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I signed up for the FMCA Tech Connect with Sprint option. I quickly received a confirmation notice and my credit card was quickly debited. The website claims shipping in a few days. It is a week later and I have heard NOTHING else. No shipping notice. No product. No further communication at all. I called FMCA number but nothing has happened. BEWARE!!! Please see followup posts. The problem was resolved.

I'm in Memphis, using my FMCA Mifi through Sprint, and service has really degraded. Is this because of the switch over to T-Mobile? Is FMCA working on a replacement program?

Hi. I recently subscribed to the tech connect+ plan and it's mostly working great. Sometimes I will be in areas where the Mifi shows "Sprint LTE R" and ask if I want to use roaming. The site says we are allowed to 300MB of roaming, is it domestic roaming? What happen after 300MB? Are you blocked or do you pay extra? Also how can you check how much roaming you used? Thanks in advance.

Please share your experience with Sprint hot spot. I've had 2 now since Sept' 9th and am still unable to stream. Sprint tech support says it's a tower repair issue. I'm hoping that's the case, but I'm getting impatient as we are about to hit the road for the winter. Thanks.

FMCA Tech Connect+ is a benefit package that brings technology offers to FMCA members. Offers include tech product discounts and mobile data plans. What do you get? For just $49.99 monthly, you’ll have access to a Sprint mobile hotspot data plan, plus discounts on WiFi extenders and products. With Sprint, you’ll get full, un-throttled and uncapped 3G and 4G LTE speed. To take advantage of this benefit, your FMCA membership dues must be active for at least one year. And stay tuned – we plan to offer more discounts to this benefit package! Why not take part in a benefit package that keeps you connected at a lower cost? CLICK HERE to learn more.

Concentrating on what CAN be done and not focusing on "disappointments".... I also got one of the early misprogrammed Sprint/Franklin hotspots. Left a short question on FMCA at night, got a phone call at 9 AM the next morning, had a new device two days later. Problem was Sprint, not FMCA who handled it superbly! I was running a test against a newly programmed T-Mobile 4g hotspot side by side. Sprint download @ 30+ Mbps vs approx 16-19 for T-Mobile. Cx'd the T-Mobile hotspot yesterday, also because of their data caps. Plugged the FMCA Sprint unit into the USB port on my Roku 3. Have full access to all the channels, and the hotspot stays charged. Watch movies, and surf on the phone at the same time. Next step is to link my home network to the hotspot. Have to order a bridge to do that. I have a ClearSounds "super phone" for my wife who has low vision issues, that will work with our Ooma VoIP if I can get the home network linked to the hotspot. I already cx'd the outrageously priced DSL line I had with AT&T. For me, the uncapped, unthrottled, non-contractual FMCA is great. Monthly cost is already a wash. Best part, though, is that we go on a trip, take the hotspot and the Roku in the coach, and it's just like home. Have a satellite dish in there, too. Another idea for those with limits on call time or texting or data on their cellphone, just link to the hotspot to save minutes on the cell. I'm not affiliated with any entities mentioned, and I avoid social media. I try to be a "submarine" as much as possible. I know there are creative members whose glass is half full who can come up with even better uses. I want to try those, too.

I joined the Tech Connect+ and signed up for the Sprint plan on Dec. 25, 2017. I received the Franklin R 910 device on the evening of December 28, 2017. The device would not connect to the internet. The device showed a message that said “INVALID SIM”. I took the device to the Sprint store on the morning of December 29. The Sprint store employee called Sprint Customer Service and gave the phone to me. I was on the phone for at least 45 minutes mostly on hold. I was told by the Sprint phone rep. that I needed another SIM card but Sprint could not provide it. She said the Franklin R 910 was a discontinued device by Sprint. She told me that I could only be helped by the Sprint Account Rep for FMCA. The phone conversation ended. I received a call from the account rep about 3 hours later. I explained the problem to him. He told me that another SIM card would be sent to me. I am still waiting for a SIM card. Today is 11 days from that call, 12 days from when I received the device, and 16 days from when I ordered and paid for the service which I am yet to receive. I still have a device that is inoperable because of the invalid SIM card as it was shipped to me. I am losing my patience and temper and getting extremely upset with Sprint and FMCA. I will not pay for another month of NO SERVICE and will be forced to cancel this Sprint “no-service” prior to another billing cycle. In my opinion, I paid for an ugly paper weight to sit on my table for the last 3 weeks. That is just a RIP OFF!! Charles Brock F467650