This episode is PACKED with valuable content about RV internet. Everything you should know is going to be talked about in the next 20 minutes. This is a lot of information, so please use the timestamps below for your convenience to reference back to anytime! If you found this content to bring you value, please leave us a like on the video 👍🏼 Leave us a comment below and let us know if you agree or disagree with any of these points! 🛑 CHECK COMPATIBILITY BEFORE PURCHASING ---HDMI Device - iPhone urlgeni.us/amzn/HDMIAPPLE ---HDMI Device - Android urlgeni.us/amzn/HDMI HappilyEverHanks Amazon Page 📦 urlgeni.us/amazon/HanksStorefront Follow Us For More Valuable Content Related To RV Living: urlgeni.us/youtube/channel/KVJA ⏱Timestamps: 00:00 - Video Start 00:18 - Introduction 01:43 - RV Internet Options 02:10 - RV Internet - RV Park WIFI 02:57 - How Reliable is RV Park WIFI? 04:11 - Streaming Services at an RV Park (Netflix, Hulu) 04:46 - Additional Options and THANK YOU! 05:26 - RV Internet - Cellular Options 05:40 - Cellular Plans (Data Allowance vs. Unlimited) 06:43 - RV Internet - "Hotspots" 07:43 - RV Internet - "Jetpacks" 08:48 - "Unlimited Data" - Be Careful! 09:37 - Free and Reliable App for RV Internet 10:52 - Satellite RV Internet - Not Always the Best Option! 11:35 - Satellite RV Internet - Cons and Considerations 13:30 - Starlink - Space X (Consider Before Buying) 15:47 - RV Internet -What is HappilyEverHanks Using? 16:54 - Stop Maxing out your Hotspot! (Best Device) 17:07 - How to Mirror from your Phone to your TV! 19:24 - An Unlimited Hotspot Option that we use 20:07 - AT&T (RV Internet Option)
We just sold most of everything we own and sold our home and just bought a new fith wheel and are doing full time. We are Amazon merchants. Hope to see you all on the road one day! The Rosson's
Thank you so much William! This is fantastic, we are really happy for you guys and your upcoming adventures in the full time RV life 🤗 Keep these great comments coming, we enjoy hearing from you! Talk again soon friend
Wife and I are transitioning into RV life full time within the next couple months from Apartment living and we love your videos. We are huge fans. You two have definitely helped with the final decisions and helping us feel prepared. Thank you. Hope we get a chance to meet along our journey
Hey Gentry! Thank you so much for your wonderful support 😃 We are so happy for you both! Tell us all the details! What kind of RV are you going to be full timing in?
@@HappilyEverHanks we’re still looking around currently on market place, I’m a contractor by trade, so looking for something to remodel. We would like a 5th wheel with bump outs though. 🤞🏾 2 dogs and a cat as well 🤦🏾♂️ We’re kinda terrified honestly lol
You can get cellular modems that allow you to override the TTL on the data packets. The TTL is how the carrier knows if you are hotspotting or not. That means that you can hotspot, but make the carrier think you are using the data on your device instead of hotspotting.
Oh very interesting!! We had no idea about this! Thank you so much for letting us know these great inside tips! YOU ROCK Brian 😃🙌🏼Talk to you again soon friend, be safe!
@@HappilyEverHanks TTL is "Time to Live." Every data packet sent over the internet has that setting as part of the packet. Every time that packet goes through a server or router in the network the value is decremented until it reaches zero then the packet stops being routed. Your phone and computers typically uses a TTL of 64. If I'm using my phone the phone company can tell because TTL has decremented only to a certain point when my packet reaches the phone company servers. If I was tethering my computer to my phone the TTL would have decremented one more value when the packet went through the phone so they know I'm tethering. If I go to my computer and set it to have the TTL value be 65 instead of 64, suddenly the phone company thinks the packet originated from my phone. So, when the data came from your phone the phone company sees the TTL as 63 (the TTL decremented by a value of one from 64). If you are tethered the TTL packet is 62 because it was decremented by your phone to 63 then again when it hit the phone company router. They see the value is not 63 so they consider it a tethering packet. However it your computer started with a TTL of 65, the packet would decrement to 63 when it hit the phone company and they would think it must have come from your phone. There are cellular modem/routers out there that have a setting that allow it to overwrite the TTL setting in packets passing through it so you can have an entire network behind that router that the phone company can't tell is from a tethered device.
Holy WOW!!!! This is a lot of great information Brian 😲 We can’t thank you enough for taking the time to write all of this out, we really appreciate your time 😀 Definitely sounds like you were able to figure this out and make it work to the best of your advantage! Truly, Brian we thank you so much for your support And sharing this with us!!
@@brianvandy4002 ok. So..... There are cellular modems and routers ..that are out there ...that allow you to change the ttl setting. Cool! Question, care to share links or tell us which ones they are? Thank you!
@@surfbug1 Well, I did a google search for "cellular router that allows custom ttl" and the first video came up talking about how to do this on a router. Also a lot of web pages that talk about it. ua-cam.com/video/ojpfN6rsTW4/v-deo.html
My husband and I are getting ready to start travel nursing this spring and go to full time RV living! We always get so excited when you guys post another helpful video! Thanks!
Hey Sarah! We are so excited for you both! It's great to hear that others are taking full advantage of this lifestyle. We are really grateful to have your support! Best to you both ❤️- Kyle and Renee
Hey Sarah, my Sara and I will be doing the same thing down the road. She is an RN, I will be retiring here soon @ 55! Yup she is gonna have a “trailer boy.” We can’t wait to get out on the road and make some great new friends and memories on our journeys. Good luck to you.
My husband and I are both ER travel nurses and just upgraded our RV to officially RV travel nurse. We cannot wait…your channel has so much great information!
I just switched to First Net and I was considering getting the Nighthawk and using that as our main hotspot. We also want an external battery pack to have the hotspot plugged into so we can keep the temperature monitor working for when we are at the hospital. Keeping our dog safe is #1 priority! Thanks for all the good info!
Hey Sarah! We have never heard of Nighthawk before, let us know if you end up going with that! Would love to hear your thoughts on it 😃Definitely a #1 priority...Our fur babies are the most important 😊Cheers Sarah! - Kyle and Renee
You are so right about campground WIFI being awful. We chose a campground in Alaska because they advertised free WIFI. When I checked in and asked about WIFI, they said "come to the office and you can use our phone as a hotspot".
Oh yeah that sounds about right! We've been to some where they say the same... 'Super fast Wifi'. Nothing at campsite. Figures, there's a lot of people in the park. We take the laptop to the office since they say 'it's always really fast right in the office no matter what'. Slower speeds than our phone hotspot. Never trust what they describe their wifi 😆- Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
I'm a HomeFi user and I swear by it! I looked into other options but they seemed too expensive and inconvenient. I've never had any issues working from home or using my streaming services while RVing with my HomeFi device. Loved the video, it was super informative!
Getting ready to be "on the road again" and my "day job" is day trading but only for a couple of hours each morning (8:30 - 19:00) so this is critical for me. Learning a lot from all your suggested options.
Just bought our Grand Design Reflection 312BHTS. Selling the house and hitting the road. We are parked at a camp site and trying to learn BEFORE taking off. It's a lot to get use to. But excited to make our first trip.
This is so wonderful! Congratulations to you guys 😊 It definitely is a transition, but ya'll sound like you are already rocking it!! Keep it up, we hope to hear from you again soon!
Hey Hanks family. Thank you not only for the content you provide, but the brightness you add to people’s lives. We have a T@b 320 boondock camper and hope to travel to soon. In the meantime, we have had to be creative with lack of cell coverage in Vermont and in the Adirondacks. If you’re ever in this neck of the woods- I hope we cross paths! Happy and safe travels! The Achilles family. ❤
Hey Hanks, just wanted to introduce ourselves. Don and Lee Turner. We in our mid-60s and I’m still working but we watch your videos and many others with a dream of eventually full-time RV’ing. Keep up the great work.
So nice to meet you Don and Lee 😊 How wonderful that you are both considering full timing! We hope to continue to hear from you both!! Stay safe, we will see you on the next one
My wife and I recently subscribed to your channel and we absolutely love you guys. We are buying our first RV in about 3 months, a 33 foot Kodiak Ultra Lite series. I am doing as much homework as possible since we will be hitting the road shortly after we buy our trailer. For 30 years so coins of the trailer like that it's really no big deal. But it's all the other stuff that we need to learn communication on escapes for mail and sharing info on how to get prescriptions and doctor visits schedules while on the road was invaluable and it was things we had never even considered. Would you put the good work guys love your channel and hopefully we'll see you up there on the road someday
I love you all! Thank you for all your energy and great information! My hubby and I are going to be starting a stationary full time RV life to start before we hit the road! Can’t wait!
Holy cow! I’ve got that apple adapter! I used it before we sold our farm for our outdoor movie theater. I’m going to get it out of storage! We have two smart TVs in our camper but the Internet is always sketchy and we get tired of hooking up our hotspots on our phones every time. After we use up our hotspots up it always starts buffering. Great information!
Verizon hotspot is amazing! We have unlimited and have never had any issues, even when we had a death in the family and had to travel quickly and the hubs works remote, he was able to work while I drove using phone hotspot the whole way 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Another alternative to use non hotspot data, Use a regular router, set up a non internet VPN(instructions on youtube), i.e. just a local wifi network for only your devices to talk to each other. Then you can screen mirror from your phone to a smart TV, firestick etc. I use this setup for security/monitor cameras, like WYZE cams, nest etc.
Hello from The Gusumano’s New to the 5th wheel family. Loving all your videos. So informative to us newbies. We do a lot of boondocking. We camp on our property (11 acres) between Houghton and Higgins Lakes, Michigan.
Security For those that deal with private information (work, PII, PHI, credit cards, etc), please do not connect to public hotspots (even if they give you a passcode) Other people on the network can see the data (if they know how, I do not but that is what IT tells me) Use your own secure, password protected hotspot Have used the adaptor for the tv for years and it is great as long as you have a signal!
You can also use a VPN when using public hotspots, as this will make it more secure against interceptions, because all the data between your pc and the vpn provider is encrypted.
I got the StarLink RV edition and its amazing, power it on and it adjusts itself to the best satellite orientation! Hands free! There are Peak hours which lower the speed alittle, but it's still 50-70mb (down) everytime I speed test!
My husband and I have been to all 50 states in our mini van and eventually in our car. Well you know Alaska and Hawaii …. We stay in hotels and occasionally with friends which can be quite expensive. I watch all of your episodes and really love watching you live out my dream. One day we will get that rv and sell our home and head out…. Love love love Dexter😊
We are the Smith family (Samm, Quinn, Trystyn and pets). We are on our final 30 days in our “sticks and bricks”. We turn in our keys at the end of July. Then, we will be full time in our fifth wheel! Thank you so much for your candid coverage of so many rv situations and issues! We hope to see you out on the road someday.
Thank you for the information. Most of our time is spent outside, but on those occasions when forced inside, you can only watch some many DVDs. Other options would be nice. We have been trying to figure out what to do . . . and now we are armed with information, thanks to the Hanks.
Just wanted to say #ThanksHanks for sharing all the helpful and fun videos. My family and I recently took the leap into full time RV living and you two have given us so much useful information 👍
This is so fantastic to hear! Thank you for your support and wonderful feedback. We are so happy for you guys 😃🙌🏼 what kind of RV are y’all full timing in?
Wife and I both just retired and bought a grand design 17 MKE and a truck to pull it with. Found you on You Tube and subscribed. We think you videos are fantastic and have a lot of good sugestions. Just watched this episode and the HDMI idea was great. I think Nae Nae, lol, was holding an adapter for her iphone. The androids have a tethering function where you can connect via a USB cable to a computer. Then you can use a HDMI or just use screen mirroring from your phone or your computer to the tv if your tv is capable of doing that. I haven't tried it yet but I know it will work also. Keep up the good work and maybe we will see you on the road. Doran and Diana Alford. Fresno CA.
I've been looking and looking for an economical way to stream TV in my camper. We are weekend campers and I did not want to invest in Starlink or other subscription forms of internet. You solved my problem! Great video! Thanks so much!!!!
Hey Nic, couldn’t agree more! It was a long topic, but there are so many options out there. We can’t wait to hear what comes about with this starlink program
Funny, Alli and I were just talking about this subject. She will have to have reliable internet to teach remotely. Great in depth info! Nice job explaining everything! 😊
Hey Hanks, my name is Tom and my wife’s name is Cindy and we are RV newbie’s but we are not new to travel. All good information about internet I have a trick, when you have signal while driving you can download movies from your streaming services “ Netflix, Amazon Prime Videos, Disney” or which ever service you have and play on your tv or mobile devices with lightning cables. I travel by airplanes and travel with iPhone and iPad and it doesn’t affect your data. If you are in an area with no service you can still watch movie’s that you have downloaded. Check it out you will love it. Take care the Drue’s
I have followed (some states call it stalked) y'all for a few months. I do not have a RV, yet I find you two hilarious and informative, keep up the fun videos!
We are RV newbies and trying to figure it all out. I appreciate your input on many subjects. There are so many questions we have and look forward to learning through your UA-cam videos. Thanks!
Don’t know if this has already been posted, but a lot of “Smart” TVs have an app on them that will allow you to broadcast things like Netflix, Hulu and UA-cam to them without any extra wires. We have Vizio TVs and they have an app called “Smartcast” which is part of the TV so there are no extra charges. I’m pretty sure that would accomplish the same thing as your HDMI adapter. It doesn’t solve your cellular access issue, but it could mean one less set of wires in your life. ❤
I am sooo thankful for this info! Service and connectivity is one of my biggest concerns about living on the road. I am a student in a fully online program and I do some part time WFH for extra money (and let's be honest, I stream A LOT) so internet is a priority. I notice you guys say "used to be" or "were" travel nurses. Do you not nurse full time anymore? I'm a travel nurse and it's been a dream to get an RV and travel. Now that my son is grown and moved on to college I'm ready to pull the trigger! Yall's channel is a big source for my research and I think being travel nurses is what drew me to.your channel.
Hey Don! Thank you so much for this wonderful support and feedback, it truly means a lot to us 😀🙌🏼 we hope that we can talk to you again soon, best to you friend
For watching content on your TV, with a newer TV, you can "cast" wirelessly from your phone to your TV. It won't help with posting videos but is great for those video watching days...
My mind has officially exploded! I just found your Amazon site, page, whatever it’s called! So excited! It saved me from putting every item down in my phone. Did I say I was excited? I AM!
Hey Tami!! We are so happy you found it 🙂You rock!! Sorry it took us so long to get back to you, the Florida sun kicked our butts today LOL (especially carl) 🤣bahahaha
Great tips guys, I wish phones had unlimited Hotspot. We do the same thing with the hdmi to the phone to watch tv. Finally headed south, I'll bet you're excited!
Hey thanks Blues Travelers! Love the HDMI advice, it lasted through the years even with out cat thinking it's a toy an putting bite marks on it 👍🏼 Warm weather soon! ~Renee & Kyle
Hubby & I just bought a Grand Design imagine travel trailer this past weekend and can’t wait to start camping! We are enjoying your tips & tricks for a great camping experience!
That is so awesome to hear Linda!! Congratulations to you both 😊We are happy for you!! Keep us updated on how things go, we would love to continue to hear from you on other videos 😃👋🏼
Thanks so much for your channel! My husband and I just purchased a Grand Design RV Reflection 260RD Fifth Wheel...we pick it up at the end of the month. Your videos have relieved us of SO much anxiety and given us great tips to get started. So a big THANK YOU for that!! We subscribed to all your social media and are devout followers already ;) Love your energy and down to earth tips and tricks...oh and your sense of humor is a good reminder for us as well! Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Hey Kathy! Congratulations to you and your husband! Grand Design is amazing (we certainly love ours). We are extremely grateful for your kind word s as support. I wish we could express through words how much this means to us ❤️ We look forward to hearing more about your journey! Are you guys going to be full time living upon picking up your new Grand Design? I’m not sure I have seen the Reflection 260 RD in person.. so I am going to do some research. It curious to see what y’all are getting 😃🙌🏼 Our friends live in a Reflection 337 RLS and they love it. To be honest, we were initially going to go with the Reflection series before we decided on the S-Class Solitude
@@HappilyEverHanks The Reflection 260RD is great for two people...and our springer spaniel! It's a smaller camper, but still feels roomy and has all the amenities of Grand Design. As a health coach who is fussy about how I eat, the 12 cubic foot fridge and great kitchen area really suit me. We will not be living in it full time, but we plan to explore the country more. Our son, daughter in law and grandkids live in another state and the camper will be a great way to go spend time with them, but not get under their skin! Sooo- it checks a lot of boxes. Add covid in the mix and camping in an RV really helps alleviate the itch to get out to see more of our beautiful country. Can't wait to get started!! Oh, btw - your videos about winter cracked us up! We live in upstate NY and totally relate to the challenges your PA living gave you- big props for dealing with this winter in an RV!
@Catlin Wellness That’s great to hear! Having that roomy feel makes all the difference. How great to hear that you are a health coach! That must be a really fulfilling job, being able to support healthy eating and lifestyles. To be honest, Renee and I recently started counting calories and just “behaving more” with our eating habits. We are so glad that we did, we haven’t felt this great in awhile! Powerful stuff you teach! That’s a great start to RV’ing, there is so much to see out in this world. We feel like RV’s bring you to the doorsteps of it all. Plus how great is that, being able to visit the grandkids as well! LOL thank you so much, we won’t be winter RV living anytime soon again. We learned a lot, but it was challenging! Glad we were able to make some content from it that might be of value to others. We are ready for some warm sun! 😊 Thank you so much for the amazing support. We look forward to hearing from you again soon! Best to you, Cheers!! - Kyle and Renee
Yeah it is a beautiful rig for sure! The layout reminds me of our first travel trailer (Grand Design Imagine 2150 RB)... it had the same layout with the kitchen on the right as you walk in the door and the living area across from the kitchen. Awesome choice Kathy!
Great Shiitake Mushrooms Batman! Our daughter got us the HDMI doodad for us and we had no idea that we could hook a charger to it too! We were alternating phones! "CRAP! your phones about to die... hurry up and use mine! Ughhh mines almost dead too. Charge yours for a bit then we can quickly switch again!"
@@HappilyEverHanks After I left this comment we facetimed our Daughter in FL. When I told her that we didn't know that charged our phones too, the pause on the screen with her looking at us like we were morons lasted so long I thought the screen froze!
Samsung has this thing called DeX that in addition to using your cell phone for Netflix et al on your TV, provides a desktop environment. All you need is a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you've got a more traditional computer setup with your cell's unlimited plan. Between Google Docs and all the apps you can find, you can get a fully functional emergency fallback with just your phone. For the price of an HDMI adapter, it can't be beat! I have to be connected 24/7 to maintain the IT infrastructure where I work so I've got that set up before I've got the wiring finished.
Hi This is Thomas “Pokey”. Wallace. I was really impressed that you commented on my thumbs up post. Most other sites will give you a heart even if you asked a question, to actually comment I thought that was really cool, thank you! Great content!
Hey Thomas! 😃👋🏼 thank you so much, this means a lot to us that you took the time to comment. You totally just made our days making this post We hope we can hear from you again! Would be great to get to know you more, cheers 😃 - Kyle and Renee
I met a couple camping who relied on internet for their work and they had different carriers on their respective phones so if 1 didn’t have good coverage the other might. They also had a couple jet packs from different carriers as well.
Hey there, My family and I are not travel nurses but are head out on the road come September 2021!!😬. I've been binge watching you guys soaking up all the informations. You guys are super informative and fun. Maybe we can do a meet up somewhere sometime. Until they be safe.
Hey April that is so exciting for you guys!!! We are so happy for y’all and the adventures coming your way soon 😊🙌🏼 WAY TO GO!!! We would absolutely love to meet up with you on the road one day soon! Where do y’all plan on heading come September?
I like how you spelled out in simple terms your internet solutions. Easy to understand. It's fun for me to see you rocking the subs. Keep up the great work.
Hey Lucy and Brian! We always love hearing from you guys. Thank you so much for the awesome comments and great feedback. Stay safe guys! Cheers! - Kyle and Renee 😃👋🏼
Picking up a new RV tomorrow and started searching "best rv internet" and found your channel. Great stuff, just ordered an HDMI lightening adapter to start with, thank you
Thanks guys, my daughter used to be able to get First Net but she changed jobs at the VA so I don't think she qualifies any longer, but I'll check it out. Thanks Hanks!
Something new, T-Mobile has come out with unlimited wireless wifi for your home. 5G and LTE, just plug it in. Unit is about the size of oatmeal box. So I got it for the house and got rid of the cable Wifi system. Just plug it in and it does the rest. So I thought, could we take it on the road. We took it in the RV to Mississippi and now we are in Alabama at Guntersville. It works great in the RV, I found if my phone has a signal it seems to have a signal. It also has incredible range….like 75 yds from the RV. As a seasoned citizen with their senior plan two phones and the wireless wifi was around $130 all unlimited data. As 5G coverage continues to improve you’ll find more and more access to the signal. An added benefit is you also have unlimited text and wifi on you phone internationally in most major countries. For all the international travelers this is a real benefit.
Hi Alex, we can’t say enough about the comment you just left us. We appreciate your kind words and support. Feel free to reach out to us anytime, we enjoy hearing from you Alex! - Renee and Kyle
I learned about Nomad internet recently from another UA-camr but I haven't tried it yet. There is also a podcast called The Fine Print by the Ramsey Network and it's great! My husband and I are planning to hit the road in 2022 and enjoy your humor!
This is so exciting to hear Shelby! Thank you very much for sharing this awesome information with us 😃 Keep these wonderful comments coming on other videos as well, we really appreciate your feedback and support ❤️
AWESOME! was just asking about the nomad internet too! there's a discount for it under the harvest hosts page the Hanks recommended! Thanks HANKS!!! You guys rock!
@@HappilyEverHanks getting it Wed 2/2/22 also a new fridge mine has gone to working every other day. Thanks . Love you both and Dexter I love watching you too
@@HappilyEverHanks I’m waiting for it to be delivered. I can’t believe I never thought of it. Ugh!! I told my daughter and she said, “Well, yEaH……!” Lmao!
I got the HDMI to lightning “thingy” today, went into my TT and IT WORKS!!!! I’m so happy right now!! Thank you so much for telling us about it, I can’t wait to go camping and use it!!
great information, love your channel. I have never RV'd a single day in my life and I am retired military with a guaranteed income every month without having to work so I figured I would try full time RV living. You channel is giving me so much information. I should have my house sold this summer and looking to dive into RV living
Really appreciate this video. Internet and Wi-Fi signals, for me, it’s so confusing but you break it down to where I can understand it better. Thank you so much
We use VISIBLE, 40 dollars a month, unlimited, including HOTSPOT, UNTHROTTLED, AS OF NOW, but you do have to buy a 20 dollar wireless splitter to use on more then one device at a time, no hidden fees.. We love it. And not traveling or need ,u can suspend service and reactivate any time, also with no fees😁
So my son just taught me about the mirror thing from phone to TV with my smart tv... so I'm watching you all on an 85in TV.. Y'ALL LOOK AWESOME BTW!!! LOL thanks for all the tips
Hey Kimmi!! Thank you so much for the wonderful support ❤️ YES!! The mirror feature has been such a game changer for us! Hope we can hear from you again soon 😊 Best to you Kimmi!
My husband and I just bought our first Rv travel trailer, thanks for sharing your tips! You’ve been so helpful! We’re on our first trip right now and just went through the whole realizing that the free campground WiFi won’t stream Anything on the TV. We went to Verizon and got the MiFi but used over 10 G in the first 2 nights of having it….Way too expensive for two nights of TV lol. We were wondering what to do now, so I’m going to get that hdmi adapter today! Thanks, love you guys!
Hey Danielle! CONGRATULATIONS to you and your hubby!! Yes, it's amazing how much data will cost and how quickly you can kick your streaming threshold 😅We hope that the HDMI adapter treats you well! What inspired you guys to get into the RV lifestyle?? 😀
@@HappilyEverHanks Hi, thanks for replying, that’s so sweet! I hope you guys are enjoying somewhere warm, we are in Pennsylvania so it’s pretty cold. I know you guys know all about that! 😆 My husband does industrial refrigeration and has traveled for over 20 years so he’s tired of hotels….and we always wanted to get an RV because we love camping. Our youngest is a senior this year and will be going off to college so I’ll be an empty nester, I’m looking forward to going with him as much as I can! We only ever used tents and cabins so you guys were very helpful and fun to watch! 😊
Absolutely!! You mean a lot to us! 😃Oh my, yes we do LOL We are sending you guys all the warm vibes! That's wonderful that you guys have found some middle ground within the RV life to stick close to you hubby during his travels 😊 Thank you for your kindness and support Danielle ❤️We hope that we can continue to hear from you on other videos as well, your feedback means so much to us!!! Stay safe!
Hi! Our family is new to RVing and we love it but find lots of challenges. Your channel is great! Thank you for doing what you do. We have a travel trailer and are weekend and horse show warriors but some day would like to go full time. You make that dream seem less scary and doable!
This is so wonderful to hear Diana! We are happy for you guys and can’t wait to hear about more of your upcoming adventures 😃 Stay safe out there and feel free to reach out to us anytime we can be of help in answering questions!! See ya out there 😊🙌🏼
If I find myself parked in a spot for 3 or 4 days or more. I have a regular antenna to handle that. When I was parked in a trailer camp. I actually made a homemade antenna. Which is still serving the current occupant of that trailer space.
Love you guys. This was great info. I have a remote medical coding contract and need reliable internet. THANK YOU both for all your help and sharing your experiences with us. We hope to catch up with you somewhere on the road. In the mean time be well and stay happy. Cathie and Bill
Thank you so much Cathie and Bill!! We really appreciate your wonderful support 😊👍🏼 We really hope that we can meet up with you guys on the road one day soon as well! Keep these great comments coming, we hope we can hear from you on other videos as well ❤️
My husband has the same job. Is your experience with WiFi secure and dependable? We have winegard 360. Haven’t used it yet. But I heard it’s sloooooow.
Shout out to Cathie! Fellow medical coder out in the world of RVing ! I’ve been using a hot spot from the Calyx institute (uses T-Mobile and Sprint networks) and have an AT&T hotspot (prepaid plan) as a backup. I’m on the west coast and have had good service in remote areas of Utah, Nevada, Northern Arizona and most of California. I found that just 4mbps can sustain the EMR application and still give a decent video chat over MS Teams. What’s everyone else using? Great conversation @Hanks! Thanks for the video - and the cool tip on mirroring the phone to the tv 👍
$20 a month for unlimited OnStar WiFi through your GMC (we have used our Chevrolet). We have had great luck even in remote places with 3 kids streaming their own shows and my wife and I watching Netflix. The service comes through AT&T but due to the vehicle buildout, gets better service than our cell phones or our Netgear Hotspot (also unlimited).
I'm impressed! Thank you for all the info. My hubby and I are considering RV'ing full time, at least for a couple of years. This is very valuable info!
Aww thank you very much for your kindness and reaching out to us!! 😊Congrats to you guys on your upcoming adventures, it will be here before you know it!! We hope to hear from you again soon!! ❤️
Hi, I’m sure it’s too late to comment on this video lol, but Starlink is better for being in one place, if you use it as an RV starlink service you get second to residential service and also are competing with others in the campgrounds. I work from home remotely so I need good internet service and I use this but I use it as residential and change the address each time I move somewhere different. It works great if stationary and no obstructions. I used to use a hot spot and that worked okay better with a booster but still not as well as the Starlink. If you are moving around though continuously might not be the best for you. It’s about $600 for the set up and $110.00 a month. Hope this helps
I'm looking into Starlink now that the satellite network is so much more robust. There is also an RV specific plan that allows you to easily switch your 'address' while on the road and suspend the service (and monthly payments) if you are not using your RV for a bit. As for my current set-up, I use the HDMI device for my iPad (USB C) connection which is great other than having the cord hanging. Another way of doing this is to use "Screen Mirroring" on you TV. Many smart TVs will allow you to screen mirror over BlueTooth or WiFi directly to your phone allowing you to cut the cord. This feature is great because you can stick your phone in the window for a better signal and not be limited by the length of the HDMI cable. I do use the Hotspot on my phone and iPad for my computer when not in range of WiFi, but so far have been very lucky with RV Park WiFi... I do check the park map and select a site directly next to the WiFi booster which helps. Love your content, see you on the road.
That’s so awesome! We are so happy for you!! Maybe we will see ya out on the road one day soon 😊 If you need any help with questions answered, reach out to us here and we will do our best to point you in the right direction. Keep us updated with how things go towards getting your new motorhome Linda! Cheers! - Kyle and Renee
Hey Tim and Lynn!! It’s so great to hear from you both 😊👍🏼 thank you so much for the wonderful support you guys share with us!! What kind of RV are y’all full timing in?
@@HappilyEverHanks no we are newbie’s 1 year in. Rick retired in October so we are traveling around the US. I still have a few years of work. We have a long 3 week trip coming up and it will be our first time dry docking for a few stops. It’s good to get insight from full time RVers on how they do travel days. We are not big on truck stop cuisine and rest stop vending.
If you buy a chromecast ($40), it’s tiny like your adaptor, but it’s wireless. It will cast anything from your phone. It’s also free. Also, FirstNet is also for law enforcement, firefighters, etc. not just healthcare personnel just so you know. Loving your videos!
Good job explaining the different options for internet and TV. If you upgrade TVs that have Airplay and/or Chromecast one can simply connect wirelessly
Thank you so much Tino!! We really appreciate your kind words 😊We will look into this for sure! That convenience would be really nice to have!! We look forward to hearing more about your journeys and progression in to the RV life! Talk to you again Tino, we look forward to it 😀
Well I can't give you a thumbs up without a Dexter! But since Miss Patty Cake thanks Dexter is the electronic wizard in your household she told me to give you a thumbs up! LOL no I really think you guys did a great job on your presentation. Keep up the great work
I joined FMCA. The have an unlimited sprint MiFi plan for $49 per month. When in the off season, you can have the plan reduced to like $15 per month. I’ve never not had some signal. We leave it on in the truck, wife and kids can stream from Chicago to Orlando with no loss of signal.
Oh very nice!! That is so wonderful for you guys! We are glad to hear that you were able to find a plan that is unlimited and cheap! 😃Nicely done!! Thank you for sharing Jeffrey! We hope to hear from you again real soon!! Have a fantastic Fourth of July 😊
I just subscribe to your channel, I just bought a 44 foot fifth wheel and I’m going to be a full-time and still working. Thank you for talking about the Internet that was a big concern of mine.
Hey Steve! We are so happy for you and your new journey to come with full-time RV living! We are so happy this was of value for you. We hope we can hear from you again, your support means so much to us, stay safe! Cheers! - Renee and Kyle
Thank you guys for your input as always is helpful. One option I use when I am camping in PA and when we go out due to my son that loves his ipad to play games is I use Visible - which is a $40 a month unlimited cell service pre paid type plus I can have him connect his ipad to the internet via hot spot. So far no issues with it that way. Only bad part is when you hot spot its only I think one device not sure I have not tried multiple yet. Just another option for someone possibly!
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback, this really means a lot to us! The Visible sounds like a great option. We haven’t heard of it before, but it sounds like a flexible and reasonable priced product. It’s nice that your son can use it as a hotspot. We have used multiple devices on a hotspot before, but I am not sure if that is applicable through every brand of hotspot on the market. Maybe play with it and see if it works! So great catching up, we look forward to hearing from y’all again! Best to you - Kyle and Renee
We use Visible unlimited hotspot, $40 per month. All you have to do is hook it up to a nano router then you can broadcast its WiFi to as many devices as you want and the phone thinks/sees there’s only one connected device.
I've been doing a marathon watch of your videos today. I'm doing research to transition to RV life for retirement soon, especially after having major house damage from Ida. I work from home and I have to have internet to do it. Starlink will be great once it's actually fully mature but until then I'll check out the Verizon 150GB hot spot plan. Your videos have been a wealth of information and have answered many of my questions. Right now I'm in a travel trailer while my house is unlivable, but once it's fixed I'll be getting a 5th wheel for sure and selling the house.
Hey there! It’s so wonderful to meet you 😊👋🏼 How exciting!! Yes, we are greatly looking forward to hearing more from Starlink as well. We are so thankful for your support and glad that the videos have been valuable What’s your name by the way? Any thoughts on what brand of 5th wheel you are looking to get?
Hey y'all. I just started following your page this week, but I've already learned so much! Your content is great but I love that y'all are fun and goofy too lol. I'm considering venturing out on the road full time in about 2 years when my son turns 18. I'm an IT guy so constant internet is a must for me to work on the road. It's good to know new options are constantly being introduced. Hopefully it will be even better when we're ready to hit the road. Thanks y'all! Chris
Hey Chris! Thanks for joining the Hanks! Internet options get better each year so by the time you hit the road, you'll laugh at what we have nowadays! lol
I agree with STarlink. Wait a year or two. Right now they only have just over 1700 satallites up out of the 42,000 they plan to have. They also intend for it to be used mobile eventually in trucks, RV's and boats. I'm hoping by the time we're ready to get back on the road it will be ready. Right now while working at home we're using over 300gb a month, sometimes up to 600gb.
Yeah for sure! Isn't it amazing how many satellites that StarLink plans on sending up?! 😱We can't wait to hear more about the progression of the industry and to see where it takes mobile internet! We can't wait to hear about your journey towards getting back on the road! We can't wait to see you guys out here Brian!!
@@33thewitt With them testing/turning on roaming for so many, I'm getting anxious for the mobile opportunities of Starlink now. They are just about there.
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00:00 - Video Start
00:18 - Introduction
01:43 - RV Internet Options
02:10 - RV Internet - RV Park WIFI
02:57 - How Reliable is RV Park WIFI?
04:11 - Streaming Services at an RV Park (Netflix, Hulu)
04:46 - Additional Options and THANK YOU!
05:26 - RV Internet - Cellular Options
05:40 - Cellular Plans (Data Allowance vs. Unlimited)
06:43 - RV Internet - "Hotspots"
07:43 - RV Internet - "Jetpacks"
08:48 - "Unlimited Data" - Be Careful!
09:37 - Free and Reliable App for RV Internet
10:52 - Satellite RV Internet - Not Always the Best Option!
11:35 - Satellite RV Internet - Cons and Considerations
13:30 - Starlink - Space X (Consider Before Buying)
15:47 - RV Internet -What is HappilyEverHanks Using?
16:54 - Stop Maxing out your Hotspot! (Best Device)
17:07 - How to Mirror from your Phone to your TV!
19:24 - An Unlimited Hotspot Option that we use
20:07 - AT&T (RV Internet Option)
Well done you two!!!
We heard about you from Phil (you me & the RV)
Very proud of you both!
Blessings,
Manuela
Hey Manuela!! Thank you so much 🤗 we are so thankful to meet you, what’s your name?
We just sold most of everything we own and sold our home and just bought a new fith wheel and are doing full time. We are Amazon merchants. Hope to see you all on the road one day! The Rosson's
you are great, we are a older couple and we are planning to go full time in Feb,2022 when my wife retires, and we watch you all the time..
Thank you so much William! This is fantastic, we are really happy for you guys and your upcoming adventures in the full time RV life 🤗 Keep these great comments coming, we enjoy hearing from you! Talk again soon friend
Wife and I are transitioning into RV life full time within the next couple months from Apartment living and we love your videos. We are huge fans.
You two have definitely helped with the final decisions and helping us feel prepared.
Thank you. Hope we get a chance to meet along our journey
Hey Gentry! Thank you so much for your wonderful support 😃 We are so happy for you both! Tell us all the details! What kind of RV are you going to be full timing in?
@@HappilyEverHanks we’re still looking around currently on market place, I’m a contractor by trade, so looking for something to remodel.
We would like a 5th wheel with bump outs though. 🤞🏾
2 dogs and a cat as well 🤦🏾♂️
We’re kinda terrified honestly lol
You can get cellular modems that allow you to override the TTL on the data packets. The TTL is how the carrier knows if you are hotspotting or not. That means that you can hotspot, but make the carrier think you are using the data on your device instead of hotspotting.
Oh very interesting!! We had no idea about this! Thank you so much for letting us know these great inside tips! YOU ROCK Brian 😃🙌🏼Talk to you again soon friend, be safe!
@@HappilyEverHanks TTL is "Time to Live." Every data packet sent over the internet has that setting as part of the packet. Every time that packet goes through a server or router in the network the value is decremented until it reaches zero then the packet stops being routed. Your phone and computers typically uses a TTL of 64. If I'm using my phone the phone company can tell because TTL has decremented only to a certain point when my packet reaches the phone company servers. If I was tethering my computer to my phone the TTL would have decremented one more value when the packet went through the phone so they know I'm tethering. If I go to my computer and set it to have the TTL value be 65 instead of 64, suddenly the phone company thinks the packet originated from my phone.
So, when the data came from your phone the phone company sees the TTL as 63 (the TTL decremented by a value of one from 64). If you are tethered the TTL packet is 62 because it was decremented by your phone to 63 then again when it hit the phone company router. They see the value is not 63 so they consider it a tethering packet. However it your computer started with a TTL of 65, the packet would decrement to 63 when it hit the phone company and they would think it must have come from your phone.
There are cellular modem/routers out there that have a setting that allow it to overwrite the TTL setting in packets passing through it so you can have an entire network behind that router that the phone company can't tell is from a tethered device.
Holy WOW!!!! This is a lot of great information Brian 😲 We can’t thank you enough for taking the time to write all of this out, we really appreciate your time 😀
Definitely sounds like you were able to figure this out and make it work to the best of your advantage! Truly, Brian we thank you so much for your support And sharing this with us!!
@@brianvandy4002 ok. So.....
There are cellular modems and routers ..that are out there ...that allow you to change the ttl setting. Cool!
Question, care to share links or tell us which ones they are?
Thank you!
@@surfbug1 Well, I did a google search for "cellular router that allows custom ttl" and the first video came up talking about how to do this on a router. Also a lot of web pages that talk about it.
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My husband and I are getting ready to start travel nursing this spring and go to full time RV living! We always get so excited when you guys post another helpful video! Thanks!
Hey Sarah! We are so excited for you both! It's great to hear that others are taking full advantage of this lifestyle. We are really grateful to have your support! Best to you both ❤️- Kyle and Renee
Hey Sarah, my Sara and I will be doing the same thing down the road. She is an RN, I will be retiring here soon @ 55! Yup she is gonna have a “trailer boy.” We can’t wait to get out on the road and make some great new friends and memories on our journeys. Good luck to you.
We just got Starlink and so far we love it.
We are looking into getting it soon. It is finally in our area!! 2yrs later. 6/24
My husband and I are both ER travel nurses and just upgraded our RV to officially RV travel nurse. We cannot wait…your channel has so much great information!
Congrats! That is amazing 😃
I just switched to First Net and I was considering getting the Nighthawk and using that as our main hotspot. We also want an external battery pack to have the hotspot plugged into so we can keep the temperature monitor working for when we are at the hospital. Keeping our dog safe is #1 priority! Thanks for all the good info!
Hey Sarah! We have never heard of Nighthawk before, let us know if you end up going with that! Would love to hear your thoughts on it 😃Definitely a #1 priority...Our fur babies are the most important 😊Cheers Sarah! - Kyle and Renee
You are so right about campground WIFI being awful. We chose a campground in Alaska because they advertised free WIFI. When I checked in and asked about WIFI, they said "come to the office and you can use our phone as a hotspot".
Oh yeah that sounds about right! We've been to some where they say the same... 'Super fast Wifi'. Nothing at campsite. Figures, there's a lot of people in the park. We take the laptop to the office since they say 'it's always really fast right in the office no matter what'. Slower speeds than our phone hotspot. Never trust what they describe their wifi 😆- Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
I'm a HomeFi user and I swear by it! I looked into other options but they seemed too expensive and inconvenient. I've never had any issues working from home or using my streaming services while RVing with my HomeFi device. Loved the video, it was super informative!
Getting ready to be "on the road again" and my "day job" is day trading but only for a couple of hours each morning (8:30 - 19:00) so this is critical for me. Learning a lot from all your suggested options.
Just bought our Grand Design Reflection 312BHTS. Selling the house and hitting the road. We are parked at a camp site and trying to learn BEFORE taking off. It's a lot to get use to. But excited to make our first trip.
This is so wonderful! Congratulations to you guys 😊 It definitely is a transition, but ya'll sound like you are already rocking it!! Keep it up, we hope to hear from you again soon!
Hey Hanks family. Thank you not only for the content you provide, but the brightness you add to people’s lives. We have a T@b 320 boondock camper and hope to travel to soon. In the meantime, we have had to be creative with lack of cell coverage in Vermont and in the Adirondacks. If you’re ever in this neck of the woods- I hope we cross paths! Happy and safe travels! The Achilles family. ❤
Hey Hanks, just wanted to introduce ourselves. Don and Lee Turner. We in our mid-60s and I’m still working but we watch your videos and many others with a dream of eventually full-time RV’ing. Keep up the great work.
So nice to meet you Don and Lee 😊 How wonderful that you are both considering full timing! We hope to continue to hear from you both!! Stay safe, we will see you on the next one
My wife and I recently subscribed to your channel and we absolutely love you guys.
We are buying our first RV in about 3 months, a 33 foot Kodiak Ultra Lite series. I am doing as much homework as possible since we will be hitting the road shortly after we buy our trailer. For 30 years so coins of the trailer like that it's really no big deal. But it's all the other stuff that we need to learn communication on escapes for mail and sharing info on how to get prescriptions and doctor visits schedules while on the road was invaluable and it was things we had never even considered. Would you put the good work guys love your channel and hopefully we'll see you up there on the road someday
Congrats on jumping into this lifestyle and thanks for your support!
I love you all! Thank you for all your energy and great information! My hubby and I are going to be starting a stationary full time RV life to start before we hit the road! Can’t wait!
Holy cow! I’ve got that apple adapter! I used it before we sold our farm for our outdoor movie theater. I’m going to get it out of storage! We have two smart TVs in our camper but the Internet is always sketchy and we get tired of hooking up our hotspots on our phones every time. After we use up our hotspots up it always starts buffering. Great information!
Verizon hotspot is amazing! We have unlimited and have never had any issues, even when we had a death in the family and had to travel quickly and the hubs works remote, he was able to work while I drove using phone hotspot the whole way 🙌🏼🙏🏼
That is one of the best gadgets ever made. I have one in my rig
Another alternative to use non hotspot data, Use a regular router, set up a non internet VPN(instructions on youtube), i.e. just a local wifi network for only your devices to talk to each other. Then you can screen mirror from your phone to a smart TV, firestick etc. I use this setup for security/monitor cameras, like WYZE cams, nest etc.
Absolutely LOVE my Starlink Satellite worth every penny for WiFi Cell & Internet. Never a problem.
Hello from The Gusumano’s
New to the 5th wheel family. Loving all your videos. So informative to us newbies. We do a lot of boondocking. We camp on our property (11 acres) between Houghton and Higgins Lakes, Michigan.
That's awesome, Eva, thanks for being here!
Security
For those that deal with private information (work, PII, PHI, credit cards, etc), please do not connect to public hotspots (even if they give you a passcode)
Other people on the network can see the data (if they know how, I do not but that is what IT tells me)
Use your own secure, password protected hotspot
Have used the adaptor for the tv for years and it is great as long as you have a signal!
You can also use a VPN when using public hotspots, as this will make it more secure against interceptions, because all the data between your pc and the vpn provider is encrypted.
I’ve recommended Starlink to friends who are stationary on their property in Lexington, Michigan.
I got the StarLink RV edition and its amazing, power it on and it adjusts itself to the best satellite orientation! Hands free! There are Peak hours which lower the speed alittle, but it's still 50-70mb (down) everytime I speed test!
My husband and I have been to all 50 states in our mini van and eventually in our car. Well you know Alaska and Hawaii …. We stay in hotels and occasionally with friends which can be quite expensive. I watch all of your episodes and really love watching you live out my dream. One day we will get that rv and sell our home and head out…. Love love love Dexter😊
You guys are so awesome and have been to many more places than we have! #inspiration
Thanks for all your amazing support 😃
We are the Smith family (Samm, Quinn, Trystyn and pets). We are on our final 30 days in our “sticks and bricks”. We turn in our keys at the end of July. Then, we will be full time in our fifth wheel! Thank you so much for your candid coverage of so many rv situations and issues! We hope to see you out on the road someday.
Thank you for the information. Most of our time is spent outside, but on those occasions when forced inside, you can only watch some many DVDs. Other options would be nice. We have been trying to figure out what to do . . . and now we are armed with information, thanks to the Hanks.
Just wanted to say #ThanksHanks for sharing all the helpful and fun videos. My family and I recently took the leap into full time RV living and you two have given us so much useful information 👍
This is so fantastic to hear! Thank you for your support and wonderful feedback.
We are so happy for you guys 😃🙌🏼 what kind of RV are y’all full timing in?
Wife and I both just retired and bought a grand design 17 MKE and a truck to pull it with. Found you on You Tube and subscribed. We think you videos are fantastic and have a lot of good sugestions. Just watched this episode and the HDMI idea was great. I think Nae Nae, lol, was holding an adapter for her iphone. The androids have a tethering function where you can connect via a USB cable to a computer. Then you can use a HDMI or just use screen mirroring from your phone or your computer to the tv if your tv is capable of doing that. I haven't tried it yet but I know it will work also. Keep up the good work and maybe we will see you on the road. Doran and Diana Alford. Fresno CA.
I've been looking and looking for an economical way to stream TV in my camper. We are weekend campers and I did not want to invest in Starlink or other subscription forms of internet. You solved my problem! Great video! Thanks so much!!!!
Great information! The lack of consistency for internet service is a real hindrance for those who need to complete work while transiting.
Hey Nic, couldn’t agree more! It was a long topic, but there are so many options out there. We can’t wait to hear what comes about with this starlink program
Thanks Hanks! We definitely need more content on this.
Funny, Alli and I were just talking about this subject. She will have to have reliable internet to teach remotely.
Great in depth info! Nice job explaining everything! 😊
Great! We've made it work and can't live without the internet world 😃. Thanks for watching guys! ~Renee & Kyle
@@HappilyEverHanks Alli looses her mind when she can’t get online to check FB lol
Lol we know the struggle!! 😄
We are preparing for our first RV trip. Thanks for the great info
@@karlmopete Absolutely! How exciting for you guys!
We hope we can hear from you again soon! Cheers Peter! - Renee and Kyle
Hey Hanks, my name is Tom and my wife’s name is Cindy and we are RV newbie’s but we are not new to travel. All good information about internet I have a trick, when you have signal while driving you can download movies from your streaming services “ Netflix, Amazon Prime Videos, Disney” or which ever service you have and play on your tv or mobile devices with lightning cables. I travel by airplanes and travel with iPhone and iPad and it doesn’t affect your data. If you are in an area with no service you can still watch movie’s that you have downloaded. Check it out you will love it. Take care the Drue’s
I have followed (some states call it stalked) y'all for a few months. I do not have a RV, yet I find you two hilarious and informative, keep up the fun videos!
Lol thank you for watching Robert! It's great to hear from you! Keep these comments coming on other videos, your support means so much to us 😃
Out on our maiden voyage, up early and enjoying our favorite UA-camrs
Thank you for all the great info!
YES!!! Love this Fernando 😃🙌🏼 Hope y’all have a wonderful trip!!
We are RV newbies and trying to figure it all out. I appreciate your input on many subjects. There are so many questions we have and look forward to learning through your UA-cam videos. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Don’t know if this has already been posted, but a lot of “Smart” TVs have an app on them that will allow you to broadcast things like Netflix, Hulu and UA-cam to them without any extra wires. We have Vizio TVs and they have an app called “Smartcast” which is part of the TV so there are no extra charges. I’m pretty sure that would accomplish the same thing as your HDMI adapter. It doesn’t solve your cellular access issue, but it could mean one less set of wires in your life. ❤
I am sooo thankful for this info! Service and connectivity is one of my biggest concerns about living on the road. I am a student in a fully online program and I do some part time WFH for extra money (and let's be honest, I stream A LOT) so internet is a priority.
I notice you guys say "used to be" or "were" travel nurses. Do you not nurse full time anymore?
I'm a travel nurse and it's been a dream to get an RV and travel. Now that my son is grown and moved on to college I'm ready to pull the trigger! Yall's channel is a big source for my research and I think being travel nurses is what drew me to.your channel.
Great information Hanks! I stopped the video and bought the iPhone/HDMI adapter immediately. Thank you for the topic and your insight. Don in Florida
Hey Don! Thank you so much for this wonderful support and feedback, it truly means a lot to us 😀🙌🏼 we hope that we can talk to you again soon, best to you friend
For watching content on your TV, with a newer TV, you can "cast" wirelessly from your phone to your TV. It won't help with posting videos but is great for those video watching days...
My mind has officially exploded! I just found your Amazon site, page, whatever it’s called! So excited! It saved me from putting every item down in my phone. Did I say I was excited? I AM!
Hey Tami!! We are so happy you found it 🙂You rock!! Sorry it took us so long to get back to you, the Florida sun kicked our butts today LOL (especially carl) 🤣bahahaha
The ONLY channel I get notifications on. Y'all are awesome!
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Great tips guys, I wish phones had unlimited Hotspot. We do the same thing with the hdmi to the phone to watch tv. Finally headed south, I'll bet you're excited!
Hey thanks Blues Travelers! Love the HDMI advice, it lasted through the years even with out cat thinking it's a toy an putting bite marks on it 👍🏼 Warm weather soon! ~Renee & Kyle
Thanks for all your information and humor, love you guys. Hubby and I are considering tv traveling when we retire.looking at all out options.
You two are great! Just bought a toy hauler.
And Mr. Hunt… you remind me of Huntz Hall from the late 30’s - 40’s !
Hubby & I just bought a Grand Design imagine travel trailer this past weekend and can’t wait to start camping! We are enjoying your tips & tricks for a great camping experience!
That is so awesome to hear Linda!! Congratulations to you both 😊We are happy for you!! Keep us updated on how things go, we would love to continue to hear from you on other videos 😃👋🏼
Thanks so much for your channel! My husband and I just purchased a Grand Design RV Reflection 260RD Fifth Wheel...we pick it up at the end of the month. Your videos have relieved us of SO much anxiety and given us great tips to get started. So a big THANK YOU for that!! We subscribed to all your social media and are devout followers already ;) Love your energy and down to earth tips and tricks...oh and your sense of humor is a good reminder for us as well! Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Hey Kathy! Congratulations to you and your husband! Grand Design is amazing (we certainly love ours).
We are extremely grateful for your kind word s as support. I wish we could express through words how much this means to us ❤️
We look forward to hearing more about your journey! Are you guys going to be full time living upon picking up your new Grand Design? I’m not sure I have seen the Reflection 260 RD in person.. so I am going to do some research. It curious to see what y’all are getting 😃🙌🏼
Our friends live in a Reflection 337 RLS and they love it. To be honest, we were initially going to go with the Reflection series before we decided on the S-Class Solitude
@@HappilyEverHanks The Reflection 260RD is great for two people...and our springer spaniel! It's a smaller camper, but still feels roomy and has all the amenities of Grand Design. As a health coach who is fussy about how I eat, the 12 cubic foot fridge and great kitchen area really suit me. We will not be living in it full time, but we plan to explore the country more. Our son, daughter in law and grandkids live in another state and the camper will be a great way to go spend time with them, but not get under their skin! Sooo- it checks a lot of boxes. Add covid in the mix and camping in an RV really helps alleviate the itch to get out to see more of our beautiful country. Can't wait to get started!! Oh, btw - your videos about winter cracked us up! We live in upstate NY and totally relate to the challenges your PA living gave you- big props for dealing with this winter in an RV!
@Catlin Wellness That’s great to hear! Having that roomy feel makes all the difference. How great to hear that you are a health coach! That must be a really fulfilling job, being able to support healthy eating and lifestyles. To be honest, Renee and I recently started counting calories and just “behaving more” with our eating habits. We are so glad that we did, we haven’t felt this great in awhile! Powerful stuff you teach!
That’s a great start to RV’ing, there is so much to see out in this world. We feel like RV’s bring you to the doorsteps of it all. Plus how great is that, being able to visit the grandkids as well!
LOL thank you so much, we won’t be winter RV living anytime soon again. We learned a lot, but it was challenging! Glad we were able to make some content from it that might be of value to others. We are ready for some warm sun! 😊
Thank you so much for the amazing support. We look forward to hearing from you again soon! Best to you, Cheers!! - Kyle and Renee
Kathy, looked up your Grand Design RV Reflection 260RD in the 2021 version ...... WOW..... super nice unit. Enjoy it!!
Yeah it is a beautiful rig for sure! The layout reminds me of our first travel trailer (Grand Design Imagine 2150 RB)... it had the same layout with the kitchen on the right as you walk in the door and the living area across from the kitchen. Awesome choice Kathy!
Great Shiitake Mushrooms Batman! Our daughter got us the HDMI doodad for us and we had no idea that we could hook a charger to it too! We were alternating phones! "CRAP! your phones about to die... hurry up and use mine! Ughhh mines almost dead too. Charge yours for a bit then we can quickly switch again!"
HAHAHAHA!!! Love this 🤗 Thank you for your wonderful support!! We appreciate this awesome comment!!
@@HappilyEverHanks After I left this comment we facetimed our Daughter in FL. When I told her that we didn't know that charged our phones too, the pause on the screen with her looking at us like we were morons lasted so long I thought the screen froze!
@@gypsycrossroads 😂😂🤣 You guys are too funny!!
Hi Hanks! Good job and valuable info for the newbies!
Hey guys! Thank you so much, it’s great hearing from y’all! Hope we can see ya on the road one day soon, cheers! - Kyle and Renee
Samsung has this thing called DeX that in addition to using your cell phone for Netflix et al on your TV, provides a desktop environment. All you need is a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you've got a more traditional computer setup with your cell's unlimited plan. Between Google Docs and all the apps you can find, you can get a fully functional emergency fallback with just your phone. For the price of an HDMI adapter, it can't be beat! I have to be connected 24/7 to maintain the IT infrastructure where I work so I've got that set up before I've got the wiring finished.
Oh good to know! Thank you so much for sharing! 😃
Hi This is Thomas “Pokey”. Wallace. I was really impressed that you commented on my thumbs up post. Most other sites will give you a heart even if you asked a question, to actually comment I thought that was really cool, thank you! Great content!
Hey Thomas! 😃👋🏼 thank you so much, this means a lot to us that you took the time to comment. You totally just made our days making this post
We hope we can hear from you again! Would be great to get to know you more, cheers 😃 - Kyle and Renee
I met a couple camping who relied on internet for their work and they had different carriers on their respective phones so if 1 didn’t have good coverage the other might. They also had a couple jet packs from different carriers as well.
Hey there,
My family and I are not travel nurses but are head out on the road come September 2021!!😬. I've been binge watching you guys soaking up all the informations. You guys are super informative and fun. Maybe we can do a meet up somewhere sometime. Until they be safe.
Hey April that is so exciting for you guys!!! We are so happy for y’all and the adventures coming your way soon 😊🙌🏼 WAY TO GO!!! We would absolutely love to meet up with you on the road one day soon! Where do y’all plan on heading come September?
I like how you spelled out in simple terms your internet solutions. Easy to understand. It's fun for me to see you rocking the subs. Keep up the great work.
Hey Lucy and Brian! We always love hearing from you guys. Thank you so much for the awesome comments and great feedback. Stay safe guys! Cheers! - Kyle and Renee 😃👋🏼
New subscriber! My wife and I are most likely gonna be doin the RV life soon!!!! Love your channel so far!
Picking up a new RV tomorrow and started searching "best rv internet" and found your channel. Great stuff, just ordered an HDMI lightening adapter to start with, thank you
Thanks guys, my daughter used to be able to get First Net but she changed jobs at the VA so I don't think she qualifies any longer, but I'll check it out. Thanks Hanks!
Something new, T-Mobile has come out with unlimited wireless wifi for your home. 5G and LTE, just plug it in. Unit is about the size of oatmeal box. So I got it for the house and got rid of the cable Wifi system. Just plug it in and it does the rest. So I thought, could we take it on the road. We took it in the RV to Mississippi and now we are in Alabama at Guntersville. It works great in the RV, I found if my phone has a signal it seems to have a signal. It also has incredible range….like 75 yds from the RV. As a seasoned citizen with their senior plan two phones and the wireless wifi was around $130 all unlimited data. As 5G coverage continues to improve you’ll find more and more access to the signal. An added benefit is you also have unlimited text and wifi on you phone internationally in most major countries. For all the international travelers this is a real benefit.
That's a great plan!
Hi guys. My wife and I just joined your channel love it so far. Will really want to keep up thank you
Hi Alex, we can’t say enough about the comment you just left us. We appreciate your kind words and support. Feel free to reach out to us anytime, we enjoy hearing from you Alex! - Renee and Kyle
I learned about Nomad internet recently from another UA-camr but I haven't tried it yet. There is also a podcast called The Fine Print by the Ramsey Network and it's great! My husband and I are planning to hit the road in 2022 and enjoy your humor!
This is so exciting to hear Shelby! Thank you very much for sharing this awesome information with us 😃
Keep these wonderful comments coming on other videos as well, we really appreciate your feedback and support ❤️
AWESOME! was just asking about the nomad internet too! there's a discount for it under the harvest hosts page the Hanks recommended! Thanks HANKS!!! You guys rock!
Just ordered this. No internet here so streaming to my tv sounds great. THANK YOU
Hope it does well for you!! Thank you for your wonderful support ❤️
@@HappilyEverHanks getting it Wed 2/2/22 also a new fridge mine has gone to working every other day. Thanks . Love you both and Dexter I love watching you too
Allen and Cindy Sweeney, 2 years in, Charleston SC. We are having a hella time with our Wingard. Driving us nuts.
WHAAAAAATTTTT!!!! I’m so damn excited right now!!! HDMI to lightening ordered right now! Perfection, thank you!!
So excited that it was helpful!!! We use ours like every night 😃 🙌🏼 Let us know how it turns out for you!!
@@HappilyEverHanks I’m waiting for it to be delivered. I can’t believe I never thought of it. Ugh!!
I told my daughter and she said, “Well, yEaH……!” Lmao!
LOL! 🤣 too funny, we hope you get a lot of use out of it! Much love to you Lori! - Kyle and Renee
I got the HDMI to lightning “thingy” today, went into my TT and IT WORKS!!!! I’m so happy right now!! Thank you so much for telling us about it, I can’t wait to go camping and use it!!
Absolutely Lori!! We can't wait to hear your thoughts about it 😊 Have an awesome weekend!!
Thank you Kyle and Renee. Very informative and nice job of explaining the options. Always wishing you the best! 😉
Thank you!! We are so happy that this was helpful 🙂🙌🏼 Have a great weekend, catch ya later!
Yeah, cuz I am now doing that! Thank you so much
Absolutely!! Thank you for your wonderful support and comments!! You mean a lot 😊😊👍🏼
great information, love your channel. I have never RV'd a single day in my life and I am retired military with a guaranteed income every month without having to work so I figured I would try full time RV living. You channel is giving me so much information. I should have my house sold this summer and looking to dive into RV living
I love you two, you make me laugh!
Really appreciate this video. Internet and Wi-Fi signals, for me, it’s so confusing but you break it down to where I can understand it better. Thank you so much
Love the HDMI connection to the phone! I never knew of such until you shared it! Thank you! ❣️🥰
Absolutely!! We still use it to this day 😄 It’s been nice having on the road. Thank you for your wonderful support! Are you living the RV life?!
THANK YOU for this video! We are fixing to go FT and this was one of our biggest stressers since I work remotely. This helps a ton!
Thanks for your feedback! Glad the video was helpful and best of luck with all your planning 😃
We use VISIBLE, 40 dollars a month, unlimited, including HOTSPOT, UNTHROTTLED, AS OF NOW, but you do have to buy a 20 dollar wireless splitter to use on more then one device at a time, no hidden fees..
We love it. And not traveling or need ,u can suspend service and reactivate any time, also with no fees😁
That’s great!! Thank you for sharing! We need to look into that one more! ~Renee & Kyle
So my son just taught me about the mirror thing from phone to TV with my smart tv... so I'm watching you all on an 85in TV.. Y'ALL LOOK AWESOME BTW!!! LOL thanks for all the tips
Hey Kimmi!! Thank you so much for the wonderful support ❤️ YES!! The mirror feature has been such a game changer for us! Hope we can hear from you again soon 😊 Best to you Kimmi!
My husband and I just bought our first Rv travel trailer, thanks for sharing your tips! You’ve been so helpful! We’re on our first trip right now and just went through the whole realizing that the free campground WiFi won’t stream Anything on the TV. We went to Verizon and got the MiFi but used over 10 G in the first 2 nights of having it….Way too expensive for two nights of TV lol. We were wondering what to do now, so I’m going to get that hdmi adapter today! Thanks, love you guys!
Hey Danielle! CONGRATULATIONS to you and your hubby!! Yes, it's amazing how much data will cost and how quickly you can kick your streaming threshold 😅We hope that the HDMI adapter treats you well! What inspired you guys to get into the RV lifestyle?? 😀
@@HappilyEverHanks Hi, thanks for replying, that’s so sweet! I hope you guys are enjoying somewhere warm, we are in Pennsylvania so it’s pretty cold. I know you guys know all about that! 😆
My husband does industrial refrigeration and has traveled for over 20 years so he’s tired of hotels….and we always wanted to get an RV because we love camping. Our youngest is a senior this year and will be going off to college so I’ll be an empty nester, I’m looking forward to going with him as much as I can!
We only ever used tents and cabins so you guys were very helpful and fun to watch! 😊
Absolutely!! You mean a lot to us! 😃Oh my, yes we do LOL We are sending you guys all the warm vibes! That's wonderful that you guys have found some middle ground within the RV life to stick close to you hubby during his travels 😊
Thank you for your kindness and support Danielle ❤️We hope that we can continue to hear from you on other videos as well, your feedback means so much to us!!! Stay safe!
We’ve been using the dongle for almost 5 years now. We’re on our 3rd one! Lol
That’s awesome!! We so need another one 🤣 it keeps glitching off (I think the wiring on the inside of the dongle inside has had it)
Hi! Our family is new to RVing and we love it but find lots of challenges. Your channel is great! Thank you for doing what you do. We have a travel trailer and are weekend and horse show warriors but some day would like to go full time. You make that dream seem less scary and doable!
This is so wonderful to hear Diana! We are happy for you guys and can’t wait to hear about more of your upcoming adventures 😃 Stay safe out there and feel free to reach out to us anytime we can be of help in answering questions!!
See ya out there 😊🙌🏼
If I find myself parked in a spot for 3 or 4 days or more. I have a regular antenna to handle that. When I was parked in a trailer camp. I actually made a homemade antenna. Which is still serving the current occupant of that trailer space.
Love you guys. This was great info. I have a remote medical coding contract and need reliable internet. THANK YOU both for all your help and sharing your experiences with us.
We hope to catch up with you somewhere on the road.
In the mean time be well and stay happy. Cathie and Bill
Thank you so much Cathie and Bill!! We really appreciate your wonderful support 😊👍🏼 We really hope that we can meet up with you guys on the road one day soon as well!
Keep these great comments coming, we hope we can hear from you on other videos as well ❤️
My husband has the same job. Is your experience with WiFi secure and dependable? We have winegard 360. Haven’t used it yet. But I heard it’s sloooooow.
Shout out to Cathie! Fellow medical coder out in the world of RVing ! I’ve been using a hot spot from the Calyx institute (uses T-Mobile and Sprint networks) and have an AT&T hotspot (prepaid plan) as a backup. I’m on the west coast and have had good service in remote areas of Utah, Nevada, Northern Arizona and most of California. I found that just 4mbps can sustain the EMR application and still give a decent video chat over MS Teams. What’s everyone else using? Great conversation @Hanks! Thanks for the video - and the cool tip on mirroring the phone to the tv 👍
$20 a month for unlimited OnStar WiFi through your GMC (we have used our Chevrolet). We have had great luck even in remote places with 3 kids streaming their own shows and my wife and I watching Netflix. The service comes through AT&T but due to the vehicle buildout, gets better service than our cell phones or our Netgear Hotspot (also unlimited).
No kidding JC?? That’s amazing! We are going to look into this for sure 😃🙌🏼 thank you so much!!!
If you have no service with your cellphone, you will not have service with the onstar wifi.
Great point Daniel! thank you so much for sharing 🙂
Yea !! We found it. You guys are amazing and a little crazy. So glad I found your site. We are newbie’s for sure
Love this!! Thank you Yvonne!! We hope to continue to hear from you on other videos 😃 👋🏼 - The Hanks family
I'm impressed! Thank you for all the info. My hubby and I are considering RV'ing full time, at least for a couple of years. This is very valuable info!
Aww thank you very much for your kindness and reaching out to us!! 😊Congrats to you guys on your upcoming adventures, it will be here before you know it!! We hope to hear from you again soon!! ❤️
Hi, I’m sure it’s too late to comment on this video lol, but Starlink is better for being in one place, if you use it as an RV starlink service you get second to residential service and also are competing with others in the campgrounds. I work from home remotely so I need good internet service and I use this but I use it as residential and change the address each time I move somewhere different. It works great if stationary and no obstructions. I used to use a hot spot and that worked okay better with a booster but still not as well as the Starlink. If you are moving around though continuously might not be the best for you. It’s about $600 for the set up and $110.00 a month. Hope this helps
You 2 are wild and enjoy your content. Thanks
About to start RV living and this was one of the first videos i've watched. love it, thanks for the content
I'm looking into Starlink now that the satellite network is so much more robust. There is also an RV specific plan that allows you to easily switch your 'address' while on the road and suspend the service (and monthly payments) if you are not using your RV for a bit. As for my current set-up, I use the HDMI device for my iPad (USB C) connection which is great other than having the cord hanging. Another way of doing this is to use "Screen Mirroring" on you TV. Many smart TVs will allow you to screen mirror over BlueTooth or WiFi directly to your phone allowing you to cut the cord. This feature is great because you can stick your phone in the window for a better signal and not be limited by the length of the HDMI cable. I do use the Hotspot on my phone and iPad for my computer when not in range of WiFi, but so far have been very lucky with RV Park WiFi... I do check the park map and select a site directly next to the WiFi booster which helps.
Love your content, see you on the road.
Thank you for demystifying the RV Internet. I am new to RVing and I love your channel!
Hey Linda 🙂 thank you so much!! It’s great to meet you!
What kind of RV do you have currently?
@@HappilyEverHanks I am hoping to have a motorhome by the end of May. I’m so excited and you both have great information to help me get started
That’s so awesome! We are so happy for you!! Maybe we will see ya out on the road one day soon 😊
If you need any help with questions answered, reach out to us here and we will do our best to point you in the right direction. Keep us updated with how things go towards getting your new motorhome Linda! Cheers! - Kyle and Renee
Here I am Granny watching this awsome UA-cam Channel "taking notes"
you guys are Great! This is Tim and Lynn, full time rv for 3 years,and loving it. keep up the great videos.
Hey Tim and Lynn!! It’s so great to hear from you both 😊👍🏼 thank you so much for the wonderful support you guys share with us!!
What kind of RV are y’all full timing in?
Rick and Dawn here, first time viewing. Love your content!
Thank you very much Rick and Dawn! It's nice to meet you both 😃 Are you guys living the RV life? - Kyle and Renee
@@HappilyEverHanks no we are newbie’s 1 year in. Rick retired in October so we are traveling around the US. I still have a few years of work. We have a long 3 week trip coming up and it will be our first time dry docking for a few stops. It’s good to get insight from full time RVers on how they do travel days. We are not big on truck stop cuisine and rest stop vending.
If you buy a chromecast ($40), it’s tiny like your adaptor, but it’s wireless. It will cast anything from your phone. It’s also free. Also, FirstNet is also for law enforcement, firefighters, etc. not just healthcare personnel just so you know. Loving your videos!
Thanks for the great information!
Good job explaining the different options for internet and TV. If you upgrade TVs that have Airplay and/or Chromecast one can simply connect wirelessly
Thank you so much Tino!! We really appreciate your kind words 😊We will look into this for sure! That convenience would be really nice to have!!
We look forward to hearing more about your journeys and progression in to the RV life! Talk to you again Tino, we look forward to it 😀
Well I can't give you a thumbs up without a Dexter! But since Miss Patty Cake thanks Dexter is the electronic wizard in your household she told me to give you a thumbs up! LOL no I really think you guys did a great job on your presentation. Keep up the great work
I joined FMCA. The have an unlimited sprint MiFi plan for $49 per month. When in the off season, you can have the plan reduced to like $15 per month. I’ve never not had some signal. We leave it on in the truck, wife and kids can stream from Chicago to Orlando with no loss of signal.
Oh very nice!! That is so wonderful for you guys! We are glad to hear that you were able to find a plan that is unlimited and cheap! 😃Nicely done!! Thank you for sharing Jeffrey! We hope to hear from you again real soon!! Have a fantastic Fourth of July 😊
@@HappilyEverHanks you too! Love the channel. Please keep up the great work and sharing. You both make our day with your content.
Will do 😀👍🏼 Cheers!!
Great information! We are 3 months into full time in our Grand Design Momentum 397th and still figuring out our internet.
There’s always so much to learn and as soon as you think you figured it out, something new comes out lol. Thanks for watching 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
I just subscribe to your channel, I just bought a 44 foot fifth wheel and I’m going to be a full-time and still working. Thank you for talking about the Internet that was a big concern of mine.
Hey Steve! We are so happy for you and your new journey to come with full-time RV living! We are so happy this was of value for you. We hope we can hear from you again, your support means so much to us, stay safe! Cheers! - Renee and Kyle
Thank you guys for your input as always is helpful. One option I use when I am camping in PA and when we go out due to my son that loves his ipad to play games is I use Visible - which is a $40 a month unlimited cell service pre paid type plus I can have him connect his ipad to the internet via hot spot. So far no issues with it that way. Only bad part is when you hot spot its only I think one device not sure I have not tried multiple yet. Just another option for someone possibly!
Thank you so much for the amazing feedback, this really means a lot to us!
The Visible sounds like a great option. We haven’t heard of it before, but it sounds like a flexible and reasonable priced product. It’s nice that your son can use it as a hotspot. We have used multiple devices on a hotspot before, but I am not sure if that is applicable through every brand of hotspot on the market. Maybe play with it and see if it works!
So great catching up, we look forward to hearing from y’all again! Best to you - Kyle and Renee
We use Visible unlimited hotspot, $40 per month. All you have to do is hook it up to a nano router then you can broadcast its WiFi to as many devices as you want and the phone thinks/sees there’s only one connected device.
I've been doing a marathon watch of your videos today. I'm doing research to transition to RV life for retirement soon, especially after having major house damage from Ida. I work from home and I have to have internet to do it. Starlink will be great once it's actually fully mature but until then I'll check out the Verizon 150GB hot spot plan. Your videos have been a wealth of information and have answered many of my questions. Right now I'm in a travel trailer while my house is unlivable, but once it's fixed I'll be getting a 5th wheel for sure and selling the house.
Hey there! It’s so wonderful to meet you 😊👋🏼 How exciting!! Yes, we are greatly looking forward to hearing more from Starlink as well. We are so thankful for your support and glad that the videos have been valuable
What’s your name by the way? Any thoughts on what brand of 5th wheel you are looking to get?
Hey y'all. I just started following your page this week, but I've already learned so much!
Your content is great but I love that y'all are fun and goofy too lol.
I'm considering venturing out on the road full time in about 2 years when my son turns 18.
I'm an IT guy so constant internet is a must for me to work on the road.
It's good to know new options are constantly being introduced.
Hopefully it will be even better when we're ready to hit the road.
Thanks y'all!
Chris
Hey Chris! Thanks for joining the Hanks! Internet options get better each year so by the time you hit the road, you'll laugh at what we have nowadays! lol
I agree with STarlink. Wait a year or two. Right now they only have just over 1700 satallites up out of the 42,000 they plan to have. They also intend for it to be used mobile eventually in trucks, RV's and boats. I'm hoping by the time we're ready to get back on the road it will be ready. Right now while working at home we're using over 300gb a month, sometimes up to 600gb.
Yeah for sure! Isn't it amazing how many satellites that StarLink plans on sending up?! 😱We can't wait to hear more about the progression of the industry and to see where it takes mobile internet!
We can't wait to hear about your journey towards getting back on the road! We can't wait to see you guys out here Brian!!
Yep only 2100 Starlink satellites up in April 2022. At home we use about 1TB per month with work and streaming/gaming.
@@33thewitt With them testing/turning on roaming for so many, I'm getting anxious for the mobile opportunities of Starlink now. They are just about there.