Bill Joyce Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Speed Tests on Verizon (9:23) This is interesting Quote 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...
docj Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very interesting video, but I caution people that the relative speeds of the plans measured in the video reflects a specific physical location and it's not clear if an attempt was made to measure speeds at different times of the day. I totally agree with the video's conclusions that postpaid plans are usually better than prepaid plans (including Visible), but I would suggest that people not focus on the specific speeds measured or the precise relative speeds of the different plans. I, personally, have a postpaid phone as well as a prepaid SIM in a Jetpack and a Visible SIM in an inexpensive phone. I have a lot of experience using these for streaming video, having cancelled our DirectV account a year ago. Joel (AKA docj) Quote Sandie & Joel 2000 40' Beaver Patriot Thunder Princeton--425 HP/1550 ft-lbs CAT C-12 2014 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L with ReadyBrute tow bar/brake systemWiFiRanger Ambassador Follow our adventures on Facebook at Weiss Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just for a little perspective, here's a couple of Visible speed tests from last spring on our way north. The first test was with Visible's (ZTE?) R2 phone, and the second test was with an LG Stylo 3 phone connected by WiFi to a Verizon 6620L Jetpack with the Visible SIM installed. The first test is certainly higher than I usually see, but the second test is not particularly unusual in less populated areas where tower congestion is less of a problem. Note that both tests were done about 8:30 AM when the towers are relatively quiet. Quote 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...
Bill Joyce Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 In this video from the same guy, he does a speed test on Visible at 45Mbs. Quote 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...
Dutch_12078 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Yep, just like real estate, location, location, location, makes all the difference. Quote 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...
jules2go Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Interesting indeed. I want to know what sort of speeds there are for a Verizon mifi device for my laptop. Anyone have experience with that? Location will vary it up I realize. One of those devices I would think would be faster than using my cell phone hot spot. Quote Nucamp T@b 320S, Toyota Tacoma Asheville. NC Don't postpone joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technomadia Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 3 hours ago, jules2go said: Interesting indeed. I want to know what sort of speeds there are for a Verizon mifi device for my laptop. Anyone have experience with that? Location will vary it up I realize. One of those devices I would think would be faster than using my cell phone hot spot. In the free video in the below guide, we share about modem specifications and how they impact performance. At the end, we show head to head comparisons of several generations of Verizon mobile hotspot devices as an example: http://www.rvmobileinternet.com/lte-modems By the way, we also have Visible vs Prepaid vs Postpaid testing results available in our Visible review: http://www.rvmobileinternet.com/visible Quote 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...
jules2go Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 @Technomadia I need to take another look at your video. You guys are definitely knowledgeable. Gracias! Quote Nucamp T@b 320S, Toyota Tacoma Asheville. NC Don't postpone joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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