[olug] Verizon vs... who?

[Eric Lusk]

This is a big part of the reason I've gone to Net10; I may have to pay full price for a smart phone, but I buy refurbished, then pay $50/month for unlimited everything, with no overages. The data is technically a 2GB cap, but I know I can pull 1MB on a really cheap smart phone.


 
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 From: Jay Bendon <jaybocc2 at gmail.com>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org> 
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] Verizon vs... who?
 

3mb is basically 3g at best, and without some grandfathering in, i don't
really think there is any better alternative.


Even for 2 phones, one grandfathered in with unlimited and the other with a
300mb data package (lol) we pay $165/mo with ATT. :(

--Jay


On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Andrew Embury <drazak at ingenii.com> wrote:

> Sprint is awful and I have the same experiences as everyone else, but just
> FYI, I have been seeing LTE on Sprint in several parts of town.  On the
> interstate near 40th and I80, North of Elkhorn, and also from 132nd and L
> to 144th and L I have had LTE.  I just noticed this yesterday and today.  A
> speedtest shows 3mb down and 2mb up, so nothing compared to Verizon speeds,
> but better than 50k.
>
> Drew
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Jason Troy <jason.troy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I keep opening support tickets with Sprint for data speeds < 50k in
> Omaha.
> > Almost immediately speeds jump to 150-180k ... but quickly degrade. At
> this
> > point, I'm willing to break my 2yr/3 line contract - but need a better
> > option than ting/vzn. BTW, 3 smartphones + tether/hotspot + taxes
> ~$240/mo.
> > So sad they are alienating their customers because I've been w/Sprint /
> > been a shareholder since ~96. They talked about 4G here for years and
> have
> > since committed to LTE instead. By the time they upgrade their system, it
> > will be slow. 3g in Lincoln is usually at least more reliable than OMAs
> > 15k. Of course as I sit here typing this, my phone bounced over to 4g
> for a
> > bit. Only got 3.0/0.5 for speeds and very choppy before it reverted back
> to
> > 3g.
> >
> > --JT
> >
> > On Jul 1, 2013 2:59 PM, "T. J. Brumfield" <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > AT&T added proper LTE 4G in Omaha right after I left AT&T for Sprint.
> And
> > > Sprint's 3G in Omaha is just awful. Running speedtest on my Samsung
> > Galaxy
> > > S3, I often get about 109kbs.
> > >
> > > Several parts of Omaha I got into roaming. So while Sprint's plans are
> > > cheap, I'd stay away until they get 4G in Omaha.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Jay Hannah <jay at jays.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > So my family is paying $241/month for 3 smart phones and an iPad on
> > > > Verizon LTE.
> > > >
> > > > I'm happy with the service and coverage, but $3,000 a year seems
> > pricey...
> > > > right?
> > > >
> > > > Are there any other 4G options in Omaha yet?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > j
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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