and Jim: I think Bill Adams quoted $230 on the SKP forum and that sounds right. If any of your phones are out of contract, ie., over two years old, you get a $10 to $20 break. There will also be taxes and fees, but those vary by your address.

Just for info.....Verizon just took over Millenicom.