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jerryneal

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  1. Can a Calyx plan be used in a cellular router or is it dedicated to their hotspot?
  2. Verizon has an unlimited prepaid plan. Looks like it’s back again. We’ve been using for over a year https://www.verizonwireless.com/prepaid/#singlePlan
  3. We’ve been using an X2 for 4 years. Couldn’t be happier with the ease of set up and performance.
  4. I saw a video where someone had installed an Overton’s Comfort Ride System. I’d like to go the Morryde route, but not on this 5 year old 5’ver.
  5. Anyone added a shock kit to your 5th wheel? Wondering if it’s worth the expense and effort. Ending a 3k trip and ran on some pretty awful roads this go round. Beat us up pretty bad.
  6. I bought an external powered 3.5 hard drive case and tossed in a 1tb drive. Cheap. Using every day for over a year.
  7. Had ours over 3 years and still working like a champ. Buy the stand. Keeps dirt out of the rotating mechanism when it rains.
  8. Part time. Some years 6 months on the road, others 8. Have wanted to sell the house, but Joan wanted a place for the holidays. Then we had a health issue hit us. Still waiting, but surgery on the horizon and then some rehab before we can hit the road again. Nice to have a fall back for a place more assessable. Once this is behind us, we’re back on the road. I expect we will downsize though keeping a “just in case place”.
  9. I’m going to cancel tonight, but thought I’d share one more oddity. We’re currently in Pine Mountain, GA. First 2 days we had locals from Columbus. Next day, locals came from Atlanta and the app changed the zip code. This morning, the app changed the zip code again and locals are coming from Nashville. There’s a link to verify location, but it doesn’t work. Weird huh?
  10. The hotspot is working great. Suspect the app is using the tablet GPS for location. But get this. Just received an email stating, “User, great news. You know have access to these additional channels. And by the way, your bill will now increase from $40 to $49.99.” Didn’t ask for the channels. I’ve had enough.
  11. I too think GPS or the lack is an issue. Plus, we’ve noticed channels will change on the hour on its own. Little documentation on the use of the service. One trick is to tap the station icon on the app to see what’s currently playing. Still haven’t found a way to look forward in time.
  12. Trying YouTubeTV for a week. Nice channel line up, locals, plus video quality is pretty good. That’s about where it ends. Have to use a Chromecast and Android tablet to view on a TV. Locals won’t work on an iPad. It won’t validate location. The user interface for channels is awful. No guide, just a list of current live video for that timeframe. Forget changing zip code for locals. App won’t work and trying to change via chat....we’ll forget it. For $40 and the power of Google, thought this application would offer a quality user experience. Not this go round.
  13. Added a topper on the mattress. Removed the couch and recliners and sold on Craigslist. Replaced with a nice quality residential sofa and Euro recliners.
  14. First, many thanks to our Technomadia friends for this post. Needing reliable Internet for our business on the road requires good, reliable bandwidth. I have a couple Mobley's, an older Unlimitedville Sprint plan and a "just in case" Verizon tied to our phone plan and the Verizon is some kind of expensive. This pay as you go plan could not come at a better time. We're heading west this winter and knowing the Sprint service was going to be a bust, I needed a reasonably priced alternative to the Mobley....."just in case". I'm betting, starting from scratch with a new MiFi is the way to go. I purchased the plan online and Verizon stated I required a new SIM with the pre-pay plan. Without going into the mess, I spent a number of hours on the phone trying to straighten out old service to new. Then 2 trips to the local Verizon store. Here's the tip. If converting from a phone/data plan, take the Internal Plan Number provided by Technomadia to the Verizon store. The Verizon rep was happy to help and had me on the way in 15 minutes. Oh, the second trip? The online folks, one of the 6 I was transferred to, lost my initial $70 to start the pre-pay. The Verizon rep fixed that too in about 10 minutes. For the area I'm in, I'm getting 6 to 8 meg down and 5 up. Good enough for uploading big files and a little entertainment on the side. Thanks again Chris and Cherie.
  15. You should have seen the expression on the faces of the 2 delivery guys when they asked where I wanted the new sofa placed and I pointed at the front door of the 5th wheel. The looks were priceless. They bet $20 bucks if they got it in the door, they wouldn't make the turn. It fit and paid for pizza the night.
  16. We took out all of the RV furniture from out 5th wheel. It took several months to find a couch. Finding something that would fit through the door was most challenging. We ended up with an apartment style sofa that's very well built and ordered with a durable weave fabric that matches our decor. We also dumped the over sized recliners and replaced with 2 Euro cloth covered recliners found on Wayfair. It made the entire space more home like (direct quote from Joan) and opened up the living space.
  17. We have one over the tub. We like the extra light offered in the bathroom. We had a fine crack that I missed during a roof inspection. Had 2 days of down pours and it leaked like crazy. Called Heartland and $17 later a new unit was shipped in 3 days. Took around an hour to replace.
  18. I used a Garmin for years, but gave it up 2 years ago. My biggest problems was a clunky interface and continued struggles to add waypoints. We use an 8 inch Andriod tablet and Google Maps. We also use a hard copy of a Rand McNally trucker map for road and height restrictions. Google Maps also gives traffic congestion. There's never an update and we've had good accuracy compared to the Garmin. We'll have a couple apps available on the tablet such as Rest Stops, Allstays for fuel stops just in case. My pretrip planning is no different and I always verify a route just in case. It may sound a little geeky, but it's just simple to use and route changes or map searches while traveling take seconds.
  19. I use Slide Out Dry Lub spray. It doesn't attract dirt once it dries. $17 from Amazon.
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