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MntnRoamer · 04-16-2020, 05:12 PM

I am a prospective RV owner and my plan is to live in it and remain stationary. I hope to find a private lot someone is renting. I would like to have an ISP come run a line out so I can have hardwired internet.

My question is do most RVs come with an external outlet to plug the coaxial cable into like the ISP plugs into at your house?

I am eyeing a 2015 sandpiper. I asked the owner and he is going to check but he isn't aware that there is a port for it.

A32Deuce · 04-16-2020, 05:27 PM

Along time ago they had a phone plug. I haven't seen one on any unit I looked at at RV Shows.

YC1 · 04-16-2020, 05:28 PM

Build a box outside to contain the ISP box and coax as well as your router. Just a thought.

**Spdracr39** · 04-16-2020, 06:12 PM

Your cable tv coax will work fine for that type of service. Almost all RV's are wired for cable. You might have a problem with the antenna booster when it is turned on however. A 2015 probably doesn't have prewired phone lines so DSL would be an issue. I know of no ISP's that provide residential service over an ethernet port unless maybe your living in a condo or apartment building.

docj · 04-16-2020, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by YC1

Build a box outside to contain the ISP box and coax as well as your router. Just a thought.

If you do that you can buy flat Ethernet ribbon cable that you can easily pass through a window.

MntnRoamer · 04-16-2020, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spdracr39

Your cable tv coax will work fine for that type of service. Almost all RV's are wired for cable. You might have a problem with the antenna booster when it is turned on however. A 2015 probably doesn't have prewired phone lines so DSL would be an issue. I know of no ISP's that provide residential service over an ethernet port unless maybe your living in a condo or apartment building.

The box outside idea sounds as good as anything. What do you mean no ISP's that provide "residential" service? I'm not understanding you. I just want to pay to have a line run out on a piece of property if that is possible.

EDIT: But if most RVs come with a cable tv coax and I connect the coax to I can have the modem inside out of the heat and humidity.

danhannah · 04-17-2020, 03:39 AM

A lot of rigs have one coax in for cable TV and a separate coax for "satellite in" direct to a cabinet for the satellite equipment.

The satellite coax in would be my choice, as it is not split to go to various TVs and might give a faster internet.

BillJinOR · 04-17-2020, 05:07 AM

If your not moving it , it’s just a house. Drill a hole and run the cable inside just like you would if you had a “real” house ...... Outside rv connections are designed for those who are using it as a rv and disconnecting and reconnecting frequently. The cable tv coax that all / most rv’s have might work but it is complicated by the tv antenna /splitter etc that May be involved. Just drill a hole and seal it up.

GypsyR · 04-17-2020, 09:29 AM

I have cable TV and internet in my actual house share the same coax with zero issues. So if it were me I would just use the existing cable connector. No need to drill any holes. Then go in and locate where you want to put your splitter for the cable modem. On mine that would be right where the cable goes to the antenna booster/splitter.
Then you have to decide if you wanted to run any RJ45 cable from there or just go with some wifi. What I would do. Hard wire is always faster but I don't think it would be worth the pain unless you're a hardcore online gamer or something.

John Hilley · 04-17-2020, 02:58 PM

It sounds like you are planning on having a lot in a rural location. Depending on where you are that would be DSL or Fiber rather than coax cable. You might have to use a fixed wireless or cellular provider. The provide usually provides a WiFi router. This could be mounted with the providers termination and be wireless to RV.

Dav L · 04-18-2020, 09:15 AM

The conversation will be guided by what type of cable the ISP uses.

DSL: Phone line
Cable TV / Internet: Coax cable
Satellite: Sat dish
Wifi: Wifi access point

It is relatively easy to string a Category 6 (ethernet) cable down the length of the basement and pop up through the floor to a wall jack using surface mounted cable track. If you are going to run one wire, run several as the wire cost is trivial compared to the labor. Run them to the dash area, to the TV(s), to the working desk, to the master bedroom.

The Cable modem / DSL modem / router / network switch can be located in the electric bay running off of 12 volts (with the appropriate voltage adapter and plug). That can be WiFi and or Cat 6 from there. I have all of these electronics mounted on the wall of the bedroom closet to keep all the cupboards clear for other stuff and to allow the equipment ventilation and cooling.

I say wire to the 12 volt system so the network can run when you are on the road as well. Not meaning the cable connection to the ISP certainly. When on the road, you can network in a cellular Internet source (your smartphone in hotspot mode as one example) for Mobile Internet for the whole network. The 12 volt system also acts as a huge UPS for power outages.