I'm 11 mins into this video and I'm saying to myself "who needs another full time RVing channel. Chad knows his stuff and can break it down logically and explain in plain terms. Truly excellent prep on this video!!!
Fantastic video guys.. and thank you so much for the humbling shoutouts! You did a great job breaking down the options and your setup. We're looking forward to going live with you in a couple weeks and helping your community even more on this confusing topic.
You have been a great resource for us as well. Thanks to your channel and Changing Lanes I found an inexpensive solution for this part time. And now getting ready to expand it this winter to a dual sim more robust setup. As a network engineer I love this stuff and look forward to leveraging it more as we camp.
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I use T-Mobile home internet at my house. When I travel I take it with me and it has worked everywhere I have camped. Even places I used to not get T-Mobile.
@@chrismccarty3738 they recently updated their terms, as long as they have 5g coverage where you go it will not be a problem. And yes, there is always the possiblity of them cancelling if they feel your abusing their terms but as long as you're not full time rver i don't think it'll be a problem.
@@chrismccarty3738 I was told specifically the opposite when I got it, but the updated terms came out just a few weeks later. I actually bought it in Milwaukee Wisconsin and used my Texas address. No one cared.
Good video. We use insty connect. It's a cellular solution including modem with dual sim slots, router and antenna. I have a T mobile business plan that cost $140 a month for 4 lines, one of which is installed in the modem. Unlimited premium data. Never throttled and has yet to leave us without internet.
One thing about Starlink is that they are launching more and more satellites every month. As the sky fills up with the satellites the need to have perfectly clear view will diminish! To give an idea of how fast this is happening, they have launched just shy of 3000 satellites as of Jul 22...on 1 Jan 22, 6 months ago, there was just over 2000!
I always give you thumbs up before I even start the video. Your content is always informative, interesting, funny and easy to understand and follow. Keep up the good work.
We’re not full-time RVers, but we do try to take longer trips throughout the season. We also want to boondock more often. My husband is an attorney and we would like to be able to tell courts that, while we may be out of the state for a particular hearing, he could still appear via Zoom. Do you have a suggestion of a setup that we could do to facilitate such a plan? We have T-Mobile and have the home internet, however, we aren’t actually using it for our home internet (though we’re still paying for it) because T-Mobile would not allow us to use HULU Live TV.
I hope you make a video on the speed fusion bonding. I have some peplink equipment now and could really make some use of this. Thanks for the great video. Very informative!! I also have a Airgain ATT modem and Sierra wireless MG90. Love playing with it all but I’ve felt alone in how to best set it up and manage it. Nice to see I’m not alone
That is a phone plan and will not work in a router or dedicated hot spot. The "unlimited" is on the phone only. As a hotspot, it's only 40B then "max 3G speeds after 40GB"
@@ChangingLanes yes I did mention it was a phone plan. I did see from other videos that in some modems you can trick it to think a mobile sim is a hotspot sim. It was using a Mofi router.
Holy moly four providers service, no way! Wow! I can't afford high gasoline for my truck at the same time within it. Try to cut your cost down and go out on an adventure more than billing! Smile
For snowbirds like us, we want 1. uncomplicated, in ONE BOX, not a mix/match setup from multiple vendors and 2. ONE cellular solution. No way am I going to pay for T-Mobile and ATT and Verizon, just so I can watch UA-cam at a campground. There is a HUGE opportunity for a one-stop-shop solution. Gah.
I am a faithful subscriber. My wife and I have just about set our business up to run remotely, but must have RELIABLE internet. Plus, it’ll be a write off!!😂 I watched this when it came out, but went back to watch again. THANK YOU for what you do for this community. It is truly priceless, keep up the good work!
Great video, awesome job breaking it down for less technical folks. One point of clarification, though, the Starlink map is _not_ a coverage map…it’s an availability map for new subscribers. Service is available across the country however those areas in the east are saturated for new subscribers (rv service excluded). You will still get service but the key thing to note is that in those areas you’re more likely to be deprioritized when using RV or Residential with Portability. Even deprioritized we’ve found that we typically are >50Mbps which has proven to be more than adequate for our needs. Definitely not a 100% solution but quickly taking the #1 spot for us.
We are not full time and are based in the Kentucky area. We do a lot of camping in the Red River Gorge, the Daniel Boone National Forest and The Great Smoky Mountains and Mammoth Cave National Parks. Our issue here is we find Cell Service is not existent in these areas. Would using an external antenna like you are using help in these areas? We love you videos.
You can do a test.. Get on your roof and hold your phone in the air. If it gets a signal, then an outside antenna on a pole will help.. If no signal still, there's not much you can do besides starlink.
We use Starlink and two cellular connections through our max Transit Duo as you described in this video. So far our Starlink has been fabulous! We have been in the upper Midwest this summer (OH, IN, MI, WI, MN so far). We did have to change two of our reservations due to lack of sky visibility (i.e. too many trees). We don't use the SpeedFusion cloud normally as we typically run the Starlink by itself with the cellular connections on standby. That said we both work full time during the week and our Starlink has worked pretty flawlessly! We just get reservations at parks that are not completely tree covered. We also haven't been in the southeast at least not until this coming winter and next spring. Hopefully by then Starlink coverage will be better there.
Chad, does MIREC do system installs? The big boss has put a working restriction on me. I'm not allowed to climb ladders. Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"
Great video as always!! As a IT Pro who used your videos as a guide as a setup to go full time July 2021, I really appreciate the deep dives!! I have had Starlink since May 2021 and until March of 2022 I was unable to use it most places - actually only 3 times in that time period. Since March of 2022 I have been able to use Starlink almost exclusively while in AZ, , CO, UT & MT with the exception of Monument Valley due to tree cover. I have the Max Duo as well and like you have multiple plans, AT&T, T-Mobile, Visble & Verizon. Thanks again for your deep dives and other video's - you & Tara gave my wife & I the information to start this fantastic journey that has seen us sleep in 30 states so far!! BTW, we have a Toy hauler and I built my office based on your video!!
My wife is not a fan of these videos as I inevitably end up spending ALOT of money shortly after. LOL. I know you have a partnership with the Mobile must have, but TechnoRV deserves a shout out too. The sell and support alot of the same gear and have videos on how to use it all, etc. Just wanted to put that out there. :)
They do have a lot of the same hardware, and we love to support them! But, TechnoRV doesn't have data plans to sell with theirs, leaving you on your own to find plans. If you have a plan or access to an unlimited plan that can go in a router, TechnoRV is a great option. 👍🏼 MMH only sells their plans with their hardware.
I've had starlink for about 6 months and like you said, the key to getting the best internet is to get the dish totally away from trees and anything else that blocks the signal. I can say it's been pretty dependable lately as I use it exclusively now for remote work. With that said, I'm also working from my home and not an rv, so my dish location is fixed.
I am anxious to see how your starlink will connect to your next router. Currently I can't get my ethernet starlink to talk to my high end netgear router. I have that ethernet direct to my desktop computer and the rest over wifi ATM. Retirement is coming, looking forward with what is to come!
We use the weBoost pole now which slides into mounts I have screwed to the side of the RV. That suction cup is from TechnoRV and it would come loose every week or so. Would work great on glass though.
Wow! Truly impressive! Thanks for posting this. I'm a professional IT engineer, and I understand the inner details of networking etc. However, when in comes to internet for the RV Life, I'm just a noob. We're just in the information gathering/planning stages and this video, actually all of them, has really given me something to think about. I can figure out RV internet on my own, but now I don't have to! I've checked out the other resources you've mentioned and they are helpful as well. Keep up the great content!
Good job Chad! We are using Starlink and a MoFI 5500 with a 100 gig AT&T plan. We use Starlink when possible and the MoFI as needed. The cool thing about the MoFI is it has carrier aggregation and locks the top 3 bands from the cell tower for better speeds. We typically get 50 to 100 Mbps.
I would love to have the latest & greatest internet connection possible, but in reality, I only need to eliminate the nasty "NO INTERNET or CHECK CONNECTION" messages. I only use the web for four things. They're Email, Banking, Surfing & Streaming!!! Would it be beneficial to download content vs. streaming?
Your video is hugely helpful! I do have a question, not sure if you'll get it given this video is about a month old, but what carrier do you use for your mobile phone? And is that plan tied into what you are using for the RV or is it separate? Thanks so much!
@@ChangingLanes Thanks so much for your reply! And I will def check out your other video. Thanks for bringing us this content, it's greatly appreciated!
Have you or anyone you know tried the Winegard CONNECT 2.0 4G2+ out? I have seen that some newer campers are coming standard with this or a version of this. I'm considering getting one since I just burned up a battery in my Verizon MiFI 8800 because I left it plugged in too long. I am currently using it along with a King WifiMax in my 5th wheel. We are not full-timers but darn close as I work at Nuclear Power Plants all over the country. Currently working about 8 hrs away from our home in Texas. I have a Blink camera system in the RV so we can keep tabs on things when away. I've been very satisfied the the King WifiMax and my hotspot until now that I have a very weak signal with Verizon as the campground is in AT&T prominent area. Thanks for all the great content.
When talking Miliseconds, it's good to understand what that really means. RADM Hopper did a wonderful lecture to MIT (back when she was still a lowly CAPT) where she went over that: ua-cam.com/video/9eyFDBPk4Yw/v-deo.html
Absolutely LOVE your videos (over 2 years now )and finally on the road myself. Quick comment. When talking about the Mobil Internet Resource Center. I know YOU didn't name them but there were literally 4 different names for these guys and got a bit confuse as to exactly w The website, the added they did. The Mobil internet resource Center; then the aficionados was added; then the MIA, then I heard Techomadia ?????
Do you have any issues with the Wi-Fi bridging crashing the Pepwave? When we got Starlink we used the Wi-Fi to bridge to our Max Transit but it would crash the DNS on the Pepwave after about 12 hours of use. Changed to wired and no issues. Also the Pepwave has a great ability for outbound firewall rules so that you force (Apple TV) traffic over Starlink only (no Speedfusion) and your other traffic (devices) can flow over a Speedfusion connection. You know how some of the streaming services do not like the Speedfusion (VPN), this fixes that issue. It will also fail through the outbound firewall rules so if Starlink is not active it will go down to the Speedfusion connection.
We've not had any issues with wifi as wan to the starlink.. Using 5GHz... On the routing, we have individual access points tied to VLANS tied to outbound policies.. so we can pick an AP for Starlink or ATT , etc...
Hello Chad ! Thank you for this fantastic video. We are french from Vancouver and we have a goal with my wife for the next year. Sale our house and buy a fifth wheel to discover canada, us and maybe mexico. We will need a good connection for remote work and we will follow technological developments. For the choice of fifth wheel we are still hesitating between a 310 and a 390 Alliance Paradigm. We like canadian campgrounds close to nature and we are afraid that in america we will be forced with a 42 footer to campsites that are less natural and against each surrounded by concrete :) In France we said "packed like sardines". What do you think about that? We like yours videos. For us you are a reference to follow and in each video we are totally agree with you and Tara. Thanks again to help us to find a good way to realize our dream. Philippe and Cerise
Hi Chad, thanks for always keeping us in the loop and sharing such detailed info on your setup. We have the Max Transit Duo and the Pointing 7-1 antenna as well. We use an AT&T and Verizon sim (1 in each router) both unlimited. I've been suspicious ever since we bought this set-up that our antenna doesn't actually work as I have never seen much of a difference from being plugged into the roof antenna vs just using the router antenna paddles. I've also seen that our hotspots that we used prior to getting the Road Warrior package was often faster. To get to the point, what kind of speeds did you average when just running AT&T and Verizon with just your Max Transit Duo and Pointing antenna? We use Speedfusion and sometimes we do not so either configuration would be helpful to know. I know there are so many factors that go into the speeds BUT I can tell you with all the different factors, we get pretty consistent speeds in most locations so just wondering what kind of speeds you average. I'm asking because I"m just trying to figure out if my suspicion is correct as I don't think our antenna actually works. Thanks!!
Can you please, help me with one quick question. I'm going to take your recommendation at the end of this video and get the MaxTransit Pro, a couple of data plans, one of them being the TMobile 71 for rural connectivity, and SpeedFusion, so I can work from the road, I work using video conferencing providing health services to patients all day long; which antenna do you recommend for this set up? The video conferencing platforms work fine from home and I have slow speeds of 4.8 Mbps download, 0.8 Mbps upload, Ping 26ms. RIght now I'm finishing up my campervan build and hitting the road in the next two weeks, I need to cut a hole for my antenna cable before I close up the ceiling in my van- I'm working on the ceiling right now, I need to know what kind of a hole and entry port bladder to install on my roof so it will be ready to hook up my Max Transit Pro and roof antenna. I would be so grateful if you could respond to this question with your antenna recommendation. Thank you for your excellent, informative video, you made everything so much easier to understand, I've really been struggling with this for months! Excellent teaching in this video!
I seem to remember that you mounted an access point in your bedroom to ensure you had a strong wifi signal there. If I am remembering correctly, how did you get the cat6 cable from the pepwave to the ap? I am thinking of doing the same and am wondering if I can run the cable above the ceiling and thru the roof structural members below the insulation. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I have a GD 310GK
Chad, i have watched all of your videos and i think you are a very knowledgeable guy. I love the fact that you have basically gone off the grid with your lifestyle, i have a cabin in a very remote location and i need wifi service to monitor things like thermostats and temperatures inside my cabin so that i dont have frozen water pipes etc. How do i do this.
Chad I'd love to hear your opinion of Starlink! We won't need to have robust internet as you have. We will only be streaming tv while on the road most of the time. Thanks for the info!
I use Tmobile Home internet and never once have I had issues. I Game, stream and stream TV as I game.. My speeds are steady at 150mb I will never go back to a cable company. And Yes 150mb is more then enough to game, stream and watch TV all at the same time. NEVER any lag.
As always Chad you do such a great job of walking us through all the technical pieces in easy to understand terms. My only follow up question would be what should we expect to spend on internet gear (for full timing) and how much a month should we expect to pay for "reliable" internet?
The latency is not too good with a mobile hotspot, but you can play online with out issue. You might run into Nat Type issues I haven't found a fix for my Inseego M3100.
I used to use a Ubiquiti Nanostation Loco M2, coupled with a Ubiquiti airgateway. Worked well as far as the capability of the given RV park we were in at the time but now, we are just using my Verizon hotspot on my phone. Not the best route but, my wife, can still stream The Walking Dead. Happy wife, happy life! :)
Again incredible video/detail. You have hours into this with editing. Would it make sense to do a follow up video. Breakdown of costs? Hardware. Then monthly for your setup. Att Verizon T-Mobile starlink. Also cost for the speed fusion. Total costs for everything for this setup? Thanks again from bills cool projects on youtube.
Another great tech video, love it! Yeah, another video with more Starlink info would be great. Especially with having it paired with your cell data plans and the failover feature of the pepwave. Also, I've seen people mount the Starlink on top of poles like you do for parsec antenna... Again, great stuff!
For future reference it would be nice to know the download/upload numbers. I'm having a horrible time finding a service that would give me 25/10. The satellite companies offer 3mbps upload. 😢😢
There's no point as those vary from carrier to carrier by location. Even in one place, speeds can vary from one minute to the next. Starlink Upload speed isn't great and can vary a lot. The only way we've found to get good upload speeds is by using speedfusion over all of our connections. Right now, our dropbox is uploading at around 50Mbps, but that's using starlink, T-Mobile, AT&T, and campground wifi all bound together. Also see this (newer) internet video: ua-cam.com/video/Fg8GRRUfUVw/v-deo.html
Dang! Great job breaking this all down in lamens terms and with the smooth edits. I learned more in an hour than my motormouth IT guy gave me in 13 years! I will definitely watch this video again and again! Thanks Chad and Tara!! xoxo
I appreciate all your tech programs on internet access, but I'm curious how you deal with an important computer issue, and that is backups. I use code42's Crash Plan for Small Business and love its secure and automatic cloud backups @ $10 per computer per month. Is that type of backup work for traveling, or do you use something else.
I love the deep dive / in-depth knowledge. In reading the comments I see some people using Starlink and some say how good it is. I am not a full timer. I would rather make an initial investment in equipment, like a rooftop antenna and a good router and get a cheap reliable service, than pay $135 monthly for internet. That's why I like your videos on this topic. you discus the 5g / LTE connections which tend to be a than Starlink.
1K for that pepwave is a little hard to swallow. Also, that "Wifi Ranger", is a rebadged Mikrotik, probably an RB model. The Spruce, is a Mikrotik hAP ac2, $80..............
Like the content. Just some help with the technical radio stuff.. mimo is not about different frequency, its about reducing the impact of multipath. That is the effect of high frequency radio that bounces off buildings etc, and essentially causes fading of signal and messes it all up. Using mimo allows you to benefit if one path is poor the slightly different path from other antenna can help out. Mimo is primary for urban suburban areas, as these environments cause it, so helps benefit the signal. Rural it won't benefit as much, simply as there are less of these multiple paths. In addition rural multiple tends to be more slower fading than fast fading and so less impact. As for 4x4 mimo (4 antennas) again that goes that one step further, and is best for LTE-A but obviously 5G in the main. You are right boosters are pointless, but that's because of the way 3G+ technologies work. It is not about signal strength, but about how much better the signal is to the local noise. SNR. A booster amplifying the frequency increases the signal and noises,the snr stays same, hence no point. In,addition cable types are always ignored. Having long cheap flexible poor cable reduces signal and speed massively. In many cases, a basic external antenna with poor cable will actually reduce your performance not improve it.
Does it matter if we get a Pepwave MAX Transit Pro Dual Modem CAT-7/CAT-12 LTE-A Router, PrimeCare Edition $1199.00 or a Peplink UBR (4G) LTE Dual-Cellular Router for 499, especially if we are not to concerned about 5G vs 4G and concerned more about price??
It's not an iPad plan. You can't move SIMS from an iPad. Our plan is a hotspot plan on our Unlimited Plus account which, unfortunately, went away in 2017.
Sorry, I’m frustrated as I’m trying to get ready to go solo rving since my husband, who did all this stuff passed away. I have AT&T hotspot but need something as I live in Alaska and will be going back and forth thru Canada.
We have worked remote for last 2.5 years. I’m starting a new job that will enable us to travel / work remote using our 5th wheel. We have the typical hotspots (T-mobile & Verizon); Verizon cell phones (need to upgrade to 5G phones); and the external WiFi antenna. Reviewing the modems & routers and external antennas. Scary part for us is drilling into the roof and connecting the right antenna to the right modem & router. We have a 2019 Momentum 399TH with the loft (perfect area I guess to house all this “stuff”. Just trying to do it right first time so we don’t loose connectivity as we travel west from Tennessee. IOW’s, we’re just scared of messing the camper up and buying the wrong stuff. Looking forward to your “live” show tonight!!!!
Solved my mobile internet connectivity - In a park with a cell tower across the street. Used the two major carriers. Throttling was an issue for quite a while. When the carriers migrated to FTTC (C=Cabinet / Curb), data became more dependable. Have not heard of Multiple-In and Out radio connections, for use outside of Wireless-LAN’s. Have not heard of MIMO connections to / from cell tower connections. Interesting. Thanks for showing how you have / or still connect. Best wishes in your future endeavors.
Dude! So awesome! Very informative 👏 👌 👍 😀 🙌 You literally answered every question that has been running through my brain. I need a superlative solution because my wife works remote 100% (has been for 15 years), but we are now into our 4th month of being full-time RVERS. We have not traveled just yet. But in the spring we hit the road hard and heavy. She needs consistent uptime. Occasionally, I do software development, mostly retired now. In any case, super awesome video. Thank you so much!!!
Another great video. I just upgraded to the BR1. I had the same Max Duo you hand and figured I could still get value from it by connecting the two. Your video confirmed that. But instead of buying the new version, I will just use my old one. My new main service is t-mobile after their blue plan disabled. So I needed channel 71. So with your video, I’ll reconnect my old Max Dual and get some different plans so I can have failover when t-mobile is weak. Thanks!!!
Thank you for this video great information! Do you have a recommendation where I can learn more about the Wi-Fi Ranger? It came with our new RV last year and I’m trying to connect it into both my AT&T and T-Mobile routers. From what I understand it’s connected to an antenna on top of the RV which would give me better signal? Haven’t found any good instructions on how to get that set up. Anyone’s suggestions would be appreciated :-)
With the modem/peplink (I think it was) does it just utilize a keep alive to keep secondary cell line active while utilizing prime cell line? Also deep dive on Starlink and pep link bonding. Would you please consider doing a quick diagram of your current default set up please. Just post a pic of diagram, I think I'm following you exactly but want to ensure I've got it correct. Thanks so much. Also would love to geek out on a coms/tech call some time.
Min 13:00 "Integrated Cellular Router" ^^ Have to get that one under my belt and invest some homework time. This looks like 'the center of activity' going forward.
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I'm 11 mins into this video and I'm saying to myself "who needs another full time RVing channel. Chad knows his stuff and can break it down logically and explain in plain terms. Truly excellent prep on this video!!!
Fantastic video guys.. and thank you so much for the humbling shoutouts! You did a great job breaking down the options and your setup. We're looking forward to going live with you in a couple weeks and helping your community even more on this confusing topic.
Thanks! We look forward to it also! 😀
You have been a great resource for us as well. Thanks to your channel and Changing Lanes I found an inexpensive solution for this part time. And now getting ready to expand it this winter to a dual sim more robust setup. As a network engineer I love this stuff and look forward to leveraging it more as we camp.
Awesome! Looking forward to seeing your live, hope I didnt miss it!
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ALSO! Let us know if you'd like a more detailed video on Starlink and/or SpeedFusion
Sounds like $400+ a month for internet... great insight, thanks for sharing!
I use T-Mobile home internet at my house. When I travel I take it with me and it has worked everywhere I have camped. Even places I used to not get T-Mobile.
We are using the T-Mobile 5g home internet as well. It's worked well so far.
T-mobile told me if I moved the home internet tower it would violate terms of service and they would disconnect it.
@@chrismccarty3738 they recently updated their terms, as long as they have 5g coverage where you go it will not be a problem. And yes, there is always the possiblity of them cancelling if they feel your abusing their terms but as long as you're not full time rver i don't think it'll be a problem.
@@chrismccarty3738 I was told specifically the opposite when I got it, but the updated terms came out just a few weeks later. I actually bought it in Milwaukee Wisconsin and used my Texas address. No one cared.
I do same.
I was on Sprint, but now using Tmobile. The home gateway is great @ 200Mbs, but the mobile hotspot@10Mbs is more convenient.
Good video. We use insty connect. It's a cellular solution including modem with dual sim slots, router and antenna. I have a T mobile business plan that cost $140 a month for 4 lines, one of which is installed in the modem. Unlimited premium data. Never throttled and has yet to leave us without internet.
Very nice job Chad. Hope you 3 are doing well. Be safe.
One thing about Starlink is that they are launching more and more satellites every month. As the sky fills up with the satellites the need to have perfectly clear view will diminish! To give an idea of how fast this is happening, they have launched just shy of 3000 satellites as of Jul 22...on 1 Jan 22, 6 months ago, there was just over 2000!
thank God alonger video is uploaded. longer fun video, longer times of fun. let mi gear up 4it
Yeah do a video on starlink 👍
We use T-mobile at Home. Works great if you have signal. $50 a month. Sometimes the home router gets better signal than out samsung S22.
I always give you thumbs up before I even start the video. Your content is always informative, interesting, funny and easy to understand and follow. Keep up the good work.
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@@ChangingLanes Never brother...
Greetings! I am wondering how you are integrating your OneControl system in your new Pepwave router? Thanks
We’re not full-time RVers, but we do try to take longer trips throughout the season. We also want to boondock more often. My husband is an attorney and we would like to be able to tell courts that, while we may be out of the state for a particular hearing, he could still appear via Zoom. Do you have a suggestion of a setup that we could do to facilitate such a plan? We have T-Mobile and have the home internet, however, we aren’t actually using it for our home internet (though we’re still paying for it) because T-Mobile would not allow us to use HULU Live TV.
Excellent, in-depth education in wireless rural/RV internet. Thank you very much for the information and resources. 😁👍
Thank You Chad on your great working internet explanation. The cost of 4 internet providers is crazy costly .
No doubt!
Nice job keeping it understandable and at a level that most people can understand.
I hope you make a video on the speed fusion bonding. I have some peplink equipment now and could really make some use of this. Thanks for the great video. Very informative!! I also have a Airgain ATT modem and Sierra wireless MG90. Love playing with it all but I’ve felt alone in how to best set it up and manage it. Nice to see I’m not alone
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Want the latest in managed wifi. I have it.
like you to review.
Sounds like bonding and speed fusion like concepts is good for live streaming like you said. Pretty cool technology.
Very nice explanation. Thank you.
All I'm thinking is how much money do you pay a .month for internet? Good info but the cost each plan ? Grandfather p!and use current rates.
The TMO Magenta Max plan does have truly unlimited plans for their phones. That plan has 40 GB hotspot included.
That is a phone plan and will not work in a router or dedicated hot spot. The "unlimited" is on the phone only. As a hotspot, it's only 40B then "max 3G speeds after 40GB"
@@ChangingLanes yes I did mention it was a phone plan. I did see from other videos that in some modems you can trick it to think a mobile sim is a hotspot sim. It was using a Mofi router.
Hi
Has starlink improved since this video at all?
We’re thinking of getting it for our RV and remote working.
Holy moly four providers service, no way! Wow! I can't afford high gasoline for my truck at the same time within it. Try to cut your cost down and go out on an adventure more than billing! Smile
What a fabulous video and very informative. Thanks so much for making this one!
For snowbirds like us, we want 1. uncomplicated, in ONE BOX, not a mix/match setup from multiple vendors and 2. ONE cellular solution. No way am I going to pay for T-Mobile and ATT and Verizon, just so I can watch UA-cam at a campground. There is a HUGE opportunity for a one-stop-shop solution. Gah.
Thank you for the explanations.
Fantastic video just wondering did you watch the Maverick Top Gun movie how did you like it
Yes! Loved it!
Please deeper dive on Starlink.
I am a faithful subscriber. My wife and I have just about set our business up to run remotely, but must have RELIABLE internet. Plus, it’ll be a write off!!😂 I watched this when it came out, but went back to watch again. THANK YOU for what you do for this community. It is truly priceless, keep up the good work!
Great video, awesome job breaking it down for less technical folks. One point of clarification, though, the Starlink map is _not_ a coverage map…it’s an availability map for new subscribers. Service is available across the country however those areas in the east are saturated for new subscribers (rv service excluded). You will still get service but the key thing to note is that in those areas you’re more likely to be deprioritized when using RV or Residential with Portability. Even deprioritized we’ve found that we typically are >50Mbps which has proven to be more than adequate for our needs. Definitely not a 100% solution but quickly taking the #1 spot for us.
We are not full time and are based in the Kentucky area. We do a lot of camping in the Red River Gorge, the Daniel Boone National Forest and The Great Smoky Mountains and Mammoth Cave National Parks. Our issue here is we find Cell Service is not existent in these areas. Would using an external antenna like you are using help in these areas? We love you videos.
You can do a test.. Get on your roof and hold your phone in the air. If it gets a signal, then an outside antenna on a pole will help.. If no signal still, there's not much you can do besides starlink.
@@ChangingLanes Thanks.
hope to meet In quartzite az if you are out there.
Love love love this video!!!!
We use Starlink and two cellular connections through our max Transit Duo as you described in this video. So far our Starlink has been fabulous! We have been in the upper Midwest this summer (OH, IN, MI, WI, MN so far). We did have to change two of our reservations due to lack of sky visibility (i.e. too many trees). We don't use the SpeedFusion cloud normally as we typically run the Starlink by itself with the cellular connections on standby. That said we both work full time during the week and our Starlink has worked pretty flawlessly! We just get reservations at parks that are not completely tree covered. We also haven't been in the southeast at least not until this coming winter and next spring. Hopefully by then Starlink coverage will be better there.
Chad, does MIREC do system installs? The big boss has put a working restriction on me. I'm not allowed to climb ladders.
Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"
Not that I'm aware of... But I will put this into our ?? for the livestream in 2 weeks.
Great video as always!! As a IT Pro who used your videos as a guide as a setup to go full time July 2021, I really appreciate the deep dives!! I have had Starlink since May 2021 and until March of 2022 I was unable to use it most places - actually only 3 times in that time period. Since March of 2022 I have been able to use Starlink almost exclusively while in AZ, , CO, UT & MT with the exception of Monument Valley due to tree cover. I have the Max Duo as well and like you have multiple plans, AT&T, T-Mobile, Visble & Verizon. Thanks again for your deep dives and other video's - you & Tara gave my wife & I the information to start this fantastic journey that has seen us sleep in 30 states so far!! BTW, we have a Toy hauler and I built my office based on your video!!
My wife is not a fan of these videos as I inevitably end up spending ALOT of money shortly after. LOL. I know you have a partnership with the Mobile must have, but TechnoRV deserves a shout out too. The sell and support alot of the same gear and have videos on how to use it all, etc. Just wanted to put that out there. :)
They do have a lot of the same hardware, and we love to support them! But, TechnoRV doesn't have data plans to sell with theirs, leaving you on your own to find plans. If you have a plan or access to an unlimited plan that can go in a router, TechnoRV is a great option. 👍🏼 MMH only sells their plans with their hardware.
Thanks man that helps a lot
How do you stream HULU live on your RV television? We subscribe to “live” but can only watch live on my IPad.
We use AppleTV which has a HULU App.. 👍🏼
Thank you guys. I will try Apply TV and best wishes with your new cabin!
Does anyone just straight up RV anymore?
I've had starlink for about 6 months and like you said, the key to getting the best internet is to get the dish totally away from trees and anything else that blocks the signal. I can say it's been pretty dependable lately as I use it exclusively now for remote work. With that said, I'm also working from my home and not an rv, so my dish location is fixed.
Interested in more info on Starlink
I am anxious to see how your starlink will connect to your next router. Currently I can't get my ethernet starlink to talk to my high end netgear router. I have that ethernet direct to my desktop computer and the rest over wifi ATM. Retirement is coming, looking forward with what is to come!
Make sure you're connecting to a WAN port and not a LAN port...
What antenna pole and suction cup do you use? And are you happy with them?
Thanks. keep up the good work😉😉
We use the weBoost pole now which slides into mounts I have screwed to the side of the RV. That suction cup is from TechnoRV and it would come loose every week or so. Would work great on glass though.
Wow! Truly impressive!
Thanks for posting this. I'm a professional IT engineer, and I understand the inner details of networking etc.
However, when in comes to internet for the RV Life, I'm just a noob.
We're just in the information gathering/planning stages and this video, actually all of them, has really given me something to think about.
I can figure out RV internet on my own, but now I don't have to!
I've checked out the other resources you've mentioned and they are helpful as well.
Keep up the great content!
Thank you! As always, great content, presented well.
I know you’re posting a new internet connectivity video soon. I’m looking forward to it.
Go Navy!
Good job Chad! We are using Starlink and a MoFI 5500 with a 100 gig AT&T plan. We use Starlink when possible and the MoFI as needed. The cool thing about the MoFI is it has carrier aggregation and locks the top 3 bands from the cell tower for better speeds. We typically get 50 to 100 Mbps.
I would love to have the latest & greatest internet connection possible, but in reality, I only need to eliminate the nasty "NO INTERNET or CHECK CONNECTION" messages. I only use the web for four things. They're Email, Banking, Surfing & Streaming!!! Would it be beneficial to download content vs. streaming?
Your video is hugely helpful! I do have a question, not sure if you'll get it given this video is about a month old, but what carrier do you use for your mobile phone? And is that plan tied into what you are using for the RV or is it separate? Thanks so much!
Hi Joanie, we answered those questions and more in our last live event. ua-cam.com/video/ePQfruiuf5s/v-deo.html
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@@ChangingLanes Thanks so much for your reply! And I will def check out your other video. Thanks for bringing us this content, it's greatly appreciated!
Have you or anyone you know tried the Winegard CONNECT 2.0 4G2+ out? I have seen that some newer campers are coming standard with this or a version of this. I'm considering getting one since I just burned up a battery in my Verizon MiFI 8800 because I left it plugged in too long. I am currently using it along with a King WifiMax in my 5th wheel. We are not full-timers but darn close as I work at Nuclear Power Plants all over the country. Currently working about 8 hrs away from our home in Texas. I have a Blink camera system in the RV so we can keep tabs on things when away. I've been very satisfied the the King WifiMax and my hotspot until now that I have a very weak signal with Verizon as the campground is in AT&T prominent area. Thanks for all the great content.
When talking Miliseconds, it's good to understand what that really means. RADM Hopper did a wonderful lecture to MIT (back when she was still a lowly CAPT) where she went over that:
ua-cam.com/video/9eyFDBPk4Yw/v-deo.html
Absolutely LOVE your videos (over 2 years now )and finally on the road myself. Quick comment. When talking about the Mobil Internet Resource Center. I know YOU didn't name them but there were literally 4 different names for these guys and got a bit confuse as to exactly w The website, the added they did. The Mobil internet resource Center; then the aficionados was added; then the MIA, then I heard Techomadia ?????
Do you have any issues with the Wi-Fi bridging crashing the Pepwave? When we got Starlink we used the Wi-Fi to bridge to our Max Transit but it would crash the DNS on the Pepwave after about 12 hours of use. Changed to wired and no issues.
Also the Pepwave has a great ability for outbound firewall rules so that you force (Apple TV) traffic over Starlink only (no Speedfusion) and your other traffic (devices) can flow over a Speedfusion connection. You know how some of the streaming services do not like the Speedfusion (VPN), this fixes that issue. It will also fail through the outbound firewall rules so if Starlink is not active it will go down to the Speedfusion connection.
We've not had any issues with wifi as wan to the starlink.. Using 5GHz... On the routing, we have individual access points tied to VLANS tied to outbound policies.. so we can pick an AP for Starlink or ATT , etc...
Hello Chad ! Thank you for this fantastic video. We are french from Vancouver and we have a goal with my wife for the next year. Sale our house and buy a fifth wheel to discover canada, us and maybe mexico. We will need a good connection for remote work and we will follow technological developments. For the choice of fifth wheel we are still hesitating between a 310 and a 390 Alliance Paradigm. We like canadian campgrounds close to nature and we are afraid that in america we will be forced with a 42 footer to campsites that are less natural and against each surrounded by concrete :) In France we said "packed like sardines". What do you think about that? We like yours videos. For us you are a reference to follow and in each video we are totally agree with you and Tara. Thanks again to help us to find a good way to realize our dream. Philippe and Cerise
You can get TMO business SIM and get unlimited data for $50 and is allowed for BYOD. BTW, you can stick Starlink up on a pole.
Hi Chad, thanks for always keeping us in the loop and sharing such detailed info on your setup. We have the Max Transit Duo and the Pointing 7-1 antenna as well. We use an AT&T and Verizon sim (1 in each router) both unlimited. I've been suspicious ever since we bought this set-up that our antenna doesn't actually work as I have never seen much of a difference from being plugged into the roof antenna vs just using the router antenna paddles. I've also seen that our hotspots that we used prior to getting the Road Warrior package was often faster. To get to the point, what kind of speeds did you average when just running AT&T and Verizon with just your Max Transit Duo and Pointing antenna? We use Speedfusion and sometimes we do not so either configuration would be helpful to know. I know there are so many factors that go into the speeds BUT I can tell you with all the different factors, we get pretty consistent speeds in most locations so just wondering what kind of speeds you average. I'm asking because I"m just trying to figure out if my suspicion is correct as I don't think our antenna actually works. Thanks!!
Can you please, help me with one quick question. I'm going to take your recommendation at the end of this video and get the MaxTransit Pro, a couple of data plans, one of them being the TMobile 71 for rural connectivity, and SpeedFusion, so I can work from the road, I work using video conferencing providing health services to patients all day long; which antenna do you recommend for this set up? The video conferencing platforms work fine from home and I have slow speeds of 4.8 Mbps download, 0.8 Mbps upload, Ping 26ms.
RIght now I'm finishing up my campervan build and hitting the road in the next two weeks, I need to cut a hole for my antenna cable before I close up the ceiling in my van- I'm working on the ceiling right now, I need to know what kind of a hole and entry port bladder to install on my roof so it will be ready to hook up my Max Transit Pro and roof antenna. I would be so grateful if you could respond to this question with your antenna recommendation. Thank you for your excellent, informative video, you made everything so much easier to understand, I've really been struggling with this for months! Excellent teaching in this video!
Please when you have time a deeper dive on Starlink.
I seem to remember that you mounted an access point in your bedroom to ensure you had a strong wifi signal there. If I am remembering correctly, how did you get the cat6 cable from the pepwave to the ap? I am thinking of doing the same and am wondering if I can run the cable above the ceiling and thru the roof structural members below the insulation. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. I have a GD 310GK
Our RV came with a Winegard Connect 2.0 and I see it didn't even make your list. Any experience with this system? Is it worth trying?
So, if I understand you correctly, it will cost me $5000 and $500 a month to watch Wheel of Fortune every day...
Do you have any updated information on Starlink for RV, especially located on a property in the Tennessee Mountains?
Chad, i have watched all of your videos and i think you are a very knowledgeable guy. I love the fact that you have basically gone off the grid with your lifestyle, i have a cabin in a very remote location and i need wifi service to monitor things like thermostats and temperatures inside my cabin so that i dont have frozen water pipes etc. How do i do this.
Chad I'd love to hear your opinion of Starlink! We won't need to have robust internet as you have. We will only be streaming tv while on the road most of the time. Thanks for the info!
I use metro by T-Mobile home internet arcadyn modem here in my camper van works great
I use Tmobile Home internet and never once have I had issues. I Game, stream and stream TV as I game.. My speeds are steady at 150mb I will never go back to a cable company. And Yes 150mb is more then enough to game, stream and watch TV all at the same time. NEVER any lag.
Thats awesome.. You must be close enough to a tower for low latency.
Chad, great video. Have you or do you have a schematic of all your connections that you could share? Thanks in advance.
I don't but might make one if I do a follow-up video and get into the details...
Hi. Would you be willing to talk on the phone? I have Pepwave now but I need more and not sure what I need.
Great Review, very helpful and informative....
As always Chad you do such a great job of walking us through all the technical pieces in easy to understand terms. My only follow up question would be what should we expect to spend on internet gear (for full timing) and how much a month should we expect to pay for "reliable" internet?
Great question! I''ll have those details ready for the livestream in 2 weeks.. 👍🏼
@@ChangingLanes perfect! Thanks for that.
Very well done. There was a lot of info to digest but I think I get it. 👍
So whats your opinion on people that like to do online gaming?
Gaming can be done over cellular and starlink... but latency is the big issue. for that, starlink has an edge if it has a good clear sky.
The latency is not too good with a mobile hotspot, but you can play online with out issue. You might run into Nat Type issues I haven't found a fix for my Inseego M3100.
Do you not like the Grand Design Winegard Air 360
What is starlight internet? Is it a cell company like atnt? Or like charter?
I used to use a Ubiquiti Nanostation Loco M2, coupled with a Ubiquiti airgateway. Worked well as far as the capability of the given RV park we were in at the time but now, we are just using my Verizon hotspot on my phone. Not the best route but, my wife, can still stream The Walking Dead. Happy wife, happy life! :)
Wow. Great video. Thanks for all the detail! From bills cool projects on youtube. Click smiley face for link. Rv camping playlist.
Again incredible video/detail. You have hours into this with editing. Would it make sense to do a follow up video. Breakdown of costs? Hardware. Then monthly for your setup. Att Verizon T-Mobile starlink. Also cost for the speed fusion. Total costs for everything for this setup? Thanks again from bills cool projects on youtube.
Another great tech video, love it! Yeah, another video with more Starlink info would be great. Especially with having it paired with your cell data plans and the failover feature of the pepwave. Also, I've seen people mount the Starlink on top of poles like you do for parsec antenna... Again, great stuff!
For future reference it would be nice to know the download/upload numbers. I'm having a horrible time finding a service that would give me 25/10. The satellite companies offer 3mbps upload. 😢😢
There's no point as those vary from carrier to carrier by location. Even in one place, speeds can vary from one minute to the next. Starlink Upload speed isn't great and can vary a lot. The only way we've found to get good upload speeds is by using speedfusion over all of our connections. Right now, our dropbox is uploading at around 50Mbps, but that's using starlink, T-Mobile, AT&T, and campground wifi all bound together. Also see this (newer) internet video: ua-cam.com/video/Fg8GRRUfUVw/v-deo.html
Dang! Great job breaking this all down in lamens terms and with the smooth edits. I learned more in an hour than my motormouth IT guy gave me in 13 years! I will definitely watch this video again and again! Thanks Chad and Tara!! xoxo
😂 exactly!
I appreciate all your tech programs on internet access, but I'm curious how you deal with an important computer issue, and that is backups. I use code42's Crash Plan for Small Business and love its secure and automatic cloud backups @ $10 per computer per month. Is that type of backup work for traveling, or do you use something else.
All of our macs use time machine for a local backup and iCloud for all documents and such. 👍🏼
I've been waiting for you to go to StarLink.... Pepwave.... (for me) was a disaster.
Sorry to hear that... Bad hardware?
What is the latest and most reliable one to get for a full time RVing?
I love the deep dive / in-depth knowledge. In reading the comments I see some people using Starlink and some say how good it is. I am not a full timer. I would rather make an initial investment in equipment, like a rooftop antenna and a good router and get a cheap reliable service, than pay $135 monthly for internet. That's why I like your videos on this topic. you discus the 5g / LTE connections which tend to be a than Starlink.
1K for that pepwave is a little hard to swallow. Also, that "Wifi Ranger", is a rebadged Mikrotik, probably an RB model. The Spruce, is a Mikrotik hAP ac2, $80..............
Like the content. Just some help with the technical radio stuff.. mimo is not about different frequency, its about reducing the impact of multipath. That is the effect of high frequency radio that bounces off buildings etc, and essentially causes fading of signal and messes it all up. Using mimo allows you to benefit if one path is poor the slightly different path from other antenna can help out. Mimo is primary for urban suburban areas, as these environments cause it, so helps benefit the signal. Rural it won't benefit as much, simply as there are less of these multiple paths. In addition rural multiple tends to be more slower fading than fast fading and so less impact. As for 4x4 mimo (4 antennas) again that goes that one step further, and is best for LTE-A but obviously 5G in the main. You are right boosters are pointless, but that's because of the way 3G+ technologies work. It is not about signal strength, but about how much better the signal is to the local noise. SNR. A booster amplifying the frequency increases the signal and noises,the snr stays same, hence no point. In,addition cable types are always ignored. Having long cheap flexible poor cable reduces signal and speed massively. In many cases, a basic external antenna with poor cable will actually reduce your performance not improve it.
Does it matter if we get a Pepwave MAX Transit Pro Dual Modem CAT-7/CAT-12 LTE-A Router, PrimeCare Edition $1199.00 or a Peplink UBR (4G) LTE Dual-Cellular Router for 499, especially if we are not to concerned about 5G vs 4G and concerned more about price??
How are you still using the ipad landing plan on a router they completely fucked me and made me switch to an iPad back in 2020
It's not an iPad plan. You can't move SIMS from an iPad. Our plan is a hotspot plan on our Unlimited Plus account which, unfortunately, went away in 2017.
I lost you - need a non tech person to explain this because you keep saying it’s easy but s!!!???t what language are you speaking?
Sorry, I’m frustrated as I’m trying to get ready to go solo rving since my husband, who did all this stuff passed away. I have AT&T hotspot but need something as I live in Alaska and will be going back and forth thru Canada.
We have worked remote for last 2.5 years. I’m starting a new job that will enable us to travel / work remote using our 5th wheel. We have the typical hotspots (T-mobile & Verizon); Verizon cell phones (need to upgrade to 5G phones); and the external WiFi antenna. Reviewing the modems & routers and external antennas. Scary part for us is drilling into the roof and connecting the right antenna to the right modem & router. We have a 2019 Momentum 399TH with the loft (perfect area I guess to house all this “stuff”. Just trying to do it right first time so we don’t loose connectivity as we travel west from Tennessee. IOW’s, we’re just scared of messing the camper up and buying the wrong stuff. Looking forward to your “live” show tonight!!!!
Total internet bill: $1000/mo.
Solved my mobile internet connectivity - In a park with a cell tower across the street. Used the two major carriers. Throttling was an issue for quite a while. When the carriers migrated to FTTC (C=Cabinet / Curb), data became more dependable. Have not heard of Multiple-In and Out radio connections, for use outside of Wireless-LAN’s. Have not heard of MIMO connections to / from cell tower connections. Interesting. Thanks for showing how you have / or still connect. Best wishes in your future endeavors.
Dude! So awesome! Very informative 👏 👌 👍 😀 🙌
You literally answered every question that has been running through my brain. I need a superlative solution because my wife works remote 100% (has been for 15 years), but we are now into our 4th month of being full-time RVERS. We have not traveled just yet. But in the spring we hit the road hard and heavy. She needs consistent uptime. Occasionally, I do software development, mostly retired now. In any case, super awesome video. Thank you so much!!!
Another great video. I just upgraded to the BR1. I had the same Max Duo you hand and figured I could still get value from it by connecting the two. Your video confirmed that. But instead of buying the new version, I will just use my old one. My new main service is t-mobile after their blue plan disabled. So I needed channel 71. So with your video, I’ll reconnect my old Max Dual and get some different plans so I can have failover when t-mobile is weak. Thanks!!!
Thank you for this video great information! Do you have a recommendation where I can learn more about the Wi-Fi Ranger? It came with our new RV last year and I’m trying to connect it into both my AT&T and T-Mobile routers. From what I understand it’s connected to an antenna on top of the RV which would give me better signal? Haven’t found any good instructions on how to get that set up. Anyone’s suggestions would be appreciated :-)
With the modem/peplink (I think it was) does it just utilize a keep alive to keep secondary cell line active while utilizing prime cell line? Also deep dive on Starlink and pep link bonding. Would you please consider doing a quick diagram of your current default set up please. Just post a pic of diagram, I think I'm following you exactly but want to ensure I've got it correct. Thanks so much. Also would love to geek out on a coms/tech call some time.
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"Integrated Cellular Router"
^^ Have to get that one under my belt and invest some homework time. This looks like 'the center of activity' going forward.