what's the best wifi for travel trailers

[jwsmale]

What is the best wifi for travel trailer use for the money. to be used mainly
for streaming movies and basic internet.

[jwsmale]

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[Toby Dog]

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[Persistent]

For me, the best WiFi is my Apple cell phone. I connect multiple computing devices and stream Amazon Prime and others. I don't need an additional cell account.

The next step up is a WiFi with a MIMO antennae on the roof. It gets better reception in weak signal conditions. Requires an additional cell account

The final step up is Musk's satellite network. It gets signal where there are no cell towers as well. Requires high cost installation and expensive account.

All have connection issues under certain weather and "shading" conditions.

Every one has different criteria for "Best".

[MKwilli]

Starlink when we have a clear shot to the sky. When we don't have a clear shot or have a good phone signal, we use Verizon MiFi.

[spock12]

I use Verizon cell plan with a iPhone. If I can get a signal I can watch anything I want. If I can get or have an apps to watch on my iPhone I can hardwire that to my tv. I use hotspot data to look at bank and credit card information on my laptop. I probably use about 3gigs a month. But by using a hardwire from my iPhone to the tv I can watch anything I want for free. Some apps you have to pay for some like Tubi are free. I think it’s also called mirroring your phone to the tv. But you have to have a signal, I was at a campground recently that I only had one bar or less and we experienced a lot of buffering

[Beamer2022]

Originally Posted by Persistent

For me, the best WiFi is my Apple cell phone. I connect multiple computing devices and stream Amazon Prime and others. I don't need an additional cell account.

The next step up is a WiFi with a MIMO antennae on the roof. It gets better reception in weak signal conditions. Requires an additional cell account

The final step up is Musk's satellite network. It gets signal where there are no cell towers as well. Requires high cost installation and expensive account.

All have connection issues under certain weather and "shading" conditions.

Every one has different criteria for "Best".

Originally Posted by spock12

I use Verizon cell plan with a iPhone. If I can get a signal I can watch anything I want. If I can get or have an apps to watch on my iPhone I can hardwire that to my tv. I use hotspot data to look at bank and credit card information on my laptop. I probably use about 3gigs a month. But by using a hardwire from my iPhone to the tv I can watch anything I want for free. Some apps you have to pay for some like Tubi are free. I think it’s also called mirroring your phone to the tv. But you have to have a signal, I was at a campground recently that I only had one bar or less and we experienced a lot of buffering

I agree with these folks. We have Android phones, but CG WiFi is notoriously bad. Only good for checking email in most places. If you have a good cell signal, which isn't guaranteed in all places. We switched to an unlimited data plan with a hot spot with Verizon when we retired and started traveling more than just long weekends. We stayed a few places without cell service or WiFi, but not many.

[Sunnyfalls]

Originally Posted by Persistent

Every one has different criteria for "Best".

Exactly! "Best" is whatever gets you the speed you need for what you do and works 100% of the time where you camp.

We have a small trailer and we can therefore dry camp for very long periods in very remote locations where cellular doesn’t exist at all. We need to email, stream 4K, text and video conference. So Starlink is best and really the only solution for us.

Gayle & Bob
"Los Gatos Casita"

[Akhanaton]

Suggested solutions so far are probably best for economics - just a hotspot from a cellular company. For the RV use case, the little hotspot provides an always-on wifi signal with internet via 4/5G. Thats typically more convenient than turning on the hotspot in a smartphone, which you would likely be turning on and off every time you take the cell phone with you. The top-of-the-line RV wifi solution is called PepLink, pretty expensive though. PepLink can be the central router with connections to 4G/5G, park wifi, and a Starlink dish.

[Cat]

Star link by far. Used everything else.

[brr1587]

There isn’t one. If you need it for work get Starlink.