Looks like ATT just match T-Mobile's Plan - AT&T Prepaid - 100GB / $50/mo

[jasondietz]

Originally Posted by smiller

The T-Mobile $50/100 GB plan terms say that video is limited to 480p. On some premium plans this can be increased but probably not this one, else they'd say it. But usually a video throttle can be bypassed by using a VPN.

Regarding the account verification, what hotspot are you using? Most all of them can receive the SMS message with the account verification info, although you'll need to log onto the admin web page to view it. Failing that you can temporarily place the SIM in a phone and receive the message that way.

I used to have IP Vanish but netflix and similar services block the use of those so I deactivated that service.

I'm using a wifi-ranger Everest. The sim card in my everest is a full sized and I only have an iphone 7 which uses the smaller ones.

[smiller]

Originally Posted by jasondietz

I used to have IP Vanish but netflix and similar services block the use of those so I deactivated that service.

I'm using a wifi-ranger Everest. The sim card in my everest is a full sized and I only have an iphone 7 which uses the smaller ones.

Many VPNs will be detected and blocked by streaming services but some VPN providers use technology to try to avoid this. I find that NordVPN seems to work well most of the time.

You might want to swap your standard SIM for a micro-SIM (and use an adapter in the WiFi Ranger.) That way you will be able to easily swap the SIM to other devices in an emergency.

[tetranz]

Originally Posted by smiller

Many VPNs will be detected and blocked by streaming services but some VPN providers use technology to try to avoid this.

I don't think there's much "technology" involved other than having enough changing IP addresses to win the cat and mouse game.

[smiller]

Originally Posted by tetranz

I don't think there's much "technology" involved other than having enough changing IP addresses to win the cat and mouse game.

There always has to be the semantics guy The process of automated frequent IP address changes is a technology, or at least the majority of other providers don't seem to support it. Whatever you want to call the rose, I can now access Netflix via a VPN without problems.

[jasondietz]

Originally Posted by smiller

Many VPNs will be detected and blocked by streaming services but some VPN providers use technology to try to avoid this. I find that NordVPN seems to work well most of the time.

You might want to swap your standard SIM for a micro-SIM (and use an adapter in the WiFi Ranger.) That way you will be able to easily swap the SIM to other devices in an emergency.

Thanks for the info. It looks like some of the vpn services are now stating they work with the services I had issues with prior so I may give it another shot. Express vpn seems fit my needs the most.

As for the swapping the sim cards around, I suppose I could do that. I hate breaking that water tight seal on the roof mounted Everest as I've had issues before with moisture causing a short but that's a separate issue for a different thread.

[SLOweather]

Those of you with the AT&T $55/100GB SIMs, what APN are you using?


And, what speeds are you getting? My Peplink UBR will only connect to AT&T at 3G.

[tetranz]

Originally Posted by SLOweather

Those of you with the AT&T $55/100GB SIMs, what APN are you using?


And, what speeds are you getting? My Peplink UBR will only connect to AT&T at 3G.

APN is broadband.

I got a good LTE-A connection on my Pepwave MAX BK1 MK2. Speed about 50 Mbps. I only tried it a couple of times, briefly to make sure it works and it certainly did. My month has expired now but I'll refill for our next trip.

[SLOweather]

Thanks! I'll try that again.

Originally Posted by tetranz

APN is broadband.

I got a good LTE-A connection on my Pepwave MAX BK1 MK2. Speed about 50 Mbps. I only tried it a couple of times, briefly to make sure it works and it certainly did. My month has expired now but I'll refill for our next trip.

[SLOweather]

Thanks to tetranz for verifying the correct APN.


GACK! What an experience...


Wednesday morning I was first in line at the AT&T store. It took a while to get across the "sales" guy what I wanted, (I thought) but I walked out with a SIM. Got home and checked prepaid online and found out I'd been sold a $75/month postpaid unlimited On-Star plan. Called customer service and cancelled that.


Went back, turned the unused SIM in, and got another sales guy who knew what I wanted, and sold it to me.


I tried it in my Peplink UBR LTE. It would only connect on 3g with APN NXTGENPHONE. I went BACK to the store, and neither mouth-breather working there THAT time had even heard of an APN.


Called ATT tech support, she said the APN was "ATT Broadband". BZZZT wrong... I've never seen an APN with a space in it.



Somewhere in here I retrieved the Google Fi SIM from the WiFI Ranger Denali on top of the motorhome, installed it in the second SIM card position, and proved to myself that the Peplink worked.



Thursday AM, I called Simetry tech support. (I bought the UBR from them. They have a 10% off coupon code.) Brad was very helpful, got me set up on InControl web interface, and told me the APN was "broadband". That didn't work.




Just a little bit ago, I got off the phone with AT&T second tier tech support. After an hour and a quarter, Julio did some magic on their system that got the AT&T side of the UBR to connect on 4G! Woohoo!


Now to figure out SpeedFusion bonding...

[tetranz]

Originally Posted by SLOweather

GACK! What an experience...

Yeah that sure sounds painful.

I suggest anyone wanting to get this plan try to do it online here:

https://www.att.com/prepaid/activations/#/activate.html

That form didn't recognize my Pepwave's IMEI but it does now so I think it has a reasonable chance of success. Although ... I'm not sure if it would have helped with whatever Julio fixed.

Did you setup auto-pay? If not then according to this you need a PIN to refill. https://www.att.com/support/article/...unt/KM1008656/ You can only get that by receiving a SMS message on the device. I didn't do auto-pay because I don't necessarily want it every month. I got the PIN by temporarily putting the SIM in a phone.

[Aquaadverse]

Originally Posted by tetranz

Yeah that sure sounds painful.

I suggest anyone wanting to get this plan try to do it online here:

https://www.att.com/prepaid/activations/#/activate.html

That form didn't recognize my Pepwave's IMEI but it does now so I think it has a reasonable chance of success. Although ... I'm not sure if it would have helped with whatever Julio fixed.

Did you setup auto-pay? If not then according to this you need a PIN to refill. https://www.att.com/support/article/...unt/KM1008656/ You can only get that by receiving a SMS message on the device. I didn't do auto-pay because I don't necessarily want it every month. I got the PIN by temporarily putting the SIM in a phone.

On my Transit Duo I can get SMS under Advanced-->Sim Toolkit

[tetranz]

Originally Posted by Aquaadverse

On my Transit Duo I can get SMS under Advanced-->Sim Toolkit

Yeah my MAX BR1 MK2 has that too but it never receives anything. I don't know why. The device works fine otherwise so I don't think it's faulty.