Wifi access for the RV

[marsingbob]

TechWriter thanks for the information. Perhaps because I travel mostly in small and often isolated towns in the West, my experience with park wifi was probably not as good as yours but I did not measure and record speeds. In my experience 12 to 3pm is a pretty light use time for wifi, and 8-11am and 4 to 10 pm would measure much slower. Still, I think your basic point if right--most of the time there will be usable park wifi at the right time of day in most parks. In state, federal and city/county parks there usually will be no wifi. It is really an issue of how much/often internet you want and how much you are wiling to pay for it.

[TheKODude]

Just be cognizant that you sucking all that data is screwing everyone else trying to use that cell tower.

[JerryTaylor]

Put Hughes net 5G on your coach.

[landsail]

$80/month for good speed from anywhere using a small flat antenna. Space X tried to launch 60 mire satellites, but had a launch problem with 1 sec to go on a Falcon booster on its 5th reuse. Only 12,000 satellites minus a few hundred already launched.

[CCrew]

Originally Posted by JerryTaylor

Put Hughes net 5G on your coach.

5g is currently only in major metro areas

[Flair-22]

Has anyone used the data service offered by the FMCA? I'd love to know how well that works. Economically, it seems geared to full-timers.
Thanks.

[benefitrep]

We have recently acquired our motorhome that has WiFi ranger. Have not used it as yet. Was hoping this will help in similar situations.

[cvretis]

Have had the FMCA Sprint plan for well over a year. The only time it slows down is due to tower location. Otherwise we can stream 2 shows at once with no problem and no limits.

We do not have a plan at home, just use it here just like on the road. That way we do not pay for service when we are gone 4.5 months like last year.

I do have some problems at home, but we are in a valley outside of Albuquerque, NM (USA)*. Also our new home is stucco and the wire mesh acts like a Faraday cage. Our weboost helps overcome this.

* Our license plates say New Mexico USA for all the idiots out there that think we are from another country.

[drwyatt]

If you travel out west or in the 12 western states you will need all that , a Wilson cell amp, thicker antenna and possible 2 cell phones by different providers. Was full time for 9 years and found that rv park WiFi service sucks, cell phone signals suck and probably satellite internet and phone should be considered.

[TechWriter]

Originally Posted by JerryTaylor

Put Hughes net 5G on your coach.

HughesNet and 5G are two separate things.

[ktoutoor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W56Iouvq2eA

[Our05Winneba]

You need to access Mobile Internet Resource Center to get the best, and latest information. https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/

Boosters can be confusing, and difficult to install properly. This site will give you information on best plans and equipment. One thing I learned from them was that they found that a dual pole directional antenna hooked directly into my Verizon Hotspot could achieve just as good a signal as a booster - as long as the directional antenna is properly aimed. But they can give you lots of other advice as we well. .

[patrickm]

It's quite a shocker coming from lightning fast and reliable cable wifi in my home to very spotty wifi on the road. After much research and headache I found that using my cellular hotspot on my iPhone is as good as I can hope for and still afford. I upgraded my Verizon contract to unlimited data for about $30 per month. That gives me connectivity through my laptop and my phone and my iPad. It's a frustrating setup because of how slow it moves, but I do get video streaming. Trying to use the wifi the campgrounds offer is a frustrating waste of time.