Verizon Jetpack. Is there anything better?

[TPC]

We have 5 bars and still slow service.
Is this out-dated and is there something that works better?
Wife logs into her work on the road and loading is forever and Netflix is spotty.
Forget posting pix or YouTube.
Anything better?

 

[Yellowboat]

No, my hot spot works great for general browsing, but uploading or video is a waste and also eats data like mad

 

[KENDOG689]

Yes,find a neighbor with wi fi...Jet packs suck.

 

[highvoltagehands]

I'm field guy. I build Powerlines in many remote access areas, so I work out of my pickup and keep one plugged in the glovebox of my Dodge ram 3500. I use a Laptop, IPAD, iPhone constantly and do alot of printing from a back seat printer for my crews. Printers can finicky with multiple connections, but JetPack handles it all very nicely. We also use cellular range extenders on our trucks, which is aux antenna that helps eliminate dead zones. Well worth the investment.

 

[Doc]

Is the one in the picture you posted the one you have? If it is I went from that model to the 7730l and my speeds doubled. The 7730l uses the newer band 4 I think it was and is faster. I stream two tv's and two ipads at the same time at our place in needles and it doesn't skip a beat!

 

[TPC]

Thanks for the takes.
Yeah it does burn through data.
Theirs a Verizon store in Parker I’ll roll by there tomorrow and see if they have any suggestions or cures and get back to this thread.

 

[TPC]

Is the one in the picture you posted the one you have? If it is I went from that model to the 7730l and my speeds doubled. The 7730l uses the newer band 4 I think it was and is faster. I stream two tv's and two ipads at the same time at our place in needles and it doesn't skip a beat!

No I have the very first one that hit the scene.
Thanks for the tip.
I figured there has to be a faster way.
I hit send on the iPhone and it’s fine in the field.

 

[Doc]

No I have the very first one that hit the scene.
Thanks for the tip.
I figured there has to be a faster way.
I hit send on the iPhone and it’s fine in the field.

Yea that's probably the problem. Older ones don't have all the newest band radios. For example I had the one in the picture you posted and when I would run a speed test on it I would get anywhere between 8-12 download speed. I purchased the one I just mentioned swapped the sim card ran the test in the same spot got 26-28 down. Just upgrade the jet pack and you should be good to go.

 

[TPC]

Yea that's probably the problem. Older ones don't have all the newest band radios. For example I had the one in the picture you posted and when I would run a speed test on it I would get anywhere between 8-12 download speed. I purchased the one I just mentioned swapped the sim card ran the test in the same spot got 26-28 down. Just upgrade the jet pack and you should be good to go.

Appreciate the tip and take.
Wife tracks her section at work when we travel and it’s super important to her.
She’s out feeding the burros breaking the law now BTW.

 

[Icky]

Can't u just hotspot off ur phone? I have one like the one u posted and it's fine for work stuff but I dont stream anything

 

[TPC]

Can't u just hotspot off ur phone? I have one like the one u posted and it's fine for work stuff but I dont stream anything

Hotspot?
Hell, I can’t even figure out how to turn it on.
I’ll have one of the kids show us.

 

[CarolynandBob]

We use an ATT mobley and our verizon cell phones for all of our internet. Sometime one gets a better signal than the other.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

5G is coming... Fiber speeds over wireless...

 

[DonS]

We have the ATT Mobley. $22.00 a month for unlimited WiFi. Since these are working off a wireless phone line, good wireless reception is needed.

 

[Icky]

Hotspot?
Hell, I can’t even figure out how to turn it on.
I’ll have one of the kids show us.

What kind of phone

 

[CoolCruzin]

I have latest jet pack and it’s a piece of shit . I have talk to Verizon and they give me a new one twice . Still slow forget using Netflix etc .
I use my iPhone hot spot and that works well.
I can’t get out of the contract so I’m screwed until then .

 

[TPC]

Update:
They gave me the new Jetpack for one cent. Some sorta sale.
The sound improved to full stereo.
Still not sure about service but 5g is coming and they told me it’s 5g ready.

They said the wired antennas that plug into it give you an extra bar of reception.
They’re in the mail.

 

[SBMech]

Welcome back TPC!

We missed ya!

 

[TPC]

Theirs a $40 unlimited no data throttling or harnessing plan avail now.
Dunno if it has strings attached.

 

[CoolCruzin]

 

[CoolCruzin]

This is my piece of shit