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Thread: MIFI 8800L...Update?
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07-23-2022, 04:49 PM #11
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07-23-2022, 04:52 PM #13
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Unfortunately, bandwidth is the tower - not the hotspot. I spent sales tax on a little experiment a few weeks ago and ordered a T-Mobile 5G hotspot (100GB plan for $50/month). The coverage map showed we were in the ultra-capacity area for T-Mobile... NOT. The speeds I got with the 5G hotspot were the same as I'm getting the 4G LTE 8800L. T-Mobile has a "buyer's remorse" period, so I returned it and cancelled the plan.
RobU.S. Army Retired
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07-23-2022, 08:24 PM #14
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07-24-2022, 03:14 AM #15
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We tried Tmobile once and had a PIA experience trying to cancel our contract with them. Had to get a lawyer involved in order to cancel a 3 day old contract because Tmobile refused to do so even after we had negotiated a cancel (if it did not work) with them about their great access claim in our area prior to signing. The reason for legal involvement was, after canceling, they sent a negative report to each credit bureau and claimed the contract was never canceled and was unpaid for several months after..... what a screwed up unwarranted mess!!! Could only imagine how many other dissatisfied customers they did that too.... Buyers remorse? You better believe it!
Never would we ever recommend them as a cell service provider even if they were the last and only cell tower based provider, or, had a terabyte download speed in our area..... would pay more for a sat phone before ever going with them!Jim and Annette
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07-24-2022, 04:11 AM #16
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07-24-2022, 10:38 AM #17
I have done the update, will see if it makes a difference.
Although we still carry around the satellite dish on the roof we have dumped DirecTV at home and on the road and now use YouTube TV for half the price and more content as well as a better picture. The buffering can be annoying at times but it seems to be mainly when watching mainstream programs like on Paramount Plus.
We also found a way round the HOME locality on YouTube so we can watch our home stations while in Colorado.
Thanks for the info everyone
Len
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07-24-2022, 12:03 PM #18
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Different carrier just as frustrated. Forget data - can't make/receive phone calls, SMS texts fail, MMS texts don't go to entire distro, incoming calls go straight to voicemail and phone never rings, neighbor gets free extender which blocks all calls from half my house (not even a 911 call could go out but that at least got me an extender to overpower the neighbors extender after a PUC complaint - legal would have been next). Been with them 25 years and before that Bell Atlantic mobile, Nynex mobile, etc.
Now we find out many of our friends and family are having same issues and per tier 2, it's a network issue with phones not properly authenticating which keeps recurring and they don't know why. Pretty basic when you can't use your phone as a phone. Oh, and for 5 years we've been on a plan that cost us $60/month more than we should have been paying but we should still buy new phones. Yeah.
So we signed up with T-Mobile over 55 in March for 70/month both of us including taxes and two new phones. Best coverage from New England to South Dakota with only Southern IL exception.Robin & John
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07-31-2022, 12:36 PM #19
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