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Review by krypt0 See Profile

  • Location: undisclosed location
  • Cost: $20 per month
  • Install: about 2 days
  • Caps of 2 gigabytes/month
Inexpensive, no contract
Slow
Ok
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T-Mobile service re-sold by Millenicom. No taxes, No contract. Straightforward data plan.
This is used in Audi MMI for data plan.

Data Limit (monthly in GB): 2
Provisioned Speed: N/A
Received Speed: N/A

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updated 7.2 years ago


tim_k
Buttons, Bows, Beamer, Shadow, Kasey
Premium Member
join:2002-02-02
Stewartstown, PA

1 recommendation

tim_k

Premium Member

they're back

Looks like Millenicom is back. I will check them out some more, but the unlimited LTE for movie and music streaming is something I'd be interested in.
saboken
join:2003-10-12
Johnstown, PA

saboken

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Re: they're back

I have the unlimited but be careful Amazon doesn't work right it eats up the wrong data see my post

Anone69b7
@as8218.us

Anone69b7

Anon

Millenicom so far,,,

I am a former member of Millenicom and now that its back I am with them again. I bought the 6gig plan with unlimited movie streaming. I have had crazy low dl speed and really bad upload! I've written to them and also conference called them, tmobile was included on the call. No one could figure out the problems I've had. Sometimes the movie streaming is fine. I am going to try a new alcatel hotspot to see if it was my z915 zte that causes the problems. I have an omni directional antenna out on the roof, which seems
to help a little. I get supposedly 4g/lte and 4 bars. But you wouldnt think so by the way its performing! Speedtest says ping=56, DL=3.00, UL=0.05! A lot of times the DL is more like 1.76, but why is the upload so snailcrawling slow? I will request a new simcard also to see if that helps. I know they are fairly new at the service this past year but I would love to see other reviews from customers to see if its only me or not! If you live out in the country and have no other options, then I would recommend their service, maybe you will have better luck than I!
saboken
join:2003-10-12
Johnstown, PA

saboken

Member

Yes there back with issues but there back

I was a Millenicom customer (Verizon) before up until Verizon pulled the plug or Millenicom did? The truth may never be known! I now am enjoying the Unlimited T-Mobile Video except for a few issues with Amazon Prime video it's suppose to be included in the unlimited but I burned up my data in one day with Amazon! Be careful I am not alone with this issue it happened with a roku that's supposed to be supported but it uses LTE data not Video data! Millenicom got my service going again after they contacted T-Mobile, I had been streaming Hulu, YouTube, HBO Go, FX,Crackle, Sling and others on the approved list without using the 6 gigs of data (I'M on the 6 gig plan ) , infact I used over 30 gigs total and only 2 gigs of non video until A Amazon Prime Trial (unless the prime trial is not treated like a paid one) who knows with The almighty Amazon! I just went fulltime in a RV and needed a reliable Internet for the road Satellite is out of the question been there done that never again!!!!!
saboken

saboken

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Re: Yes there back with issues but there back

I figured some of it out!?!? Amazon is windows only? (Strange) I don't think Millenicom knows exactly how the Binge-On works yet they insisted roku's were ok but I have a feeling only if you are casting to it from. A mobile device directly connected to the Hotspot, this proved to be less than desirable for me so I got a Chromecast and it works a lot better I had to upload a couple of small photos to my Google photos account to have the chromecast show and turn off all other images to save the data bleeding of 10-20 megs a hour the default settings on the chromecast has, the is no way to completely turn off all background images it will just keep loading a couple HD photos if nothingis selected in the chromecast settings, I hope this works out? Time will tell so far the Millenicom site says I used over 30 gigs but is that binge on data? They can't seem to tell me they always say t-mobiles site is down. And not updating? Well see how long this lasts hopefully longer than with Verizon, I am seriously thinking of going straight to t-mobile to avoid any headache like last time I don't want to buy a Hotspot every few years from Millenicom when there contactfails again. I want to support the. UT I dont think they know what's really going on!






Review by compuguybna See Profile

  • Location: Nashville, Davidson, TN, USA
  • Cost: $59 per month
  • Install: about 3 days
No contract
Congested Towers on Verizon, Poor 3rd party tech support
No Contract, Mobility, Tech support doesn't always follow up
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UPDATE 5: August 25, 2010. Started to receive "Authentication Errors".."Remote Computer not responding" and "password/username/authentication issue".....Tech support was stumped by this. Got slapped on the wrist by Millenicom
for contacting Verizon directly after Michelle at MC tech support didn't follow up on problem.
Cable High Speed internet is coming Sept 12
from Charter.

UPDATE 4: August 3, 2010. I have to give tech support a notch down. Millenicom's third party tech support has the knowledge to troubleshoot......but.....they need improvement in followup.
The last support call identified themselves as "Innovative Support Solutions" (Michelle)
sometimes there seems to be a lack of communication between them
and Verizon....
I also got a snoddy call from Dennis Castle the day after I called Verizon myself about the issue. NEVER CALL VERIZON DIRECTLY they
said.


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j43w1
join:2005-08-01
Fultonville, NY

j43w1

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Speeds

compuguybna , I too switched from wildblue to Millenicom! Best move I have made. Some times the speeds slow down and I would think it's due to tower conjestion at 6:00pm to about 11:00pm. All in All, it's a good service.
decifal7
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN

decifal7

Member

charter

Charter actually built out their network? How are you liking it? compared to the wireless

compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN

compuguybna

Member

Re: charter

I'll let the results speak for themselves!

We were actually extended out of Columbia.

DOCSIS 3.0 too!



:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 25689 Kbps about 25.7 Mbps (tested with 12 MB)
Download Speed is:: 3136 kB/s or 3.1 MB/s
Tested From:: »testmy.net/ (Dallas, TX USA)
Test Time:: 2010-11-07 15:44:46 GMT -7
Bottom Line:: 448X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.33 sec
Tested from a 12 MB file and took 3.916 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Running at 350% of hosts average (Charter.com)
D-Validation Link:: »testmy.net/db/YNTS8HPFL
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0) [!]
decifal7
join:2007-03-10
Bon Aqua, TN

decifal7

Member

Re: charter

Why oh why can't they come to my area in dickson,TN? Lol, i'd kill for something besides isdn dialup, or shady overpriced 3g service!!...

compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN

compuguybna

Member

Re: charter

I think we're feeding outta Knoxville. It runs towards middle TN, down thru Shelbyville, Lewisburg, Columbia, Lawrenceburg.

Review by Jack_in_VA See Profile

  • Location: North, Mathews, VA, USA
  • Cost: $69 per month
  • Caps of 20 gigabytes/month
I have had few problems with the Hotspot plan
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Received the Verizon Hotspot Novatel 4620 LE device and immediately got online. This was to replace the 4G service from Sprint through Millenicom that was suddenly terminated by Sprint. I'm much happier with the Verizon LTE service.

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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN

compuguybna

Member

price increase?

Going to $89?

Jack_in_VA
Premium Member
join:2007-11-26
North, VA

Jack_in_VA

Premium Member

Going to $89

Yes price increase effective 5/1/2014






Review by IowaMudRider See Profile

  • Location: Montrose, Lee, IA, USA
  • Cost: $69 per month
Speeds, Gaming works good
signal needs improvement to unleash full potential, 20GB cap
If you are a wireless tech geek and have no other options except satellite go for it!
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Wireless is by nature a shared resource. Most people plug in the modem and just expect it to work. sure if you get lucky that will probably do, but for people like me who are 4miles from the the tower through some heavy trees, it takes a little more thought to get things going. also being a shared resource your speeds on wireless will never be consistent its just the nature of the beast. i can get 2mbps down one second and the next second it could be running at dialup it just depends on what others are doing on the tower. the equipment i use is a Cradlepoint Mbr 95 with a Franklin u770 modem (apparlently i got the last 69.99 plan with the u770) and it did take many hours of tweaking to finally get them to cooperate and work with all my wireless devices, and i consider myself excellent with technology so it may be confusing for the end user, luckily sites like this are here to help those who seek help. gaming online with 3g isnt exactly the best but it will work, and if you use steam which is known to force 2gb+ updates before you can play games, the 50gb cap is a no brainer. overall very satisfied with the service and cant wait to see what sprints lte will be like when it comes to my area!

Update 10/19/13, well that didnt last long! millenicom lost their deal with sprint, HOWEVER they are providing me with a Free verizon mifi hotspot with a 20gb data limit we will see how that works out! its nice to see a company that looks out for their new customers!

Update 10/28/13 - well turns out Millenicom was able to keep their deal with sprint so i am able to keep my 50gb plan instead of switching to a 20gb hotspot very happy with that!

Update 10/30/13 ..... okay im not trying to spam... well turns out that sprint has reversed their reversed decision to keep millenicom and are instead cutting off accounts starting tomorrow? wow....now i will have to go with the hotspot plan or a different provider

within the next couple of days. if anything it is not millenicoms fault and more sprints fault and im very upset at sprint and not at millenicom really.

Update 11/14/13 - i have been rocking along with millenicoms new hotspot... i am in a no service area and i get 2 bars of LTE (-109 Rssi and snr 4 for you nerds) and the speeds are AWESOME here is a normal speedtest result i get...

»www.speedtest.net/my-res ··· 96921404

The connection so far has been ROCK SOLID i played Payday 2 on my pc online ALL DAY without so much as a hiccup.. and the bandwidth used was just 200mb~ for that entire session.

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pizzaman1
join:2005-09-07
San Francisco, CA

pizzaman1

Member

Another provider

I think cyberonic offers similar plans

Review by w5nl0 See Profile

  • Location: Cumby, Hopkins, TX, USA
  • Cost: $69 per month
  • Install: about 2 days
Best deal EVER if your in a Sprint LTE or WIMAX area
No roaming agreeements, Sprint only. No unlimited plans that use Verizon.
The ONLY unlimited 4G LTE plan on an aircard or hotspot.
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Millenicom is a prepaid data service. Several plans are available. The best deal is the $69 BYOD unlimited plan. Using the Sierra Wireless Sprint Tri-Fi hotspot. Bought mine from Amazon for $325. I'm a truck driver and I originally got this for mobile web access. Turns out to be the best move I have ever made. The device works on 3G, 4G LTE, AND WIMAX.

In places like Denver where there is no LTE but WIMAX is available. At night there are about 2-3000 trucks 1 tower. Most can't even check their email while I'm streaming a movie. I have since had to stop driving(became disabled) and took it home. One week after I got home 4G LTE went live on our Sprint tower(small rural N.E. Texas town). Before, I had DSL from our local Telco co-op....$100/mo for 10mbps down and 1.5 up...I know, right?

Now for $69 I'm getting 20-30mbps down and no less than 10mbps up(Sprint LTE) and it's portable. Ping times run between 30-50ms. Their TOS states that usage over 50GB alerts their investigative team. Not to be used as a public or privately paid hotspot.

Their tech support consists of reps reading from the owners manual for your device and Sprint will not help you.

If you are in a Sprint 4G LTE or WIMAX area. You can't go wrong with this deal. It's awesome!

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Review by cmattax See Profile

  • Location: Manakin Sabot, Goochland, VA, USA
  • Cost: $70 per month
  • Install: about 4 days
Easier setup than HomeFusion, if you are even mildly technical. No Contract!
Verizon still has the greatest impact on happiness factor as they maintain the network and provide customer support.
As good as or better than Verizon HomeFusion without the contract.
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Millenicom costs $10/month more than Verizon HomeFusion. But in order to get HomeFusion set up with a 20Gig cap, we would have had to re-configure all of our phones to participate in Verizon's shared access plan. This would have cost us an additional $60/month and we would have to agree to a 2-year contract. I have only had it a short time, but it has surpassed my expectations. Coming from a mediocre 3G connection, it feels like DSL.

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Review by sublime2419 See Profile

  • Location: Delanson, Schenectady, NY, USA
  • Cost: $70 per month
  • Install: about 2 days
Great Customer Service. Best internet option for my area.
Startup cost is a little high but it's definitely still worth it.
If cable internet or similar is not an option than this is your best bet.
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This company is great. Before I ordered I had called their customer service line a few times and was connected with a representative immediately (no hold) each time. The rep was always professional and friendly, and after I ordered my 3G/4G Hotspot (Verizon) I decided I also wanted to purchase the USB wifi adapter. Unfortunately I had ordered the Hotspot already and thought I would have to pay additional shipping for the adapter, however when I called customer service they just added the adapter to my initial order and threw it in the box with my Hotspot when they shipped it (which was shipped the same day I ordered). I received my order 2 days after it was placed and the internet service is great. I'm so happy I didn't have to resort to satellite internet or have to pay Verizon more for less. These guys really are great...I have no complaints and would highly recommend them if cable is not available in your area.

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Mr_Thomas
join:2013-02-25

Mr_Thomas

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I like Millenicom

Millenicom is the best in my area of Alabama, in the woods with no one around 1000 yards. surrounded by trees. Verizon 4g lte was taking a shot but it paid off big time with the Wilson booster. I get speeds of 14 -22 Mbps downloads and 4-5 Mbps uploads and 59 - 30 ping. This is very very go for my area i get no other internet service out here not even dial up. I use straight talk phone service which is pretty good also and i think they are on the Verizon Tower. 20g is alot of data unlimited would be better by 20g will do for now. If you are in doubt chose Millenicom!!

Review by applerule See Profile

  • Location: Weaverville, Buncombe, NC, USA
  • Cost: $69 per month
  • Install: about 4 days
Verizon/Sprint network for cheaper price, no contract...
None that I can think of right now...
Go with them...they are cheaper than Sprint/Verizon and you get the same coverage.
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I'm on the 20gb hotspot plan that uses the Verizon network. It comes with the Novatel 4620LE. I already had a Pantech UML290 modem, and I just simply removed the SIM from the Novatel, and moved it to my UML290 (with a SIM adapter). I've had no problems with the service, and I get exactly the same performance and coverage I was getting with Verizon. I hope that by the time Sprint 4G rolls out in my area that Millenicom has a 50G/unlimited device for them.

My device arrived in about 4 days after ordering, which is insanely quick considering I paid only for standard shipping and I'm on the east coast (they are based on the west coast).

I have not used their tech support yet, so I cannot comment on that aspect.

I plan on doing business with them for a long time, and would recommend them to anyone who needs 3g/4g internet.

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kirkdj
@charter.com

kirkdj

Anon

HEY applerule

Hey I live outside Weaverville soon and will soon be looking for new internet service.........what kind of speeds are you getting? do you know where the towers are located? are you on 3g or 4g? other problems? Any other info on the service or system will be appreciated.....
Mr_Thomas
join:2013-02-25

Mr_Thomas

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check me out

Millenicom is the best in my area of Alabama, in the woods with no one around 1000 yards. surrounded by trees. Verizon 4g lte was taking a shot but it paid off big time with the Wilson booster. I get speeds of 14 -22 Mbps downloads and 4-5 Mbps uploads and 59 - 30 ping. This is very very go for my area i get no other internet service out here not even dial up. I use straight talk phone service which is pretty good also and i think they are on the Verizon Tower. 20g is alot of data unlimited would be better by 20g will do for now. If you are in doubt chose Millenicom!!

Review by Duramax08 See Profile

  • Location: San Antonio, Bexar, TX, USA
  • Cost: $60 per month
  • Install: about 2 days
20 GB cap for $60 via verizon and no overage fees
Somewhat high start up cost
Its awesome!
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Cricket was crapping out and very unreliable. I had to look at my options again and decided to try out millenicom. I heard they resell verizon and sprint. Knowing my bad luck with sprint, I wanted verizon. After finding out the 5 and 20 GB cap plan was verizon, I ordered the 20 GB or "advanced" plan and got the u760 modem. For the modem, activation and first month, total was around $205. Ouch, but only one way to find out. 2 days later I had a box in the mail. Opened it up, Plugged it into my CradlePoint MBR95, plugged it into my existing antenna and I was up and running. Holy crap, the speeds!

»www.speedtest.net/result ··· 5722.png

been playing l4d2 with little to no lag. Going to try out Halo reach soon, possibly some other games. Will report back with result.

Im so stoked

Update 3/19/2012

Had service for awhile and its been an awesome ride. Been playing l4d2 on pc and halo reach on 360 with little to no lag at all. Bad news, they got rid of the advance plan for new orders which suck because I was going to show my sister the service but not anymore =/. Im able to watch youtube videos with little to no buffering. I have not yet tried netflix knowing it would eat through my cap.

Update 9/17/2012

All is well except for my mbr95. The wireless function seems to be iffy so I disabled it, hooked up my old cisco wireless router and it runs like a champ. I did try netflix when I was on my breaking bad-athon. I just finished up one season which was a cliff hanger and instead of waiting for a coworker to give me the next season, I watched the next episode on netflix. It worked just fine, just gave it a little like to buffer in the beginning but after that it worked great. I think a 45 min sd show was like 200-300 mb which is quite a bit for me. Other then that ive been playing TF2 and L4D2 with no problems.

I am quite pleased with millenicom, I might be setting up my sister next since she tethers with her 2gb iPhone plan :/.

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Review by DS1192 See Profile

  • Location: Winona, Winona, MN, USA
  • Cost: $69 per month
  • Install: about 1 days
Unlimited 3G Mobile Broadband(50GB Soft Cap), No Contract, Sprint Coverage and Sprint Network Speeds
You can only pay monthly bill with credit/debit card.
I have Sprint, drop them quickly and go for Millenicom. You do not want a 5GB cap, you just don't it's horrible.
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I have had this service for two months now and it is great. For an extra $8-10 you get 10x the usage for a soft cap with the Unlimited or BYOD plan. The service is unlimited but don't overuse the service as they don't like high usage users. You get the same speed as Sprint, there is no different routing or anything so no need to worry about slower speeds. It's the best bang for your buck.

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