SteveandLiz Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I guess I must have missed something ... Why the need to check data usage if data is unlimited ? and why would you have to be familiar with a jet pack ? Jet packs are a Verizon device . I guess I did miss something. After reviewing it again I see it does say unlimited. Steve and Liz2016 Newmar Ventana 4041 DP2011 Ford Edge, Blue Ox Aventa Tow Bar http://fulltimingit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I guess I must have missed something ... Why the need to check data usage if data is unlimited ? and why would you have to be familiar with a jet pack ? Jet packs are a Verizon device . If you know how much you are using, you can make informed decisions on replacing OmniLynx if it goes away. People ask here all the time, "how much bandwidth do I need?" 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRad Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 How many days did it take to receive the device? Ordered mine a few days ago and have not received it yet. Actually not worried just getting anxious to have it! <G> I've got tons of "unlimited" stuff I want to start! Dennis On Edit: Thanks for the reports folks. I'm still well within the time limits you've reported. Dennis Trailer: Montana 5th wheel, model 3582Rl, model year 2012 Truck: Ford 450 PSD Super Duty, 2002 Crew Cab, Long bed, 4:88 rear end, last of the 7.3 engines, Automatic Transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technomadia Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 We ordered ours on 9/3 and received it on 9/10. We're hearing reports of delivery being anywhere from 2-7 days so far. Orders placed on this past Tuesday or after have a warning that expected shipping is now 7-10 days due to the backlog. Believe there have been over 2000 orders placed since this story went live last Thursday. - Cherie Cherie & Chris (and Kiki *meow*) / Personal Blog: Technomadia.com Technomads (technology enabled nomads) since 2006Our Nomadic Fleet: RVs: Zephyr: 1961 GM 4106 bus conversion / Blooper: 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL Boat: Y-Not: 1999 Bayliner 4788 Hosts of the Mobile Internet Resource CenterMobile Internet Information for RVers, Cruisers & Nomads Proud to be recognized as Escapee's Commercial Partners #773 / Escapees RVOU Instructors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRUNL8R Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I just spoke with Customer Service they are stil having some backlog problems and although I ordered and paid on Tuesday the 8th my unit still hasn't shipped. They are expecting mine to be shipped/picked up by Fed Ex this afternoon. They gave me my tracking number and I should expect it by Tuesday the 15th. As Cherie stated they have been inundated with over 2000 new orders in the last 12 days. Was wondering if anyone was using an antenna with this jet pak already and if so, which one and how well is it working? Sort of not wanting to hook up an antenna as I have found it causes damage to the jet pak where antenna connects. Anyone else had this problem? Alan & Andi 2016 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 4x4 2012 Toyota Camry ( Andi's follow car) 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ( Business Truck) 2009 Wilderness Travel Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 If you know how much you are using, you can make informed decisions on replacing OmniLynx if it goes away. People ask here all the time, "how much bandwidth do I need?" That makes good sense , but , I don't think that's why they were asking . And , that's OK , too . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 I ordered on the 8th and received a shipping notice from FedX today for delivery on the 16th. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technomadia Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Was wondering if anyone was using an antenna with this jet pak already and if so, which one and how well is it working? Sort of not wanting to hook up an antenna as I have found it causes damage to the jet pak where antenna connects. Anyone else had this problem? The 6620 that comes with this plan has a single 'test port'. There are antenna adapters out there that will fit it, but the port is very fragile and not designed for regular use. But folks do use them - just make sure you get one optimized for all the latest LTE and XLTE frequencies. We personally use ours with a booster instead (we're currently doing extensive head to head testing of all the current 4G mobile boosters on the market). Cherie & Chris (and Kiki *meow*) / Personal Blog: Technomadia.com Technomads (technology enabled nomads) since 2006Our Nomadic Fleet: RVs: Zephyr: 1961 GM 4106 bus conversion / Blooper: 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL Boat: Y-Not: 1999 Bayliner 4788 Hosts of the Mobile Internet Resource CenterMobile Internet Information for RVers, Cruisers & Nomads Proud to be recognized as Escapee's Commercial Partners #773 / Escapees RVOU Instructors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyking Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Link news about Verizon. http://whnt.com/2015/01/15/huntsville-city-schools-to-extend-employee-discounted-wi-fi-to-parents/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker56 Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Huntsville City Schools made a discounted Wi-Fi service, called OmniLynx, available to parents, on January 15th. The service is provided through Verizon and currently available to Huntsville City Schools employees. The district is extending the discounted program to families of Huntsville City Schools students as a way of increasing the capacity for networked learning to further support the digital 1:1 initiative. Huntsville City Schools Students 23,374 Teachers 1,738 Staff 1,114 So how many on this forum that ordered one has a student in those schools? You think it will go by the way of Millenicom after Verizon finds out all the non student parents getting it. Verizon Plans 4GB $30.00 6GB $40.00 8GB $50.00 10GB $60.00 12GB $70.00 14GB $80.00 Full Time since Oct. 199999 Discovery 34Q DP | ISBDatastorm | VMSpc | Co-Pilot Live | Pressure Pro2014 MKS Twin Turbo V6 365 HP Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 To the naysayers that think the Huntsviile OmniLynx program is only for students or student's families, aside from reading a 9 month old announcement, try looking at the OmniLynx website order form. They are not accepting any more orders at this time due to a shortage of 6620's, but note the "General Public" selection that was recently added to the form when they opened the program up to everyone. I suspect Verizon is quite well aware of what the Huntsville SD is doing. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRUNL8R Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Huntsville City Schools made a discounted Wi-Fi service, called OmniLynx, available to parents, on January 15th. The service is provided through Verizon and currently available to Huntsville City Schools employees. The district is extending the discounted program to families of Huntsville City Schools students as a way of increasing the capacity for networked learning to further support the digital 1:1 initiative. Huntsville City Schools Students 23,374 Teachers 1,738 Staff 1,114 So how many on this forum that ordered one has a student in those schools? You think it will go by the way of Millenicom after Verizon finds out all the non student parents getting it. Verizon Plans 4GB $30.00 6GB $40.00 8GB $50.00 10GB $60.00 12GB $70.00 14GB $80.00 Yes I see where you are going with this but also...when ordering it says: Welcome to the OmniLynx™ Ordering System. Please complete the following order form to request a device.Due to the large amount of orders received, our devices are currently on backorder. We anticipate reopening for orders Monday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Select which of the following applies to you Huntsville City Schools EmployeeHuntsville City Schools Student/Family General Public As you can see we all fall under the "General Public"... I am sure Verizon is aware that HCS has offered this up to the general public hoping that communities such as ours don't "See" it. Also the article linked was from January of this year and they just made this available to the " General Public" within the last 45 days from what I gathered when I spoke to customer service. Alan & Andi 2016 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 4x4 2012 Toyota Camry ( Andi's follow car) 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ( Business Truck) 2009 Wilderness Travel Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker56 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 OH!! I already have my order in. Charge is pending on my CC now. Got ordered before they closed it again. If it works good. It may be the end of my DataStorm Hughes.net I have had it on vacation since May and have got along with campground Wi-Fi with good speed. Or if slow my Straight Talk hot spot has worked so far. And if I have good service the rest of the way home by the 25th. The Omni should be waiting for me there to find out if it will work at my winter spot. I also have unlimited data on my iPhone 6 Plus(Sprint), but it's not a hot spot. Full Time since Oct. 199999 Discovery 34Q DP | ISBDatastorm | VMSpc | Co-Pilot Live | Pressure Pro2014 MKS Twin Turbo V6 365 HP Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyking Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I ordered on 9/8/15, was charged that day, and received it today. The 6620 works as great as iPhone 6+ on Verizon data. Hope to get Gord's maximum signal booster soon. Thanks to OP for posting, looking forward to using the wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Reck Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Got my "Huntsville" Jetpack today. Ordered it on 8 Sept, #2457. So far so good. George and Ann Marie 2014 Cedar Creek 36CKTS, 640W of Solar 2012 Ram 3500, DRW, Cummins, Big Horn, Q20, Retrax Pro Retired US Army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveandLiz Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Got my "Huntsville" Jetpack today. Ordered it on 8 Sept, #2457. So far so good. I ordered on the 9th still no word yet. #2584. Hope to hear something soon. I see they still aren't taking orders so they must be overwhelmed. Steve and Liz2016 Newmar Ventana 4041 DP2011 Ford Edge, Blue Ox Aventa Tow Bar http://fulltimingit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRad Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 OK. You folks have got me worrying. I ordered mine on the 8th of Sept. and have not yet received it. Where did you get the numbers you are posting? Did you receive some sort of order number? Thanks. Dennis On Edit: Never mind I found it ----- #2393! Thanks anyway. D. Trailer: Montana 5th wheel, model 3582Rl, model year 2012 Truck: Ford 450 PSD Super Duty, 2002 Crew Cab, Long bed, 4:88 rear end, last of the 7.3 engines, Automatic Transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I also ordered on the 8th, and my order number was included in both the subject line and the body of the acknowledgement email. FedEx says mine will be delivered today. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker56 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 #3076 on the 11th Full Time since Oct. 199999 Discovery 34Q DP | ISBDatastorm | VMSpc | Co-Pilot Live | Pressure Pro2014 MKS Twin Turbo V6 365 HP Toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ_49 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Wow, ordered mine on the 9th and my number is 2574, haven't heard a word. Dave After posting this I received it this day Dave & Linda 2011 Bighorn 3670 2000 Ford 7.3 PS diesel white and tan in color Now Fulltiming since May15, 2010 Semper Fi Marines!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWRick Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ordered 7th, received 15th via FedEx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etrippe1 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 fed ex just delivered mine. I ordered it on the 9th. travel safe and enjoy the rideEric and Karla Trippe w/ their dog Kora always in our thoughts2006 3650 Georgie Boy Landau.. on a F53 chassis.pulling a Malibu Maxx...w/ a kayak on top (Liquid Logic Duce Coupe) 09/16 update, after 8 yrs of fting, bought a house in Crystal Lake, IL http://acoupleofboomers.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KodiakJack Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Just received Jetpack via FedEx. Worked right out of the box and tested at 30 MB down. Billing date 9/25, #2589. Later, J 2012 Landmark, San Antonio 2013 Silverado CC, 3500HD, Duramax, DRW, 4x4 Backup, side and hitch cameras, Tireminder TPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 2261 Sept. 8. Got it FedEx today. Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRUNL8R Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 2291 ordered Sept 8 and delivered 9/16.. Haven't had a chance to check it out yet. Alan & Andi 2016 Dodge Ram 3500 dually 4x4 2012 Toyota Camry ( Andi's follow car) 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 ( Business Truck) 2009 Wilderness Travel Trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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