I'm not sure about the risks for each network "going down" during the storm. But, the verdict is not yet in on the cost of temporary MHS use. Still waiting for a temp usage report in this forum. Last I heard on this is when someone commented that there was something like a $20 minimum to turn it on/of for anything less than the 30 days. The whole month would be $30 unlimited (if you are authorized unlimited) or +$20/mo over your current $30 data plan (for a total of $50/mo) for 4GB total data, on tiered.
From my experience with hurricanes, if the power goes out, the cable system will go down relatively quickly whereas the cell network (and landline phone/DSL service) will stay up much, much longer as they seem to have better backup generators. Although, depending on how bad the damage is in the area, some government entities can work with the cell network providers to prioritize cell network traffic and voice calls to emergency personnel (police, fire, hospitals, military, etc.), so you may or may not get service anyway even if the cell network stays up.Yeah, I was too. And, let's face it, $30/mo is $1 a day. But... then someone else reported that they were told that it would cost at least $20 for less than a full month. So... sounds like they might have some minimum. Or, that person was just wrong. We need a guinea pig. And I'm not gonna turn mine off to find out
Yeah, it was me. Because I turned it on for the full $30/mo and a partial cycle (i.e. 7 days or so) was billed at $1.00/day. However, I had no interruption in service. But, that does not mean if I had subsequently cancelled it 12 days later, that that part would have still been $1/day. Just depends.
Well, I'm confused. There is no 4G data plan that I know of (tiered or not) that includes MHS for $20. So... beats me what you got. Sounds like the older 3G pricing. May work at 4G, but sounds like the old 3G data plan (a'la iPhone).
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