jnjrappe

Have had the FMCA Sprint/TMobile hotspot plan for only a month. Bought this because of the 'unlimited, unthrottled' aspect. Figures it wouldn't last long as our luck is not that great. We're in SW Phoenix now. Experienced throttling (they can call it whatever they want, but it's still throttling) a couple of times after we hit 50Gb. Seemed to last at least an hour and mostly at night. Once we got discouraged with the crappy streaming, we switched to our phones hotspots. Next day, it seemed normal. Our plan renews on the 20th, so all is good now. But since we're not moving and we won't probably change towers, I'm not expecting this process to improve back to the old process. Have tried resetting the router (LinkZone 2) and that seemed to work the first few times......but since the button is on the inside, it's not handy. We turn the hotspot off when not in use now.

My backup plan should TechConnect not connect is to use an old Android phone I have and get a prepaid Page Plus account. It's $55 for 'unlimited' with a review of your usage after 60GB. I'll use this phone as a hotspot when needed and I'll connect it to my TV with an HDMI cable for entertainment. Research I've done indicates that for most people it's also unthrottled and unlimited up beyond 200GB. I don't have that kind of luck, so I'll be happy with just the 60GB....... PS....Page Plus is on the Verizon network.

I've had an older P-30 chassis RV with the Chevy engine a few years back. The best thing I ever did was put on a Magnaflow muffler that opened up exhaust system. The noise of the engine reduced. The heat it created reduced. The quickness of the rig improved and the mpg rose .75mpg. We were able to pass better and climb hills much much better. The research I found suggested a couple of things....1) Banks may improve all of the above, but at $2000 to $2500 for the system, your break even point might be outside the life of your RV. 2) Increasing the air intake, like using a K&N filter, may be offset since the engine limits incoming air based on computer calculations. 3) A RAM air intake may be effective in cooling the air prior to entry into the engine which helps with power and mpg. 4) The muffler change was the least expensive expenditure for the most performance/fuel economy gain. 5) EVERYONE got better gas mileage than I did. Jim