It looks like I'm going to have to do something that twenty+ years of computing experience have made me hate to do: buy a product with many reported problems.
The fivespot. So far as I can tell, it's my best deal (as a current Verizon customer) for travel within the U.S. and Canada ... and perhaps a trip farther offshore later in the year.
Trouble is, many users are reporting problems. M-a-ny users!
I'm trying to accumulate pre-purchase advice, to limit my grief as much as possible if and when I order the device.
This is how it looks so far:
1) Expect to use the device tethered only. I can live with that.
2) Go into device manager, update the driver software for the wireless adapter. I just did that.
3) If necessary, be prepared to enter VZ Access manager and change the 802.11 mode.
4) If necessary, I might need to change 'Network mode' in VZ Access from global to CDMA.
Can anyone else provide any tips?
I ask because I'd much rather have the troubleshooting information in front of me now than suffer for hours on hold with a tech.
