Unlimited Data is back

[Unobtanium]

Yup, I understood that. I meant that this setup should track tethering. Sorry, I didn't make that clear.

I've used factory unlocked phones that don't check provisioning on Verizon for the last 3 years or so. I have 0 experience using Verizon's tethering measurement because they don't. I use the built in Android data meter to see how much tethering data I used.

And before I changed to the "new" UDP, it wasn't anything I needed to measure.

 

[cory733]

Anyone else getting extremely slow upload? I have 10mbps down and <1 upload. Sometimes its as low as 0.19 mbps.

 

[Almeuit]

Anyone else getting extremely slow upload? I have 10mbps down and <1 upload. Sometimes its as low as 0.19 mbps.

Depends on the area. I usually am getting around 5 to 10 up.

 

[dpham00]

Anyone else getting extremely slow upload? I have 10mbps down and <1 upload. Sometimes its as low as 0.19 mbps.

Are you in a highly contested area?

 

[cory733]

I guess so. Just got over 22GB and my speeds are now 0.10 mbps down and similar upload. I live in a small town too. Might as well get a cable ISP and go back to straight talk for $45 at this point

Edit: ran speedtest the whole way to work. Switches around between bands 13, 4, and 2. Speeds would be pretty normal, but when it "throttles" its obvious, it doesnt just slow down, it almost stops completely, 0.01-0.1 mbps, even on full LTE that was 20mbps+ a minute ago. Then. Minute later, or after switching bands, back to normal

 

[tgp]

And before I changed to the "new" UDP, it wasn't anything I needed to measure.

I'm still on the old UDP, so I don't need to measure tethering either. I check it simply out of curiosity.

 

[Almeuit]

Got the approval for the free phone credits for swapping -- They have been applied and properly I might add. By properly I mean it even back-paid the months they had to pay first before the credits kicked in . Easy.

I am doing the free phone promo as well (it was still active on my account from swapping).. So glad to see it is painless.

 

[cory733]

Does this mean what I think it means? That they might just charge me a $250 security deposit if they feel like it?

"Thank you for your recent application for wireless service. Your request was carefully considered. Based on the results of our evaluation, your application for service is approved and may be subject to a security deposit of $250.00 for the initial line of service, and $250.00 for each additional line of service. Your security deposit will be waived if you enter into a device installment sales agreement, or purchase your equipment at retail price. Your application was prequalified for a device installment sales agreement and is approved subject to a down payment equal to 50% of the purchase price of equipment"

initial line of service, I didn't buy a phone from them and don't plan on it. Anyone else get this letter?

 

[Ry]

Does this mean what I think it means? That they might just charge me a $250 security deposit if they feel like it?

"Thank you for your recent application for wireless service. Your request was carefully considered. Based on the results of our evaluation, your application for service is approved and may be subject to a security deposit of $250.00 for the initial line of service, and $250.00 for each additional line of service. Your security deposit will be waived if you enter into a device installment sales agreement, or purchase your equipment at retail price. Your application was prequalified for a device installment sales agreement and is approved subject to a down payment equal to 50% of the purchase price of equipment"

initial line of service, I didn't buy a phone from them and don't plan on it. Anyone else get this letter?

I'm reading that as - based on your credit history, you have to either put a $250 deposit down per line or buy a new phone from them on either DPP or full price.

 

[cory733]

Yes, you were right. Spoke to the online chat. Told me they were certain that I wouldn't be charged.

So then I called customer service. They told me that yes, I was set to be charged a $250 security deposit, and that what they could do for me was to send me to "financial sercices" and have them set up a payment plan for it so that I wouldn't have to pay it all at once. 3 weeks after having the service, now they tell me they are going to charge me a deposit, after I already even prepaid the whole first month.

Anyway, not here to complain, but just sharing my experience, since I know how helpful threads like this can be for people in the process of making a decision like switching their phone service. Just cancelled over the phone, they told me I wouldn't be charged anything since I already pre-paid the month and that it would just end when the first month is over.

 

[Eclipse2K]

Yes, you were right. Spoke to the online chat. Told me they were certain that I wouldn't be charged.

So then I called customer service. They told me that yes, I was set to be charged a $250 security deposit, and that what they could do for me was to send me to "financial sercices" and have them set up a payment plan for it so that I wouldn't have to pay it all at once. 3 weeks after having the service, now they tell me they are going to charge me a deposit, after I already even prepaid the whole first month.

Anyway, not here to complain, but just sharing my experience, since I know how helpful threads like this can be for people in the process of making a decision like switching their phone service. Just cancelled over the phone, they told me I wouldn't be charged anything since I already pre-paid the month and that it would just end when the first month is over.

There is nothing worse than getting different answers from each person you speak to.

 

[Jims S5]

Wonder if unlimited data applies to a jet pack?

 

[Almeuit]

Wonder if unlimited data applies to a jet pack?

It does.

 

[Jims S5]

20 buck line access fee for the jet pack now!

It was explained that with the unlimited plan and my wife's and my phone then adding the jet pack would give us 3 ways to use as a hot spot and each gets 10 GB before throttling? That sound right? Makes me wonder why I would even need the jet pack then?

 

[Jims S5]

Also got confused on the price.....have to re look at earlier posts.

 

[mpciii]

20 buck line access fee for the jet pack now!

It was explained that with the unlimited plan and my wife's and my phone then adding the jet pack would give us 3 ways to use as a hot spot and each gets 10 GB before throttling? That sound right? Makes me wonder why I would even need the jet pack then?

I am now 2 months in and I can confirm the jetpack acts like a separate unlimited line. We live where there are no wired options for high speed internet, which sucks but it's also good now because the towers are never crowded so we're never deprioritized. The last few months we have put 50-70 GB on the jetpack line at 4g speeds.
Also, my bill dropped about $70 a month because, with the jetpack, I had 4 lines sharing a 50 GB plan.

 

[Jims S5]

I am now 2 months in and I can confirm the jetpack acts like a separate unlimited line. We live where there are no wired options for high speed internet, which sucks but it's also good now because the towers are never crowded so we're never deprioritized. The last few months we have put 50-70 GB on the jetpack line at 4g speeds.
Also, my bill dropped about $70 a month because, with the jetpack, I had 4 lines sharing a 50 GB plan.

So now you are unlimited correct?

Any specific reason you decided to use jet pack instead of your phone as a hotspot?

 

[mpciii]

We've always had the jetpack and using the phone limits to the 10 GB. $20 a month to access the unlimited plan is worth it. It's been great since we switched to it in February.

 

[Eclipse2K]

Ignore this post

 

[shortwave8669]

I don't see where that separates out the phone's data usage from tethering/hotspot data.

On my Android 5.0 device there is an app (in SETTINGS> DATA USAGE) called Android Tethering.
I happen to use FoxFi but on my device this seems to be where hotspot data is tracked.

I would prefer that the VZW website tracked the hotspot data separately but for now this is what is available.

Hope that helps