T - Mobile Plan to Charge RV Owners $110/$160 monthly

[dkoldman]

Amazon will shake up the entire industry!
Just wait if you get a prime member discount

I think that statement is already a material FACT !!!

I saw somewhere that Amazon ships 60% of retail business. Wal Mart was like 6% and Home Depot like 2%. Numbers not exact but directional.

The only thing I hate about Amazon is that I have to tell them NO I do not want their Damn Prime every time I order anything. I have never seen a discount being offered on what I buy if I had Prime?, just suoer fast shipping that I get anyway. I plan ahead, I rarely if ever need anything next day

But I do expect them to take Musk E Man to the Woodshed. I can wait

 

[dkoldman]

Hey dk….


Also let us know if the Tmobile Home still works on the road!

We been traveling all day, with T Mobile Black Box. We streamed the TV while Driving, never an issue. I had more disconnections with my RVi Tire Patrol than T Mobile 5G network. Of course RVi says the Wifi causes interferences with their network. IDK

At any rate, T Mobile has not blocked access based on my GPS location.

 

[Judge64]

My money is still on Musk. Amazon has not been the same since Bezos left and Amazon has may more fails than Musk. Don't get me wrong, Amazon is a good company and been very successful and led the e-commerce race pole-to-pole.

But......

- Amazon Brands has all but failed and have been scaled down

- On top of Prime price increases they now force you to watch commercials when streaming a lot of movies or you have to pay a monthly fee to skip the commercials

- Amazon is late to the AI game and announced that Alexa will be getting a facelift with AI.... but you'll have to pay to have access to it.


Creating a satellite infrastructure like Starlink's with performance to compete with it will be no easy.... or cheap...... task for Amazon.

 

[Scubawise]

I think that statement is already a material FACT !!!

I saw somewhere that Amazon ships 60% of retail business. Wal Mart was like 6% and Home Depot like 2%. Numbers not exact but directional.

The only thing I hate about Amazon is that I have to tell them NO I do not want their Damn Prime every time I order anything. I have never seen a discount being offered on what I buy if I had Prime?, just suoer fast shipping that I get anyway. I plan ahead, I rarely if ever need anything next day

But I do expect them to take Musk E Man to the Woodshed. I can wait

Yes. Accurate.
We use prime for the photo storage upload software and 1 or 2 day shipping.
When I click the prime only button on product searches I see lower prices.
I also got $200 last xmas free to shop

 

[Scubawise]

We been traveling all day, with T Mobile Black Box. We streamed the TV while Driving, never an issue. I had more disconnections with my RVi Tire Patrol than T Mobile 5G network. Of course RVi says the Wifi causes interferences with their network. IDK

At any rate, T Mobile has not blocked access based on my GPS location.

Good update thx

 

[Scubawise]

My money is still on Musk. Amazon has not been the same since Bezos left and Amazon has may more fails than Musk. Don't get me wrong, Amazon is a good company and been very successful and led the e-commerce race pole-to-pole.

But......

- Amazon Brands has all but failed and have been scaled down

- On top of Prime price increases they now force you to watch commercials when streaming a lot of movies or you have to pay a monthly fee to skip the commercials

- Amazon is late to the AI game and announced that Alexa will be getting a facelift with AI.... but you'll have to pay to have access to it.


Creating a satellite infrastructure like Starlink's with performance to compete with it will be no easy.... or cheap...... task for Amazon.

Agree.

 

[dkoldman]

So we make it back to Dallas with lots of drama, more on that in due time on another thread, but for now there are major storms in Dallas areas winds hitting 80 mph, our version a Hurricane Anna ( 1st of the year )

Anyway, over a million in the DFW area are without power. We have gone about 5 hours so far so. I got a chance to invoke my RV Emergency procedures for 1st time in real life situation. Some of you may remember when I hardwired a 30 amp female receptacle off one of my 30 amp legs of my Onan 5500. I plugged my custom made 30 amp cord direct to my home transfer switch ( about 50 feet). We now have about 2700 watts of power across 10 breakers to use in the house. Both fridges in the house are going, most lights and all of the TVs although we only have one on. I do have one AC on in the RV I hope I got it right. It is to try to balance the load so both legs are drawing current. If we need to cook or use microwave, we have to go into the RV.

Now here is the good part. Originally with the power supplied from RV, the Spectrum Internet was fine. So we can watch YouTube TV and our Home Network just fine, but about an hour ago Spectrum Internet went out Without going outside, I was able to connect TVs and Roku boxes to the T Mobile Home Internet that is in the RV with power due to generator running

So for the day I am a fully compliant real T Mobile Home Internet User, so if T Mobile checks my GPS location & usage today it will look normal

Having two Internet Services at hoe has it advantages. The only problem is my RV is usually sitting with full tank of gas, but when we got home, I only had 1/3 tank remaining. If it goes too long, I may have to drive the RV for a fillup if I can find a station that has pumps working.

 

[TheGoodLife-THOR]

Excellent solution there @dkoldman, that’s thinking on the fly and having it work. We had a whole-house generator put in here back in 2017 that runs on natty gas. I did it mainly for the inevitable rolling blackouts that will come to Tejas in the summer one of these years.

 

[16ACE27]

Excellent solution there @dkoldman, that’s thinking on the fly and having it work. We had a whole-house generator put in here back in 2017 that runs on natty gas. I did it mainly for the inevitable rolling blackouts that will come to Tejas in the summer one of these years.

By all that is right - those blackouts should only effect the California transplants.

Californians Move To Texas

 

[Scubawise]

So we make it back to Dallas with lots of drama, more on that in due time on another thread, but for now there are major storms in Dallas areas winds hitting 80 mph, our version a Hurricane Anna ( 1st of the year )

Anyway, over a million in the DFW area are without power. We have gone about 5 hours so far so. I got a chance to invoke my RV Emergency procedures for 1st time in real life situation. Some of you may remember when I hardwired a 30 amp female receptacle off one of my 30 amp legs of my Onan 5500. I plugged my custom made 30 amp cord direct to my home transfer switch ( about 50 feet). We now have about 2700 watts of power across 10 breakers to use in the house. Both fridges in the house are going, most lights and all of the TVs although we only have one on. I do have one AC on in the RV I hope I got it right. It is to try to balance the load so both legs are drawing current. If we need to cook or use microwave, we have to go into the RV.

Now here is the good part. Originally with the power supplied from RV, the Spectrum Internet was fine. So we can watch YouTube TV and our Home Network just fine, but about an hour ago Spectrum Internet went out Without going outside, I was able to connect TVs and Roku boxes to the T Mobile Home Internet that is in the RV with power due to generator running

So for the day I am a fully compliant real T Mobile Home Internet User, so if T Mobile checks my GPS location & usage today it will look normal

Having two Internet Services at hoe has it advantages. The only problem is my RV is usually sitting with full tank of gas, but when we got home, I only had 1/3 tank remaining. If it goes too long, I may have to drive the RV for a fillup if I can find a station that has pumps working.

Good for you. Be careful..

 

[dkoldman]

Now I am really getting fed up with T Mobile. This is really UnCommon

1st they threaten to shut me down for roaming my Mobile Home Internet Service only to back out at last minute with no word on when they plan to actually give me the shaft.

Then they threaten to raise the rates on my 12 year old Simple Value Family plan for all 5 phones effective on my next bill. Well I just got my next bill and I have the same old dull rate from 12 years ago.

I have just about had it with T Mobile's tactic of false promises of giving you the shaft only to leave customers with the services and plans that are satisfied with paying for.

Anybody got any recommendations on any cellular companies that can fulfill their promises to give you the shaft :coolsmiley:

 

[Judge64]

Now I am really getting fed up with T Mobile. This is really UnCommon

1st they threaten to shut me down for roaming my Mobile Home Internet Service only to back out at last minute with no word on when they plan to actually give me the shaft.

Then they threaten to raise the rates on my 12 year old Simple Value Family plan for all 5 phones effective on my next bill. Well I just got my next bill and I have the same old dull rate from 12 years ago.

I have just about had it with T Mobile's tactic of false promises of giving you the shaft only to leave customers with the services and plans that are satisfied with paying for.

Anybody got any recommendations on any cellular companies that can fulfill their promises to give you the shaft :coolsmiley:

Good one DK!

I have only had T-Mobile Home Internet for 2 years and the only thing they did was forced you to use a debit or bank account payment to keep the added discount. I don't have a problem with that since everyone and their brother, sister and mother-in-law is now charging fees for using a credit card.

So far I have to say T-Mobile has been the best of the major carriers. They also continue to gobble up the smaller guys like US Cellular.

 

[Scubawise]

Now I am really getting fed up with T Mobile. This is really UnCommon

1st they threaten to shut me down for roaming my Mobile Home Internet Service only to back out at last minute with no word on when they plan to actually give me the shaft.

Then they threaten to raise the rates on my 12 year old Simple Value Family plan for all 5 phones effective on my next bill. Well I just got my next bill and I have the same old dull rate from 12 years ago.

I have just about had it with T Mobile's tactic of false promises of giving you the shaft only to leave customers with the services and plans that are satisfied with paying for.

Anybody got any recommendations on any cellular companies that can fulfill their promises to give you the shaft :coolsmiley:

Verizon does price locks..

 

[dkoldman]

Verizon does price locks..

I think you missed the point? My price has been the same for 12 years, I don't believe I have anything that says I have a quote "price lock" unquote, and what today is about a few weeks ago they said my bill was going to increase this month and it didn't.

So my satire is I am tire of waiting, based on assumption my bill may increase by $5 / phone, I say bring it on. I will gladly pay more. My beef is that keep jerking me around saying they gonna increase my price or even shut down my Home Internet but thus far crickets.

The only thing of T Mobile that I may cancel is my Home Internet when / if they ever shut me down when I take it on the road. If it is locked to one GPS location it has no value to me anymore. I will not pay $135 more / mo to have what I have today

 

[dkoldman]

Good one DK!

I have only had T-Mobile Home Internet for 2 years and the only thing they did was forced you to use a debit or bank account payment to keep the added discount. I don't have a problem with that since everyone and their brother, sister and mother-in-law is now charging fees for using a credit card.

So far I have to say T-Mobile has been the best of the major carriers. They also continue to gobble up the smaller guys like US Cellular.

I had to switch my bank account, I don't own any debit cards. Credit cards have been a no brainer for those that were able to full advantage of. But those days are coming to an end with all of the fees they charge merchants.

 

[TheGoodLife-THOR]

Good one DK!

I have only had T-Mobile Home Internet for 2 years and the only thing they did was forced you to use a debit or bank account payment to keep the added discount. I don't have a problem with that since everyone and their brother, sister and mother-in-law is now charging fees for using a credit card.

So far I have to say T-Mobile has been the best of the major carriers. They also continue to gobble up the smaller guys like US Cellular.

I am less interested in receiving an added discount than I am in not providing my bank account information to any cell service provider. Like T-Mobile for instance, the recipient of several data breaches along with more recently AT&T. So far I am able to do business strictly by credit card with my service providers, none of whom offer auto-pay discount gimmicks requiring a debit card number or bank account.

 

[Scubawise]

I think you missed the point? My price has been the same for 12 years, I don't believe I have anything that says I have a quote "price lock" unquote, and what today is about a few weeks ago they said my bill was going to increase this month and it didn't.

So my satire is I am tire of waiting, based on assumption my bill may increase by $5 / phone, I say bring it on. I will gladly pay more. My beef is that keep jerking me around saying they gonna increase my price or even shut down my Home Internet but thus far crickets.

The only thing of T Mobile that I may cancel is my Home Internet when / if they ever shut me down when I take it on the road. If it is locked to one GPS location it has no value to me anymore. I will not pay $135 more / mo to have what I have today

Sorry missed the point

 

[dkoldman]

Guess what I got from T Mobile today.

Thanks for being a valued T-Mobile customer! We would love to hear about your experience with us. It’ll take about 10 minutes and your input will help us shape the future Un-carrier experience!​

Gonna be a really exciting 10 minutes for me. I am gonna plan to take this survey in the RV away from home using my T Mobile Home internet box right after a dinner, and a after a couple of shots of Woodford Reserve on the rocks.

Not to toot my horn, but when it comes to Residential customers, I don't think T Mobile has as many customers like me with as many services, and as loyal as I have been over last 12 years. I say give the people what the want, when they want, where they want, and they won't want all the time. :coolsmiley:

 

[Jimbo56]

Guess what I got from T Mobile today.

Thanks for being a valued T-Mobile customer! We would love to hear about your experience with us. It’ll take about 10 minutes and your input will help us shape the future Un-carrier experience!​

Gonna be a really exciting 10 minutes for me. I am gonna plan to take this survey in the RV away from home using my T Mobile Home internet box right after a dinner, and a after a couple of shots of Woodford Reserve on the rocks.

Not to toot my horn, but when it comes to Residential customers, I don't think T Mobile has as many customers like me with as many services, and as loyal as I have been over last 12 years. I say give the people what the want, when they want, where they want, and they won't want all the time. :coolsmiley:

We were in the Ft Worth/Arlington KOA from 5/2 to 5/10/24. There was a lot of bad weather around. I thought you were south near Houston. I’d have called you to help out on the lost hood latch no one had.

 

[dkoldman]

We were in the Ft Worth/Arlington KOA from 5/2 to 5/10/24. There was a lot of bad weather around. I thought you were south near Houston. I’d have called you to help out on the lost hood latch no one had.

We spend a lot of time down in Houston / Texas City & Galveston areas because our daughter is now a 3rd year Medical Student down there. We also lost a hood latch on return trip from Houston to Dallas. But how could that be, we have a SOB WBGO, from reading this forum one might think that only TMC has quality issues

Anyway I don't quite remember the math and too lazy to look it up, but the Dealership wanted $1700 to repair both latches back to OEM standards. I cried foul because in my book OEM standards was proven a faulty design. So WBGO sent me all of the parts for both sides ( note: I was out of warranty, so it was goodwill so I thank them for that).

This was the 1st job that I hired out to a Mobile Tech. I knew the Tech was special when he came by the house to see what had happened ( no charge). He took the WBGO parts and designed his own support brackets for the same and used a different epoxy more industrial for bonding ion the inside fiberglass. It was / is rock solid. I paid him $500 total & sent the design work and pictures to WBGO who was equally impressed.

If the RV owner is still pondering a long term solution, ping me to get my Mobile RV Tech guy. This guy is very good, I use him for everything. Even when there is nothing wrong, I make something up just to keep current and stay in the mix with him. So far everyone I referred to him has been happy. He is about to rebuild the passenger side rear compartment behind the dually that got taken out with an inside dually blowout on a return trip we had last week. That's another thread that I may create if I ever can stomach it My tires are 6 years old and I am through with Goodyear RV670s. Ordering new China made Goodrides with H specification rating over Goodyear the G. They also handle more weight and rated for higher speeds.