September 22, 2017, 07:43 PM
NK402Verizon Wireless
Currently in Bermuda on vacation. Paying $10 per day to be able to use internet, text, get e-mails, etc. On something called Travel Pass. The service is absolutely awful. It's working about 20-30% of the time. E-mails won't open. You can get to most websites like Fox or CNN but then articles within the site won't load. Very frustrating .
September 22, 2017, 07:49 PM
chongosuerteI used it with great success in Jamaica on a Samsung.
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September 22, 2017, 08:13 PM
goose5I've noticed that Verizon is requiring the area code for local calls. What's up with that?
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September 22, 2017, 10:57 PM
jimmy123xIt's not Verizon. It's how crappy Bermuda's cellular network is!
September 23, 2017, 07:46 AM
NK402quote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
It's not Verizon. It's how crappy Bermuda's cellular network is!
Well, WiFi in the hotel works just fine. I'm on it right now.
September 23, 2017, 07:47 AM
Dusty78I used the travel pass in Europe and end internet was faster than here at home. It’s Bermuda’s shit service not Verizon. It’s not like Verizon is running the cell towers there...they just use them to roam.
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September 23, 2017, 07:51 AM
Dusty78quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
It's not Verizon. It's how crappy Bermuda's cellular network is!
Well, WiFi in the hotel works just fine. I'm on it right now.
That’s not running off of cell towers
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September 23, 2017, 09:02 AM
AirmanJeffVerizon's travel pass worked great in Estonia, Iceland, and Finland. Those countries have much better cell networks though.
September 23, 2017, 10:14 AM
NK402Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
September 23, 2017, 03:00 PM
Appliance Bradquote:
Originally posted by NK402:
Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
As others have said, not Verizon's fault. I don't think you will get far with your complaint.
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September 23, 2017, 04:54 PM
rduckworMake damn certain you discontinue this service when you get home. BE very CLEAR with the VZW tech. The have a nasty habit of charging overseas calls to whomever they can find when the hackers utilize their network with cloned phones.
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September 23, 2017, 07:09 PM
LtJLI used Verizon all over Mexico, from the Yucatan to Cabo San Lucas. Nary a problem.
September 23, 2017, 08:09 PM
NK402quote:
Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
As others have said, not Verizon's fault. I don't think you will get far with your complaint.
I told them I was going to Bermuda- their fault !
September 23, 2017, 11:02 PM
Dusty78quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
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Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
As others have said, not Verizon's fault. I don't think you will get far with your complaint.
I told them I was going to Bermuda- their fault !
It’s their fault cause you picked a shitty place to go to? Would you rather there be no options at all? $10 a nothing. I remember like 3 years ago paying $3 a min plus a daily charge.
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September 24, 2017, 03:15 AM
EchtermetzgerDude,
you realize you are on vacation in Bermuda, yet are complaining that your phone doesn't work well?
Surely you can do something better in Bermuda than do something you lready do sitting on your couch at home, right?
Boats? Swimming? Sight-seeing?
Just turn the dang thing off
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September 24, 2017, 08:03 PM
NK402quote:
Originally posted by Dusty78:
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
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Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
As others have said, not Verizon's fault. I don't think you will get far with your complaint.
I told them I was going to Bermuda- their fault !
It’s their fault cause you picked a shitty place to go to? Would you rather there be no options at all? $10 a nothing. I remember like 3 years ago paying $3 a min plus a daily charge.
No it's their fault because it's their business to know, that their service in Bermuda is shitty and not charge me $10 a day for service they know to be shitty.
September 24, 2017, 08:38 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by NK402:
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Originally posted by Dusty78:
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Originally posted by NK402:
quote:
Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
Well, at $10 per day, Verizon and I are going to have a little talk when I get home.
As others have said, not Verizon's fault. I don't think you will get far with your complaint.
I told them I was going to Bermuda- their fault !
It’s their fault cause you picked a shitty place to go to? Would you rather there be no options at all? $10 a nothing. I remember like 3 years ago paying $3 a min plus a daily charge.
No it's their fault because it's their business to know, that their service in Bermuda is shitty and not charge me $10 a day for service they know to be shitty.
The ENTIRE CELLULAR NETWORK in Bermuda is shitty, you dingleberry. There is nothing Verizon can do to change that, they are not Bermuda telecom and cannot install their own towers in that country so there is nothing they can do to improve the quality. All Verizon can do is charge you $10 a day to use the existing cellular service that is there. It is what it is. Be glad you had cellular service period. I travel to these 3rd world islands all over this hemisphere, and most of them 1/2 of the country doesn't even have coverage.
September 26, 2017, 07:38 PM
AquabirdYour lucky that sounds like my regular internet. At least yours is temporary.
I finally do now have an option for internet and will get that straight.
Maybe you can get some of your money back.
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September 27, 2017, 08:11 AM
phil in indyHell it sounds like my regular spotty Verizon service at home about 25 miles east of Indianapolis. We have no towers in my area and the trees are tall out here. Why do I keep Verizon? All the other providers services are even worse
September 27, 2017, 11:56 AM
CoolRich59quote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
The ENTIRE CELLULAR NETWORK in Bermuda is shitty, you dingleberry. There is nothing Verizon can do to change that, they are not Bermuda telecom and cannot install their own towers in that country so there is nothing they can do to improve the quality. All Verizon can do is charge you $10 a day to use the existing cellular service that is there. It is what it is. Be glad you had cellular service period. I travel to these 3rd world islands all over this hemisphere, and most of them 1/2 of the country doesn't even have coverage.
Agree with
jimmy123x. Verizon has some kind of service sharing agreement with the carrier in Bermuda for its customers who
*have* to have service when they visit the island.
All Verizon is doing is helping you get the service for you, "piggybacked" as part of your Verizon account. Thus saving you the time and hassle of having to purchase service on your own when you arrived.
The fact that the service and coverage sucks is not Verizon's fault.
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