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Help me decide if I really owe on this invoice
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First, I totally agree with Tom. If you travel out west Verizon is the only carrier I have found to have minimal coverage problems.
Second, this summer we had one month where our internet usage hit 22gb. I was shocked as our normal usage is10-12 gb. Turns out that wife was leaving her applications open including Facebook which really used up gb.
I am am no computer expert but using over 100 gb per month in a non commercial application would seem like a humongous use far in excess of normal use in a Rv. If I were Frank I would quickly be putting an end to this program
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Tom, would you believe I did as well or better with ATT out west this summer?
Well , Dave, I’m not sure I buy your premise. We regularly use 30Gb on our phones and were using 150GB+ at home. It’s normal for us. Just today I increased our phones to 60GB. Little if any of it is commercial these days, though I fail to see why that would be any more acceptable.
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So far my phone use of data has been hovering around zero.
Still having a serious time trying to figure out how much time someone would have to spend poking their finger at a little phone or sitting in front of a computer to spend as much money as is being discussed here.
I think I spend a lot of time on the computer doing what is necessary on this site and my Verizon MiFi (which has worked everywhere we have traveled) has never gone over its limit which I think is 5 somethings.
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Can only think of streaming music, or more so video that can clock up data to that extent.
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I travel all over the USA and Canada and the Verison Mifi is what I use and phone it always works never a problem with service or going over the limits if you do they just add more no worries
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When I travel in my bus I use A LOT of data. And I assure you it’s not from poking my finger at a little phone. It’s from staying in touch with clients with large emails, keeping up to the minute on my investments by streaming quotes during the stock market trading hours, and researching future investments. All of which requires me to stay connected several hours a day. That’s how I “spend as much money as being discussed here.”
Jon, I think you are one of the fortunate ones in that what you do on your computer for several hours isn’t heavy on data usage. I’m glad it’s not, or else we wouldn’t have this great forum.
So I feel your pain Karl. I would have signed up in a minute to be able to use data for $80/month. And I would not be happy being slapped with an overage charge like that without warning. Even AT&T gives me fair warning when I go over my data allotment.
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Sigh, I tend to be the computer geek in the family, but I tend to forget where the power button is on my electronic devices when we are in the coach 😉
For those of you that would like to keep up with what is going on in the RV internet connection news, see the web site http://www.rvmobileinternet.com/. If you belong to the group, there are forums like PC (but not as lively) and there have discussions and reviews regarding new cellular programs, hotspots, routers, etc. so you don’t have to re-create the wheel on your own. You can get professional help setting up your system (for a fee) and there is also a book on RV Mobile Internet for those that have rotary cell phones 😉
When the unlimited plans originally came out, the cellular companies had no clue about the amount of data that would eventually be used. Unlimited plans are almost unheard of (I do not see T-Mobile lasting…) and to get a grandfathered one, you will be paying big bucks, not $80 per month.
It was probably Liberty’s intention to provide internet access for those that had the new iPad system installed in their coaches to aid in the communication between owner and coach. However, like the cellular companies, they did not realize the amount of data that families would eventually use with all of the modern technogadgets.
June
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Very well said June. Thank you for the suggestion for those of us looking for the latest in Internet connection while on the road. Btw, if you bought your coach from San Antonio, FL you have a beautiful coach.
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I don’t have a dog in this fight.
One thing I’am impressed with is the owner of Liberty stepped up to the plate.
Right, wrong, or indifferent Frank Konigseder had the guts to come on this site and post.
AL
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1. Drive to Stuart, and plug in at Liberty. Go inside and request a duplicate copy of your bill. Wait until they close and it gets dark….and then haul ass. Don’t forget to post on the internet how Liberty ripped you off, but that you paid the bill anyway.
2. Or, trade the Liberty for a Marathon, and go to Redbox.
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We can always count on Colt for expert advice, he may have trained Ben.:)
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Really…. Ben has not paid the bill ?
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I believe the phrase is “negatory good buddy”.
(As I understand the situation)
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I second BoaterAl’s thoughts regarding FrankK coming to the Forum and posting about the issue. From what I can tell, it was his first post to the PC Forum.
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Frank took some heat here. I don’t think all of it was justified, but regardless he has to get high marks for hitting the issue head on.
For those who have not had any experience dealing with Liberty it might be easy to take shots at what a previous poster called arrogance or high prices, but I can tell anyone that will listen that if you have a Liberty and you have a problem it is going to be takne care of. Until I bought my current coach I owned two other Liberty coaches and had never spent a penny with Liberty. Yet despite that every time I needed information or help Liberty was there. At rallies they would fix the coach and not charge a penny.
I happen to believe when it comes to building a coach or supporting a coach they built they set the standard and everyone else follows. I have heard stories over the years about other converters and know there is a difference.
On this issue I expect their internet program is going to change and limits will be imposed. I think when the program was created the large use of data was beyond anyone’s imagination. Frank and Liberty got caught up in this situation, but so did some folks like the cell phone service providers and they are all rewriting their programs.
Flame me all you want for my remarks above, but they are not stated to pander to an advertiser or suck up to Liberty so I get a good deal. I am making the remarks based on 25 years of experience.
In case anyone thinks it would be great if the converters all participated in our forums, please understand we would love to see that. But realisticly speaking when they do that they are exposed to remarks, criticism, and cheap shots so they typically avoid situations in which they cannot win.
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