I am a long time media storm chaser and have to be able to stream HD video to tv stations while also bringing in a lot of data for multiple radar and weather data programs etc. I've always used a MIMO cellular router that allows me to use one cellular sim card from AT&T and another one from Verizon in the one router. Helpful as you move in and out of areas where one provider is better than another and as you lose one tower etc. The router is able to load balance and is capable of bonding. I have two 9db gain antennas on the roof. By next spring, I'm considering moving it to backup duty and going with the Starlink mobile system after I look into hail protection for the more expensive dish that requires.
Starlink just added an option to the roam plan, you can pay $2/gb to prioritize your data. I imagine it gets expensive fast since the only thing you'd need to prioritize is video which burns through data. I spent last week in a national forest miles from the nearest cell signal, and Starlink was great. But you couldn't get a Class A to that spot so I'm curious, once you guys travel out west, can you really get that big RV anywhere you need Starlink.
@@ImagePure If you buy (don't trust free ones) a reliable brand, they work as intended: "A VPN hides your IP. Instead of your real IP address that holds information on your physical location, a VPN provides you with a new IP address. This ensures your real location is never revealed, your browsing history is hidden, and your traffic is private." So snoopers on the public WiFi network can't see your connection or computer. But they can't protect you from the websites you visit or data you download: "They won't keep you safe, for instance, if you visit phishing websites or download compromised files. When you use a VPN, you are still at risk of: Trojans."
9 minutes into the video I've learned NOTHING accept you aren't a starlink fan. SHOW US WHAT YOU USE! Tell us where to buy it! How much is it! How to set it up.☹
Actually an "F" connector is 75 ohm impedance and used in the CATV industry. An "SMA" connector is 50 Ohms impedance and used in WiFi, Cellular, and other HIGH Frequency applications.🙂
Im in Lancaster PA and am getting 475mbps with T-Mobile home internet 50 bucks a month unlimited, just plug the device into the power that's it, no antennas or any cables needed.
@@EndlessRVing I have been in a lot of area's that don't qualify for the t mobile home internet yet i have service. But there are a some places you won't get service.
Congrats on the 100k huge milestone. Thanks for all the tips and info you have provided. Wondering about AT&T out West. Seems like you guys travel mostly in the East. We travel mostly in the West. Do you have any experience or insights into AT&T in Central and Western U.S.?
I've had least success with AT&T prepaid. Postpaid will often have better roaming agreements, but I've concluded that most of our camping locations in the West work better on prepaid versions of the other two.
A woman posted up that you could get unlimited AT&t no Cap no slow down or anything like that for $160 a month. That's your real problem is 5g. Because 4G is just about everywhere and 5G is so limited out here. I drive truck for a living and I know that I'm going to purchase another phone real soon and I'm going to make sure that the 5G on that phone has all the numbers on the 4G and the 5G. So many cell phones out here are limited on those numbers. And I think that's why this phone does it have real good 5G service but I'll tell you this right now 5G is not the way to go. Reliable internet is what that woman uses and its 4G they may have 5G but there's just not enough coverage with 5G. But I also see that you got four g that's pretty cool in that unit.
Whoa -- unlimited HIGH SPEED? That's what I need. I average about the same data usage as you do WFH and am looking for something comparable at the RV. Last time I tried to use my phone as a mobile hotspot for working from the RV, I burned through my high speed data limit in 1-1/2 days
@janeschenk9490 I'm a full-time RV'r and Visible by Verizon has been a godsend. Only down side is no call-in customer service only online customer service.
Are you still mad at Starlink and trying to redeem yourself from the Nomad thing? I’m trying to follow along. RVers can use residential Starlink. Many of us do if you are not always on the move. I do have hotspots from two of the cell services as a back up. Rarely need them, and they pale in comparison to Starlink. I do get one plan month-to-month from a third-party like the one you described, but mine is vetted and has been around for a long time. And I was never fooled by Nomad.
We’ve been Boondocking for a year now with Starlink. We are typically out of cell range. The whole priority thing is a non-issue. We get faster speeds without priority than we do back at home with priority. It a population density or capacity issue. Thanks for the video.
Great educational video. Learned a lot. I just bought a 2021 RV 4 in January, and it came with a Winegard internet or hotspot router mounted on top of the roof. I learned that it works with ATT, Verizon, or Tmobile sim card. Any comments on it?? The one thing I don't like is that if I have change the sim card, I have to go on the roof. Is there any way I can place and equipment inside the RV to accomplish this sim card changing?
Love your videos and appreciate the time you put in....I have a Class C with a Wifi Booster on top (WeBoost Drive X RV) and currently have AT&T....we currently only travel about 6 weeks a year...hoping to do a lot more...what would you recommend? Thanks Doug
I use a MOFI router with Verizon data card (100gigs) for my Prevost bus. Having its own network is a MUST have for those who travel or fulltime. I travel 7 months a year all over the USA and so far VERIZON has come through like a champ! I too use 2 smart tv's, IP cameras, Sensors, and automated lighting. Great vid!
We visited our kids in Wyoming last year and will again this year. We used the T-Mobile home internet on the road and when we parked. We had wonderful speed up and down. T-Mobile customer service leaves much to be desired. It handled all of our needs online. In our experience, as he says, check out where you will be going on carrier coverage maps.
Great video, MJ and Izzy! You are the "geekmeister", Izzy! You explain it very well! We are at the low end as for internet access needs, though from what we have experienced, using our phones as hotspots, speed is quite limited and much depends on the location. Thank you for this video!
Now that was a great and accurate summary of what’s out there for connectivity. I love the technology and if I didn’t have a budget I’d have all the things. 😊 Starlink RV just sent out an email that you can now get priority data at $2gb. You turn it on and off as needed. We have SL because we love the mountains and I still work full time so as long as I have a clear shot to the northern sky we are good. We also have AT&T on our phones with a hot spot on each phone and my work laptop has a built in Verizon card so we are well covered. Thanks!!
I use tmoble & ATT BOTH r unlimited data plans.I just use the router that comes from the carriers. I have very little problems with that combo. Also I always check out the reviews of any campgrounds that I plan to go to. Just ways to cover ur needs for a little under $200 a month. That also includes 2 phones. So not bad at all.
Nice set-up with the router and roof mounted antenna, would have been curious to see speeds directly on your phone then switched to going through the rv rourer setup..just for kicks
You’re not full timers? I am not even a long time follower of your channel and I already knew that. Izzy doesn’t hide what his occupation is because he often mentions it. I don’t know what type of teacher that you are.
I use Firstnet as well in my trailer, question about the router you are using. How did you get the router to operate on band 14? Right now I'm using a Netgear Nighthawk hotspot and I connect it to a linksys router with an expander to make sure all the cameras have coverage as well.
Your comment about bad grammar. I learned that the scammer will intentionally misspell a word or use bad grammar. If you respond they figure your an a easy mark. Heard this on Dr Phil show
It's funny you said most places won't have 5G. I have T-Mobile and they have 5G (true 5G with high speeds) almost everywhere. It's funny because you are in the one place where T-Mobile doesn't have service.
Got the $30 Visible plan. I just use a Kindle Fire tablet with the phone hotspot if not at home or at a restaurant with wifi. So far it has been great. Watching this video at McDonald's.
I really don't understand what you are doing there. You seem to be saying that I could get full time unlimited internet at my house though my cellular company for About $40 a month. Even if the hardware was $1000 this would be too good to believe. Why wouldn't everyone be doing it? I'm in a rural area with DSL and if I get 7mbps it's a good day. Seems like there is a catch.
@@EndlessRVing Okay, thanks. If that router is in your RV what happens to the connected devices in your house when you are on the road? The cameras, appliances etc?
Great stuff! Love to hear real life experience on techie topics for the RV. I'll have to check out that router...!!! My old Cradlepoint won't work with a sim chip.
Public WiFi not secure? Let me guess…your are selling or pushing VPN!?!?!? Internet browsers (Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc, etc) all establish MOST connections with encryption. If you connect to your bank, that’s encrypted at the browser. If you connect to your power company’s website to pay your account…that’s encrypted. If you logon to ANY internet account through your browser, that’s encrypted. Telling people that public WiFI is not secure is “un-informed”. Most every App, created in the past 5 years uses encryption (in App).
If you want to use public Wi-Fi have fun. No different than sleeping in your home with your doors unlocked and wide open. I suggest you read a little more on the topic. Thanks for watching
I don’t get it. You grossly oversimplify some things like “what is hardware”, but when did you actually explain how you get unlimited internet for only $40/month? Through who? My provider certainly doesn’t. After 20GB we are throttled down to a crawl and I pay over $100/month
Your modem router does not have enough antennas, it needs about 50 more! 😂😂 What are the cameras you have inside your rv that can be seen from mobile phone? Thank you. Hugh Gonzalez
In the end you either have a signal or you dont. Given a great cell signal your options are numerous and you can pick what works for you. No cell service or really bad cell service your option is really only starlink...
So if I understand correctly, youre just using a pre paid plan? For example, theres a T-Mobile tower fairly closeby. Would i just purchase the T-Mobile prepaid unlimited phone plan? In the fine print, it says that there would be lower speeds for heavy date users (>50GB).
Isn't AT&T FirstNet only for first responders? Why even present this as an option for the general public? Also It gets priority on the network and will always get faster speeds.
95% of the time we are in cell coverage so the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service works great for us. I just did a speed test and got 320mb/s down, 28mb/s up @ $50/month. Have had it for over a year now and no issues. I do think T-Mobile will change things up in the future (lower speeds & raise prices) but for now it's the best option I've tried since going full-time in 2017 and I've tried many, including Starlink. I also have a Calyx 5G plan and it's very good as well.
hey thanks - i am running on our permanent stationary park wifi - they actually provide us with a box in our rv with our own login - great but, i’m trying to get a work from home job and our download/upload speeds aren’t fast enough- i’m lucky to get 20 mbps funny- our smart rv stream without buffering at all. i’m still lost as to how to get 50-100 so i can land a job
Why in God’s name does your router have so many Antennas !? WiFi signals and Cellular signals are radio electromagnetic waves of radiation. You need a skinny antenna for high frequency and fat for low frequency. Similar to old fashion TV s having a circle antenna between rabbit ears. The only way to get better signal is a bigger antennas not more antennas. Similar to ancient giant satellites dishes.
Great video but still not a usable option for us. We camp a lot of places with zero cell signal. Probably 60 percent of the places have ve no bars of reception
So, this was a really great video. i am currently using a verizon mi-fi hot spot. It works well almost everywhere but I an changing soon and am seriously considering this solution. Our dish dome was damaged recently and we do not use dish anyway so we took it off. I’m thinking that would be the perfect spot for the cellular multi directional antenna. Thanks again for the info and sta safe.
A little confused. Given the two different external antenna systems you have and router it sounded like you were using your ATT iPhone hot spot which was utilized one of the external antenna(s) system. I’m assuming that the external antennas always need a additional account / card installed in the router. An option is using you phone’s hotspot without a active card in the router which, I believe, is utilizing the phone’s antenna only. Live in the Pacific NW (Western Washington) and never thought I’d find myself avoiding trees (very very difficult to do here). Love to Boondock (usually 0 bars regardless) but now that I have solar that requires a open Southern exposure coupled with my Starlink needing a open Northern exposure, finding a spot is difficult. Having to venture 6-8 hours to Eastern Washington (dessert like / flat open skys) to get both. What I do to feed my techie needs ie UA-cam to keep up on “Endless RVing”
Video conferencing on cellular connection has been challenging, in our experience. It doesn’t matter how high the download or upload speed is, the responsiveness of the connection under load is problematic. Realized that this is called Bufferbloat. Do you ever need to be on video calls and can you speak to your experience there? Maybe the high quality router is helping Once you add live video to the equation, internet options for nomads really goes downhill. Starlink is the only service we’ve been able to use reliably…and it’s still not entirely reliable long term for video calls.
I was wondering how this router worked when driving. Also how much effort is needed as you reach each destination. When you watch other reviews like from Nater Tater they spend a lot of time tweaking the router but they are at home and not traveling. Enjoy your reviews but would l like the commercials to be shorter.
It’s as easy as putting in a sim and plugging in the power. No need to tweak anything. We have been using since this video was released and have not changed settings
Hi Izzy and MJ great video on the WiFi modem. That modem had a lot of antenna. I just got my new modem this year myself. I have 5G now. It works great. Glad you explained about the modem WiFi. I understand about now. Thank you Izzy and MJ! Also I can’t believe your a prankster. I would believe it in Matt but not you Izzy. Lol! I love you anyway prankster or not. Thank you Izzy and MJ for this video!
Great video. My skill level is far less than novice. You said that you had to put a SIM card into the router. Are you taking the SIM card from your phone and putting it in the router or do you have to have a separate dedicated SIM card, and therefore another SIM card cell phone bill???
Great info. Izzy is most definitely up to date on all the internet stuff. Was wondering if you can disclose approximately what data plan your on and what is the cost?
I thought FirstNet was supposed to be restricted to emergency responders, public safety employees, and NOT available to the general public. So how are you qualifying for it?
@@taadventures6312 any prepaid data plan will work. Most big box stores have them. You can also contact Chester Repairs and they can provide you with a Verizon plan if you wish
Thanks for the video. I'm still a bit confused. The router takes a sim card. Is that from various service providers and do you have to switch it out depending on the service area you're in? I don't understand how that's going to be around $40/month if you have to pay for the different services.
okay so i walk into at&t and tell them i want a simcard with a plan?? or do i need a hotspot sim?? what do i need to ask for as far as getting the sim cards? can you use 2 sims so i have Verizon but i want to get best of both world from verizon and AT&T so i could pull signal from both?
I have Starlink and have had it since beta and I have NEVER had a problem using it all over the place from Washington State to Arizona and everywhere in-between, never been anywhere that it didn't work. The only pain has been over the last year they KEEP changing the names and plans plus they raised the price and lowered the service level for RVs, BUT although I don't like either of those things it still works very well. And both my wife and I work office jobs and have to do WebEx and Zoom meetings etc. Streaming 4K Netflix, UA-cam, no Problems. So I'm not appreciating the Starlink sucks "joke", it has been amazing and a god send for A LOT of people. Also on data caps at my home we have 4 adults here and we all work from home and are at least running two 4K Netflix streams all evening, and gaming and I am on UA-cam ALL the time, we are HEAVY internet users. I looked at my stats we went over 1TB once (1.23TB) about a year ago and that was it, no idea why that blip month usually we are at around 600 to 750GB.
well I went to a campground here in NC recently with Starlink, had a pretty open shot to the sky from out site, and the connection sucked!! sucked enough to make me cancel my starlink membership. so I have to agree with the starlink sucks comment, so right now you're outnumbered.
Thanks for the superb speed talk info. vid. Please geek as much as you want....I learned that my cat cables aren't even close to Cat 19. Also, thanks for reminding me of the stale dating of equipment: just the excuse I need for my wife who leaves these up to me. Ha ha. "Fun times at Ridgemont High."
A lot of people are saying they are using the T Mobile home internet while they are on the road. It gives you truly unlimited internet. Have you tried it or know if this is true to your knowledge.
Issy, Does the built in cellular Antennas provide a better signal or speed than a cell phone or hot spot? I’m not talking about the roof mounted Antenna. I’m trying to figure out if I get a hotspot or the model you have, Or something similar, thanks Mark
Depends on the phone you have. If you have the latest and greatest phone it will be similar, however this is more suited if you want a dedicated router for your RV.
Thank you very much for this video, appreciate you sharing all of your experiences. My wife and I just purchased our first RV (class B) and are planning our first trip. We hope to use our RV at least 3 to 4 times a year for large trips I know my wife will want to use Internet service while traveling, as well as when we reach our destination. We will definitely go with the router and then choose a provider. Understanding the limits of each of the three major providers, in your opinion, is anyone of them better than the next? Thank you for any insight you could provide, be safe and well. .
What’s the use case for the WiFi antenna cables on the panorama antenna? Broadcast signal from the router to outside or would you use them to pick up free WiFi and boost it inside?
Be aware, while Starlink is fantastic in most open sky areas, customer support may be almost non-existent. I'm on day 23 without internet and no response from customer support
Can you share how you plugged your external antenna into the router? Which number cable, to which number port on the back of the router? I have a very similar setup and can't get the external antenna to work correctly on this router.
I am a long time media storm chaser and have to be able to stream HD video to tv stations while also bringing in a lot of data for multiple radar and weather data programs etc. I've always used a MIMO cellular router that allows me to use one cellular sim card from AT&T and another one from Verizon in the one router. Helpful as you move in and out of areas where one provider is better than another and as you lose one tower etc. The router is able to load balance and is capable of bonding. I have two 9db gain antennas on the roof. By next spring, I'm considering moving it to backup duty and going with the Starlink mobile system after I look into hail protection for the more expensive dish that requires.
Starlink sent us a email yesterday the data cap has been removed.
Starlink just added an option to the roam plan, you can pay $2/gb to prioritize your data. I imagine it gets expensive fast since the only thing you'd need to prioritize is video which burns through data.
I spent last week in a national forest miles from the nearest cell signal, and Starlink was great. But you couldn't get a Class A to that spot so I'm curious, once you guys travel out west, can you really get that big RV anywhere you need Starlink.
Great video! I have a very minor suggestion. Any time you talk about public WiFi, you should mention the use of a VPN to keep your data safe.
Agreed
Do.they work really
@@ImagePure If you buy (don't trust free ones) a reliable brand, they work as intended: "A VPN hides your IP. Instead of your real IP address that holds information on your physical location, a VPN provides you with a new IP address. This ensures your real location is never revealed, your browsing history is hidden, and your traffic is private." So snoopers on the public WiFi network can't see your connection or computer.
But they can't protect you from the websites you visit or data you download: "They won't keep you safe, for instance, if you visit phishing websites or download compromised files. When you use a VPN, you are still at risk of: Trojans."
9 minutes into the video I've learned NOTHING accept you aren't a starlink fan. SHOW US WHAT YOU USE! Tell us where to buy it! How much is it! How to set it up.☹
Well it’s a 23 min video so keep watching
To even geek out more, the coax connector to the router is called a 'f connector'.
Actually an "F" connector is 75 ohm impedance and used in the CATV industry.
An "SMA" connector is 50 Ohms impedance and used in WiFi, Cellular, and other HIGH Frequency applications.🙂
Im in Lancaster PA and am getting 475mbps with T-Mobile home internet 50 bucks a month unlimited, just plug the device into the power that's it, no antennas or any cables needed.
Yes they work great if your in a T-Mobile area. T mobile is terrible where we live.
@@EndlessRVing I have been in a lot of area's that don't qualify for the t mobile home internet yet i have service. But there are a some places you won't get service.
Congrats on the 100k huge milestone. Thanks for all the tips and info you have provided. Wondering about AT&T out West. Seems like you guys travel mostly in the East. We travel mostly in the West. Do you have any experience or insights into AT&T in Central and Western U.S.?
Best to look at ATT coverage map
I've had least success with AT&T prepaid. Postpaid will often have better roaming agreements, but I've concluded that most of our camping locations in the West work better on prepaid versions of the other two.
This is off topic, but WHAT in the WORLD is that RV behind you?? It looks like a beautiful HOUSE!! Please share! I’m jealous!
We don't know how to hook all that stuff. Up, so where would we go to? Do that? Or to have someone do that.
A woman posted up that you could get unlimited AT&t no Cap no slow down or anything like that for $160 a month. That's your real problem is 5g. Because 4G is just about everywhere and 5G is so limited out here. I drive truck for a living and I know that I'm going to purchase another phone real soon and I'm going to make sure that the 5G on that phone has all the numbers on the 4G and the 5G. So many cell phones out here are limited on those numbers. And I think that's why this phone does it have real good 5G service but I'll tell you this right now 5G is not the way to go. Reliable internet is what that woman uses and its 4G they may have 5G but there's just not enough coverage with 5G. But I also see that you got four g that's pretty cool in that unit.
Visible by Verizon is $30 a month and has unlimited high-speed Hotspot !! I use on average 250 gig of Hotspot data a month and never been throttled!
Whoa -- unlimited HIGH SPEED? That's what I need. I average about the same data usage as you do WFH and am looking for something comparable at the RV. Last time I tried to use my phone as a mobile hotspot for working from the RV, I burned through my high speed data limit in 1-1/2 days
@janeschenk9490 I'm a full-time RV'r and Visible by Verizon has been a godsend. Only down side is no call-in customer service only online customer service.
Visible is unlimited but capped at 5mbs on their hotspot
@N4UPD only during high traffic(I'm rural so never high traffic), and a hell of a lot better than under 600kbs after 15gig on Verizon!
Have you looked into T Mobile home internet?
T-mobile is terrible where we live and often travel.
@@EndlessRVing thanks for the input.
Donate $500 a year to the Calyx institute and you get unlimited hotspot 5G.
Are you still mad at Starlink and trying to redeem yourself from the Nomad thing? I’m trying to follow along. RVers can use residential Starlink. Many of us do if you are not always on the move. I do have hotspots from two of the cell services as a back up. Rarely need them, and they pale in comparison to Starlink. I do get one plan month-to-month from a third-party like the one you described, but mine is vetted and has been around for a long time. And I was never fooled by Nomad.
Did you watch the video or are you just spouting off your opinions?
Always use a vpn when connecting to public Wi-Fi if you plan to do anything personal like banking.
We’ve been Boondocking for a year now with Starlink. We are typically out of cell range. The whole priority thing is a non-issue. We get faster speeds without priority than we do back at home with priority. It a population density or capacity issue. Thanks for the video.
What r ur upload/download speeds?
Great educational video. Learned a lot. I just bought a 2021 RV 4 in January, and it came with a Winegard internet or hotspot router mounted on top of the roof. I learned that it works with ATT, Verizon, or Tmobile sim card. Any comments on it?? The one thing I don't like is that if I have change the sim card, I have to go on the roof. Is there any way I can place and equipment inside the RV to accomplish this sim card changing?
Good beginner info however my Pepwave works great with AT&T, Verizen and T-Mobile and Starlink
Love your videos and appreciate the time you put in....I have a Class C with a Wifi Booster on top (WeBoost Drive X RV) and currently have AT&T....we currently only travel about 6 weeks a year...hoping to do a lot more...what would you recommend? Thanks Doug
@@DougKarpf contact Chester tech repair they will set up with the best router option
I use a MOFI router with Verizon data card (100gigs) for my Prevost bus. Having its own network is a MUST have for those who travel or fulltime. I travel 7 months a year all over the USA and so far VERIZON has come through like a champ! I too use 2 smart tv's, IP cameras, Sensors, and automated lighting. Great vid!
Thanks for sharing
I would be very careful with that router....it's turning your rv into a microwave. 😮
More than the 5 cell phones, gps and actual microwave we have already in the RV?
We visited our kids in Wyoming last year and will again this year. We used the T-Mobile home internet on the road and when we parked. We had wonderful speed up and down. T-Mobile customer service leaves much to be desired. It handled all of our needs online. In our experience, as he says, check out where you will be going on carrier coverage maps.
So if you are a Mobile RVer, what is the best internet connection to have? Starlink? Hot spot? Etc?
Both
I'm on a fixed income of less than 2k. What's the most affordable for seniors like me??
Visible
Great video, MJ and Izzy! You are the "geekmeister", Izzy! You explain it very well! We are at the low end as for internet access needs, though from what we have experienced, using our phones as hotspots, speed is quite limited and much depends on the location. Thank you for this video!
Thanks Wes
Now that was a great and accurate summary of what’s out there for connectivity. I love the technology and if I didn’t have a budget I’d have all the things. 😊 Starlink RV just sent out an email that you can now get priority data at $2gb. You turn it on and off as needed. We have SL because we love the mountains and I still work full time so as long as I have a clear shot to the northern sky we are good. We also have AT&T on our phones with a hot spot on each phone and my work laptop has a built in Verizon card so we are well covered. Thanks!!
I use tmoble & ATT BOTH r unlimited data plans.I just use the router that comes from the carriers. I have very little problems with that combo. Also I always check out the reviews of any campgrounds that I plan to go to. Just ways to cover ur needs for a little under $200 a month. That also includes 2 phones. So not bad at all.
Starlink Roam can be used in-motion, but requires the Starlink Flat High Performance dish.
that's what he said.
Nice set-up with the router and roof mounted antenna, would have been curious to see speeds directly on your phone then switched to going through the rv rourer setup..just for kicks
My laptop is 12 years old and my tablet is 6. ;) I may have to upgrade. :)
You’re not full timers? I am not even a long time follower of your channel and I already knew that. Izzy doesn’t hide what his occupation is because he often mentions it. I don’t know what type of teacher that you are.
I use Firstnet as well in my trailer, question about the router you are using. How did you get the router to operate on band 14? Right now I'm using a Netgear Nighthawk hotspot and I connect it to a linksys router with an expander to make sure all the cameras have coverage as well.
Starlink=best thing that happened to rural internet ever. I’m hard to please but it’s the best!
So you’re telling me that router will take a SIM card off a phone plan and use cellular data instead of hotspot data? I am asking for confusions sake!
That is correct
Your comment about bad grammar. I learned that the scammer will intentionally misspell a word or use bad grammar. If you respond they figure your an a easy mark. Heard this on Dr Phil show
It's funny you said most places won't have 5G. I have T-Mobile and they have 5G (true 5G with high speeds) almost everywhere. It's funny because you are in the one place where T-Mobile doesn't have service.
Got the $30 Visible plan. I just use a Kindle Fire tablet with the phone hotspot if not at home or at a restaurant with wifi. So far it has been great. Watching this video at McDonald's.
Thank you for sharing. Hope to buy a RV in the next couple of years and getting educated on this stuff is important.
Does that Sim router able to use us cellular sims?
Yes
Great informational video. Thanks for making it easier to understand the technical side of how it works for us simpletons like myself.
Glad it helped!
I really don't understand what you are doing there. You seem to be saying that I could get full time unlimited internet at my house though my cellular company for About $40 a month. Even if the hardware was $1000 this would be too good to believe. Why wouldn't everyone be doing it? I'm in a rural area with DSL and if I get 7mbps it's a good day. Seems like there is a catch.
All you need is an unlimited cellular plan and it will work with this router and yes many people are doing it.
@@EndlessRVing Okay, thanks. If that router is in your RV what happens to the connected devices in your house when you are on the road? The cameras, appliances etc?
@@lancomedic we have a dedicated modem at home with fiber line. Router in the video is just for the RV
Great video! So much information explained very, very well! Thank you!
Way to take it down to a very explicit and crystal clear explanation.
So, *HOW* do I get unlimited internet?
By a sim cArd with unlimited data plan and put it in the router.
We just use xfinity and run the coax through where you get cable. No contract about the same price, think I'm paying 50 for 200 down.
I have been watching videos about RV internet for weeks. This has been incredibly clear and informative! Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff! Love to hear real life experience on techie topics for the RV. I'll have to check out that router...!!! My old Cradlepoint won't work with a sim chip.
Public WiFi not secure?
Let me guess…your are selling or pushing VPN!?!?!?
Internet browsers (Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc, etc) all establish MOST connections with encryption.
If you connect to your bank, that’s encrypted at the browser. If you connect to your power company’s website to pay your account…that’s encrypted. If you logon to ANY internet account through your browser, that’s encrypted.
Telling people that public WiFI is not secure is “un-informed”. Most every App, created in the past 5 years uses encryption (in App).
If you want to use public Wi-Fi have fun. No different than sleeping in your home with your doors unlocked and wide open. I suggest you read a little more on the topic.
Thanks for watching
Where do you not get not get T mobile they are EVERYWHERE.
Not where we live. Very poor service
@@EndlessRVing retired military traveled the ENTIRE US with Tmobile ONLY place no service is Utah to Colorado on I80 for over 95% of it.
Seneca Mo. U asked
I don’t get it. You grossly oversimplify some things like “what is hardware”, but when did you actually explain how you get unlimited internet for only $40/month? Through who? My provider certainly doesn’t. After 20GB we are throttled down to a crawl and I pay over $100/month
Here is one example
www.att.com/prepaid/plans/
Your modem router does not have enough antennas, it needs about 50 more! 😂😂
What are the cameras you have inside your rv that can be seen from mobile phone?
Thank you. Hugh Gonzalez
You’re a FAST TALKING & walking NuYoker. Interesting complete presentation. How can that be when you are from the STICKS of New York.
In the end you either have a signal or you dont. Given a great cell signal your options are numerous and you can pick what works for you. No cell service or really bad cell service your option is really only starlink...
So if I understand correctly, youre just using a pre paid plan? For example, theres a T-Mobile tower fairly closeby. Would i just purchase the T-Mobile prepaid unlimited phone plan? In the fine print, it says that there would be lower speeds for heavy date users (>50GB).
Yes
Isn't AT&T FirstNet only for first responders? Why even present this as an option for the general public? Also It gets priority on the network and will always get faster speeds.
You can put any SIM card in the router to
95% of the time we are in cell coverage so the T-Mobile 5G Home Internet service works great for us. I just did a speed test and got 320mb/s down, 28mb/s up @ $50/month. Have had it for over a year now and no issues. I do think T-Mobile will change things up in the future (lower speeds & raise prices) but for now it's the best option I've tried since going full-time in 2017 and I've tried many, including Starlink. I also have a Calyx 5G plan and it's very good as well.
hey thanks -
i am running on our permanent stationary park wifi - they actually provide us with a box in our rv with our own login - great
but, i’m trying to get a work from home job and our download/upload speeds aren’t fast enough- i’m lucky to get 20 mbps
funny- our smart rv stream without buffering at all.
i’m still lost as to how to get 50-100 so i can land a job
If I have a Winegard that I can put a SIM card into, will it do the same as the one you have? A newbie struggling to figure this out
Why in God’s name does your router have so many Antennas !? WiFi signals and Cellular signals are radio electromagnetic waves of radiation. You need a skinny antenna for high frequency and fat for low frequency. Similar to old fashion TV s having a circle antenna between rabbit ears. The only way to get better signal is a bigger antennas not more antennas. Similar to ancient giant satellites dishes.
There are 4 cellular antennas (4x4 mimo) and 4 WiFi antennas.
Great video but still not a usable option for us. We camp a lot of places with zero cell signal. Probably 60 percent of the places have ve no bars of reception
Great video!!! Simple and comprehensive overview!!!
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So, this was a really great video. i am currently using a verizon mi-fi hot spot. It works well almost everywhere but I an changing soon and am seriously considering this solution. Our dish dome was damaged recently and we do not use dish anyway so we took it off. I’m thinking that would be the perfect spot for the cellular multi directional antenna. Thanks again for the info and sta safe.
Starlink saves you the wifi exposure
In Montana...you need star link because there are huge areas where you cannot get internet at all no matter what company you use.
A little confused. Given the two different external antenna systems you have and router it sounded like you were using your ATT iPhone hot spot which was utilized one of the external antenna(s) system. I’m assuming that the external antennas always need a additional account / card installed in the router. An option is using you phone’s hotspot without a active card in the router which, I believe, is utilizing the phone’s antenna only.
Live in the Pacific NW (Western Washington) and never thought I’d find myself avoiding trees (very very difficult to do here). Love to Boondock (usually 0 bars regardless) but now that I have solar that requires a open Southern exposure coupled with my Starlink needing a open Northern exposure, finding a spot is difficult. Having to venture 6-8 hours to Eastern Washington (dessert like / flat open skys) to get both. What I do to feed my techie needs ie UA-cam to keep up on “Endless RVing”
Video conferencing on cellular connection has been challenging, in our experience. It doesn’t matter how high the download or upload speed is, the responsiveness of the connection under load is problematic. Realized that this is called Bufferbloat.
Do you ever need to be on video calls and can you speak to your experience there? Maybe the high quality router is helping
Once you add live video to the equation, internet options for nomads really goes downhill. Starlink is the only service we’ve been able to use reliably…and it’s still not entirely reliable long term for video calls.
That all depends on where you are and how strong the cellular signal is. With that said we have done livestreams while on the motorhome.
I was wondering how this router worked when driving. Also how much effort is needed as you reach each destination. When you watch other reviews like from Nater Tater they spend a lot of time tweaking the router but they are at home and not traveling. Enjoy your reviews but would l like the commercials to be shorter.
It’s as easy as putting in a sim and plugging in the power. No need to tweak anything. We have been using since this video was released and have not changed settings
We know all that, just show us how we can get Unlimited High-Speed Internet In Minutes!
What the video
Hi Izzy and MJ great video on the WiFi modem. That modem had a lot of antenna. I just got my new modem this year myself. I have 5G now. It works great. Glad you explained about the modem WiFi. I understand about now. Thank you Izzy and MJ! Also I can’t believe your a prankster. I would believe it in Matt but not you Izzy. Lol! I love you anyway prankster or not. Thank you Izzy and MJ for this video!
Great video. My skill level is far less than novice. You said that you had to put a SIM card into the router. Are you taking the SIM card from your phone and putting it in the router or do you have to have a separate dedicated SIM card, and therefore another SIM card cell phone bill???
Separate SIM card for the router
Great info. Izzy is most definitely up to date on all the internet stuff. Was wondering if you can disclose approximately what data plan your on and what is the cost?
Att first net $40 per month but you can use any data plan with this router
Don't you have to qualify to get on first net?
Looking for the link
so are people buying a mint mobile phone plan with unlimited data and putting that Sim card in the device? Or buying a data only Sim card?
Unlimited phone data plan and put sim in device
I thought FirstNet was supposed to be restricted to emergency responders, public safety employees, and NOT available to the general public. So how are you qualifying for it?
Watch some more of our videos to find out 😉
Maybe you could point us in the right direction? Which video?
@@EndlessRVing Life's too short to watch them ALL...how about an episode title?
Great informative video, very well explained about different equipment and plans. The comment section is very helpful also. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. 1971 VW campmobile.
How do get the SIM card for the router.
Through any service provider
Like how though. I contacted ATT and they want to add a hotspot. Said that you can only get a SIM card with a mobile device.
@@taadventures6312 any prepaid data plan will work. Most big box stores have them. You can also contact Chester Repairs and they can provide you with a Verizon plan if you wish
Thanks for the video. I'm still a bit confused. The router takes a sim card. Is that from various service providers and do you have to switch it out depending on the service area you're in? I don't understand how that's going to be around $40/month if you have to pay for the different services.
You put the sim card in from the cellular provider you choose
So the SIM card you get from cell provider for a cell phone but this device turns it into wifi?
Yes
okay so i walk into at&t and tell them i want a simcard with a plan?? or do i need a hotspot sim?? what do i need to ask for as far as getting the sim cards? can you use 2 sims so i have Verizon but i want to get best of both world from verizon and AT&T so i could pull signal from both?
My question exactly! Haven’t saw an answer or response to your questions.
Your https certificate expired 23 days ago
I’m amazed that all of this is not common knowledge.
I have Starlink and have had it since beta and I have NEVER had a problem using it all over the place from Washington State to Arizona and everywhere in-between, never been anywhere that it didn't work. The only pain has been over the last year they KEEP changing the names and plans plus they raised the price and lowered the service level for RVs, BUT although I don't like either of those things it still works very well. And both my wife and I work office jobs and have to do WebEx and Zoom meetings etc. Streaming 4K Netflix, UA-cam, no Problems. So I'm not appreciating the Starlink sucks "joke", it has been amazing and a god send for A LOT of people.
Also on data caps at my home we have 4 adults here and we all work from home and are at least running two 4K Netflix streams all evening, and gaming and I am on UA-cam ALL the time, we are HEAVY internet users. I looked at my stats we went over 1TB once (1.23TB) about a year ago and that was it, no idea why that blip month usually we are at around 600 to 750GB.
Having a sense of humor has been shown to extend life 😉. Thanks for watching.
well I went to a campground here in NC recently with Starlink, had a pretty open shot to the sky from out site, and the connection sucked!! sucked enough to make me cancel my starlink membership. so I have to agree with the starlink sucks comment, so right now you're outnumbered.
I agree, Starlink has never let me down as long as I have no obstructions. NC, FL, AZ, worked great in everytime.
Thanks so much for this video! Do you find that the carriers care that the SIM is plugged into the router rather than a phone?
Not with this router.
Thanks for the superb speed talk info. vid. Please geek as much as you want....I learned that my cat cables aren't even close to Cat 19. Also, thanks for reminding me of the stale dating of equipment: just the excuse I need for my wife who leaves these up to me. Ha ha. "Fun times at Ridgemont High."
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This world is too complicated for me hahahhahah .
Starlink keeps going up in price! Plus the equipment has also went up!
A lot of people are saying they are using the T Mobile home internet while they are on the road. It gives you truly unlimited internet. Have you tried it or know if this is true to your knowledge.
T-Mobile is terrible service where we live so we do not use it.
This guy's picture is in the dictionary next to "New York accent."
Actually NJ accent 😉
thanks for the reply back, we are going to check this out further. Seems like a great, cost effective option.
Wow, learned a lot. Thank you. Look into this. Have a great day with your family
Issy, Does the built in cellular Antennas provide a better signal or speed than a cell phone or hot spot? I’m not talking about the roof mounted Antenna. I’m trying to figure out if I get a hotspot or the model you have, Or something similar, thanks Mark
Depends on the phone you have. If you have the latest and greatest phone it will be similar, however this is more suited if you want a dedicated router for your RV.
Thank you very much for this video, appreciate you sharing all of your experiences. My wife and I just purchased our first RV (class B) and are planning our first trip. We hope to use our RV at least 3 to 4 times a year for large trips I know my wife will want to use Internet service while traveling, as well as when we reach our destination. We will definitely go with the router and then choose a provider. Understanding the limits of each of the three major providers, in your opinion, is anyone of them better than the next? Thank you for any insight you could provide, be safe and well. .
Att and Verizon have best coverage. T-Mobile is area dependent
Great video , great info. Thanks Geek!!!!
Wifi-7 rollout is 2024. Your 1-year projection is spot on.
What’s the use case for the WiFi antenna cables on the panorama antenna? Broadcast signal from the router to outside or would you use them to pick up free WiFi and boost it inside?
External Antenna pulls in cellular signal. Wi-Fi antennas on router broadcast the cellular signal out.
Be aware, while Starlink is fantastic in most open sky areas, customer support may be almost non-existent. I'm on day 23 without internet and no response from customer support
Facts
Can you share how you plugged your external antenna into the router? Which number cable, to which number port on the back of the router? I have a very similar setup and can't get the external antenna to work correctly on this router.
Does not matter which antenna wires go into the ports. Check your sma connections
Can you remove a sim card from either a Verizon or AT&T jet pack and install it into that router to continue current service?
Yes it should work. Contact store in description to verify.
Also how do you use AT&T firstnet are you first responders
Yes