Our Mobile Internet Setup for RV and Boat - 13 Years Full Time (Old Version)
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A tour of the mobile internet gear and data plans that keep us connected as both RVers and US coastal cruisers aboard our boat.
We've been working remotely online since 2006, and have learned a lot about mobile internet options. And we've tried just about everything over the years.
So much so, we made it our jobs and host the Mobile Internet Resource Center as our income source now.
Guides mentioned in this video:
Our full mobile internet setup blog post:
www.technomadia...
Mobile Internet Overview:
www.mobileinter...
Top Cellular Data Plan Picks:
www.mobileinter...
Guide to the Four Carriers:
www.mobileinter...
Guide to Unlimited Data Plans
www.mobileinter...
Smartphones vs Mobile Hotspots Devices:
www.mobileinter...
TV & Video Streaming
www.mobileinter...
AT&T Netgear Nighthawk:
www.mobileinter...
Verizon 8800L:
www.mobileinter...
Legacy Verizon Unlimited Plans:
www.mobileinter...
Prepaid Verizon Unlimited Plans
www.mobileinter...
Cellular Signal Enhancing:
www.mobileinter...
weBoost 4G-X:
www.mobileinter...
Netgear MIMO Antenna:
www.mobileinter...
Getting Better WiFi:
www.mobileinter...
Mobile Routers
www.mobileinter...
MIA Membership Info:
www.mobileinter...
Our Free Newsletter:
www.mobileinter...
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Cherie & Chris have been full time technomads since 2006. In the winter we explore land in our 1961 GM 4106 bus conversion. In the spring/summer we move aboard our 1999 Bayliner 4788 slowly exploring America's waterways along the Great Loop.
We share for fun in our spare time and our travelogue content is supported by our Patrons at / technomadia .
We love sharing a slice of our life with others at www.technomadia..., Facebook and Instagram. Want to come share more behind the scenes, you can also join us on Patreon. We use the name 'Technomadia' in all those places. Come join the adventure however you choose!
We have full time jobs that fund our adventures (this channel is our fun after-hours hobby space). Our career is running www.MobileInter... - where we track mobile internet options for RVers and cruisers. We have a dedicated UA-cam channel for that content at / mobileinternetresource... you can subscribe to.
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For entertainment purposes only. See our website for a full disclaimer.
We have an updated mobile internet setup video out, view it here: ua-cam.com/video/JPgeGO5WPH0/v-deo.html
First and foremost, Thank You. After reading and rereading both books, watched every vid. Followed your suggestions for hardware. I finally had the courage to spend 35 days working on the road, traveling about 6600 miles. LOS Angeles to Maine and back. Perfect connection every time, able to stay connected with the office system. Again Thank You for all the work and guidance.
That Netgear MIMO made all the difference when I was camped in a pecan grove. All those trees killed my access UNTIL i got that little Netgear. I won't leave without it. I use a soap dish with suction cups so this way I can just move the gear around to the best area and place them side by side.
Still using my AT&T Unlimited Plus hotspot & my Mobley plans thanks to you guys!!! Thanks so much!!!
You folks are a godsend! Picking up a rig in a couple of weeks, but work online full-time... Just bought your book, so am looking forward to taking a look at it this evening!
How do you connect to the internet? Are you required to be on ethernet cable?
I spent my career in Telecom and your info was still helpful. We also have AT&T for Iphone plans along with Verizon Hotspot and OTR Hotspot(AT&T reseller). So far 13 months in this is serving us well. Verizon is unlimited but after 15G it is throttled. OTR is not throttled and I also use the Netgear Nighthawk. We have the Weboost system as well. Will continue to recommend your Mobile Internet Resource center to those looking for this information. Thanks for taking the time to be so thorough in your analysis and information.
Thanks for the Netgear MIMO antenna tip. I have a booster, one if the cradle types that I’ve used on occasion with moderate success but the antenna seems like an easier and less expensive solution.
Now if only the antenna would come back in stock!
They are back in stock now at Amazon US - June, 2019.
This is beautiful. If someone on AT&T and someone on Verizon can coexist together, why cant we all do the same?
Two different networks
Like Star Wars and Star Trek fans, like Dog people and Cat people, Republicans and Democrats... 😁
I can get on a Ham radio transmit and receive anywhere in the friggen world using a $35 dollar transmitter, yet these multi million dollar networks can't get a signal across the street...pppfffttt🤔
Fantastic overview of what's available. I think for our coastal cruising a combo of a 8800L and the Netgear antenna will hit the sweat spot. Up till now we've simply pulled in video on the phone, and like you - just HDMI it to the TV and do hotspot off the phone to feed tablets/laptops. For a continuous presence for boat monitoring and also to set up a local WiFi network for the Roku stick, the 8800L w/antenna should be great.
So worth the price of admission to get the info you share. Proud to be a member and grateful for you two. Thank You.
Thank you Slim.. we so appreciate our members keeping us funded so we can focus on this stuff. Love our MIA community!
BTW, I can personally testify that your advice for mobile data plans has been fantastic for me as we wander in our RV full time. Thanks for all the info.
Thank You for All Cheers
Simply a wealth of knowledge on each and every video. You inspired me to take that leap of faith to replace my wired home internet service. I purchased the Verizon Jetpack (unlimited, unthrottled) and a ShureCall 4g home version booster. I probably should have made this change years ago. Thanks to your very informative videos, I was able to put a system together that works. It's not 200 gigs download like Spectrum but I can run all of my computers, TVs, Ring security system and gaming consoles on it without any lag time. Tried the MiMo first but it did not give me the download/upload speeds like the booster. Had it aimed at the same cell tower. I still use it in the camper and love it for it's portability.
AT&T is outrageous now, I have it at the moment, the plans keep offering less and charge a heck of a lot more. So now I'm trying out Vision to see how that works for us. We live in a rural area. So far I'm very pleased with it and even the speed, it's just been a few days.
Watched you about 18 months ago when checking into mobile/cell and internet options on your other site. That info was quite helpful, just now stumbled on this UA-cam channel and glad I did. Thanks for great info. 13 years......WOW! We are only about 13 months in. Enjoying but expect we will find ourselves settled in Hawaii within 5-8 years and retire. ;) Or course we may just ship the Motorhome over and find some property upcountry Maui and continue the RV Lifestyle in paradise.
Planning to retire next year 6mos on a sailboat and 6 mos in my rv. Will have an e comm site so internet is VITAL. Been a tech geek all my life, ham radio too. New subscriber. You guys are great at covering it all thank you.
You two are so kind to share that info with us.
Damn...you two are on point.
You flow so well together,
Awww... shucks. Thanks!
Great info. We've been helping a lot of older boaters in the area transition away from cable and satellite TV to streaming services. Technology is great.
Planning on staying put in RV parks 3 or 4 months at a time due to the nature of hubby's work.
I've heard some RV park extended stay guests contract with the local cable company for cable internet, just don't know how to find these types of RV parks. I look at review websites, but most people think of TV when talking about cable. His job entails heavy use internet as he's in development support. He's got the ok for working remote, but most are in sticks and bricks with hard cable. 😐
It's unfortunately not an easy feature to find. You have to call and ask. But usually if they list cable TV, that means cable is already run to the site.. so that's a step in the right direction.
Passing along good info by someone that knows a lot about infrastructure
Brock Vanleer
1 week ago (edited)
Here’s some detailed info for everyone in regards to network management & how networks actually operate. - signal strength & how many people are on a “tower” are really only one aspect of the equation, especially in regards to network management. When you use a tower, all your info is routed back to a switch room. Switch locations are usually not on site at the cell sites, rather they are scattered throughout the next nearest city in various locations, usually those big no-window buildings with a Verizon or AT&T symbol on them. I used to live down the block from a AT&T one. In a Major city like Los Angeles, the towers & switches are set up to handle hundreds of thousands of devices at any given time. Thus why network management is less likely to effect you as heavily in a urban setting. There’s way more capacity very close by. Speaking about Verizon specifically, when your in the desert and you see a tower sitting in the middle of nowhere, most of the time that tower is only receiving power from electrical lines heading to it and NOT fiber. Data is transmitted using large “repeater” dishes attached to the side to bounce signal from a switch room somewhere near a city hundreds of miles from tower to tower into the middle of no where. Since this is basically a big repeater array, there’s a lot of room for signal interference. But beyond that, it’s the issues with switches. It’s asking one switch to handle hundreds of miles of space on a repeater network. It just doesn’t make for great speeds. - AT&T set up their company very differently than Verizon. Most of their existing sites were buy outs from other companies during the great GSM acquisitions. Plus they had one of the nations most complete pre-existing network of existing cable work / permits for use out of anyone else since they were effectively one of the first in the telephone business in the states. A decent portion of AT&T’s network is actually hard wired in due to this, and they have a stronger network of switching stations available. - Another thing to heavily keep in mind is that LTE is a very general term for a very Broad spectrum. LTE exists in so many forms, from LTE Intro, LTE-Advance, LTE-MIMO, LTE- LAA Format, the list goes on and on and on. A cell site has to be completely updated in order to handle each new rendition of the tech, which just doesn’t happen that often. Dense urban centers like downtown LA have the backbone for the new MIMO / LAA format in place, which can allow for gigabit LTE speeds (a way to keep consistency between the soon coming 5G system), but that tech doesn’t exactly make sense for a small desert town of 2k people. Some locations are strictly in place for service only. I wouldn’t doubt for a second they may still be running intro level LTE antennas, which allow for a general 15-30MBps speed range in good conditions. LTE is a Evolution of the GSM / HSPSA backbone. Verizon is new to this game!!! Their CDMA / EVDO backbone had to be totally moved to this format, as everyone knows HSPSA destroyed EVDO in long term development. AT&T has been in this game for a long time, and the network was designed to handle this type of architecture from the 3G (HSPSA) beginnings. Verizon has always shelled more cash out for spectrum. But the game is getting closer by the day. I personally have Verizon on my iPhone XS (been trying to find a market which services LTE-LAA to test the gigabit speeds but haven’t found one yet) - and a netgear nighthawk LTE (AT&T’s first LAA format router) with a unlimited plus plan grandfathered from last year. I’ve had very little to no slow downs on AT&T in rural / metro markets, with the occasional exceptions here or there. If you have AT&T on a hotspot / unlimited plan... the NEW Nighthawks are coming out soon which will have the first ever chips which can use the 5G network. Save your pennies cause it’s worth the upgrade. - personal recommendation, the nighthawk allows for you to plug in a external router via Ethernet... I pare a Apple AirPort Extreme AC format WiFi I picked up used on amazon to my nighthawk and the speeds / stability of my network / range of WiFi couldn’t be better. Turn off any and all WiFi functionality on the hotspot and use it as strictly a hub to move LTE data in and out, and put the backbone of the work on the WiFi router. - Happy travels everyone!!
You guys are GREAT! Love the back and forth without missing a beat or being repetitive. So efficient and professional.
Awww.. thanks.
Thank you two for all the great videos. We are in the process of purchasing a Fleming 58 and are new to boating as yourselves. Your vids have helped us ease our nervousness greatly in this, our new life adventure.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you this was so helpful. I'm not RVing YET, in the research stage now. I will be purchasing an RV in the near future and RVing Full time. I will need to make money as I go, and I do everything on my computer now soooo....Full access to the internet is a MUST for me. This video answered a lot of questions I had and I will be heading over to your website in hopes for obtaining a membership there. You two are so awesome and I really appreciate you both. You make this easy to understand and that really helps us kinda-geeks, LOL. Keep up the great work, YOU ROCK !!!
Still digging my Mobley. Thank you very much Technomadia!!!
That tip on the $27 antenna was worth a lot. I have Mobily and I took the sim and put it in a NetGear Unite and it has the antenna ports - will definitely be getting an antenna. My grandfathered T plan does not allow hotspot so I run PDAnet (Android only, toy phone not supported) to get around that silly restriction and it hides the fact you are running hotspot from big brother in Dallas. The Mobily is a great alternative to my Samsung Galaxy S9+ but regrettably, it does not work outside the U.S., at least I cannot get a tower lock in either Canada or Mexico.
Oh nice. First time in my life I come across your channel, look into this video, see the same 4G router and the same antenna as I have in my caravan. For a moment I thought there was a glitch in the Matrix.
Had a great time meeting you two at the meet-up today in Sanford! Safe travels as you continue on your journey!
Thanks so much for coming... wow, what a turn out!
Perfect timing for me, as if you knew I was trying to solve for how to best set up my boat for internet access!🙂. I wasn’t keen on drilling holes in the boat and fishing wires through tight areas and I think cellular data will work very well around my cruising area of Green Bay/Lake Michigan.
Extra credit for using the word "tertiary".
What does that word mean???
I'm a newbie ... lol
We’ve found that since we retired and are on the road, that we are enjoying the freedom FROM information. We have no TV in our rig and only use our ATT and Verizon iPhones for email and once-in-a-while news. If no signal, ‘taint no worry! There was no election stress this year and we really don’t care what’s going on in the world outside of our little campsite. Downloading of a new book or two onto our Kindles can wait until we hit a town and find a friendly wifi signal. But we do love your technical analysis! We’re still working geeks at heart, but we’re enjoying our techno-liberation, too.
I (Cherie) often block news for that reason too - and focus on the things online that bring me joy or are necessary for work. It's awesome :) There's lots to do on the internet..
Mobile Data is crazy expensive in the US... I pay converted 24$ for an actually unlimited data/voice/text plan in Europe Switzerland, you just get a SIM card you can put in whatever you want. (phone, hotspot, modem etc.) I used 500GB last month, no slowdown or throttling what so ever, and crazy fast too, 300mbit in some places on a cat12 modem.
Thanks for the information. It is constantly changing for sure. Happy sailing.
So informative watching you two. Thank you. Watching one other family called World Towning. They’re travelling the world with their two kids.
Great job guys!!!
Here in the UK I use a mobile provider called Three and I have unlimited data plus 40gb hotspot.
Superb summary. Glad YOU are doing this legwork!
Very well done. The explanation so well put into layman terms.
my parents told me to watch this. thanks for the info!
As always for years you guys are great!
Great video! Nice layout of all the options.
Unfortunately I don't know enough about all of this to make an educated decision, the more I read the more confused I get. I'm just wanting internet mostly for watching TV. One person I talk to says the Nighthawk unit is the best, then the next person I talk to says the newer AT&T Wireless Internet device is better. I asked them if they had loaner units of each model to try out - they said no.
Good stuff, as usual!
As interesting as this is... I’m interested in boating!!
Actually this will be important to me but by that time there will be new and better plans and devices
This is part of boating... a BIG part for us :)
You guys are amazing! I never thought there would be such a quick response. I never meant to sound like I didn’t think the information wasn’t useful. It was more of a lament for the lifestyle you are living while I am stuck in a stationary rut. I do envy the way you are living your lives and hope to someday join you as a fellow nomad! In the meantime, I will follow your journey as technomads!
Excellent overview - thanks!
Of course again, wonderful video. Can you geomap tower strengths while you travel. Now thats a challenge. ::chuckle::
There are several apps that collect user submitted signal reports - Rootmetrics, OpenSignal, Sensorly...
Great information. We're thinking of switching from Sprint to Verizon. It seems they have the best coverage up here in the 'Great' Pacific Northwest, especially away from Seattle.
THANK YOU!
Just to let you know, I love your show, i’m 67 & sold my boat 20 years ago. I miss boat life very much & thinking about living on one, I rented one in Maine for next month for my vacation. I really appreciate going along with you for the ride & adventures. Is it hard to put wifi on a boat ?
I have At&t prepaid turbo hotspot 2 with 100gb data
Thanks for the update.
I have a Project Fi plan and I can manually switch networks between T-mobile and Sprint. In Galveston T-mobile sucks badly but, works fine 20 miles up I45 where Sprint starts to suffer. Being able to switch manual has been a big boon as both networks are second rate compared to ATT. We'll see if the promise it will work outside the US with no extra cost pans out as I leaving the country in month.
Project Fi is great as a smartphone plan and for flexible/light internet use. But not overly ideal as a home internet replacement at $10/GB (capped at $60 for up to 15GB).
Your RV roof looks like the NSA headquarters building!
Thanks for sharing this information, Very interesting,
Love your channel! Have been following you two for years! I’m coming back to this episode again for all of the valuable info. What are your thoughts about the new 5G tech? Thanks in advance!
We have lots of 5G content over on the Mobile Internet Resource Center website and channel :). www.rvmobileinternet.com/tag/5g
Great video and information!
You guys are amazing
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks
I'm probably not yhe only one here trying to absorb info on the technical side of things. So here is our story!
Today is April 15, 2020. We have been in our house for 16 years. For the past 8 years we've been a verizon customer. Simply bcs the area we live in is pretty much a "DEAD ZONE" and verizon is the only provider that we can get. For christmas in 2019 we purchased 3 firestick devices for 3 t.v.'s little did we know bcs of Amazon's lack of detailed info and our lack of thorough research that we'd need a better internet service than what we currently have. We have the dinosaur jetpack I think is the 6620 for our desktop pc of course our 4 cell phones has thier own service but its all bundled together on our bill. We have 15gb unlimited data. Ok, the srevice works fine for just plain internet. At random our usual bars are anywhere from 1 to 3 bars and speeds are up n down all the time! I have been doing some research and Im at the point of doing the same thing with all of these devices just like the old women in the pep boys commercial and throw them through the front glass of the store!!! This has been an extremely frustrating journey trying to find something that works for where we live! Yes we know now that we live in a rural area and all these local providers say "YOU WILL NEED A 60FT TOWER ANTENNA" if I hear somebody say that to me one more time then Im probably gonna wind up in jail! That being said, I have found by accident that UNLIMITED LEASING is offering the 8800l with a CORPORATE BUSINESS UNLIMITED, NO CONTRACT and NO DATA CAP. I have checked around and I know the price is $200 for the device, through UNLIMITED LEASING the monthly price is $139. Is that the going rate for that particular plan? We dont travel simply bcs we cannot afford to. Hopefully one day we can. The bigger issue for us is. Unlimited leasing told me yesterday that they are currently out of stock till the 1st of May, but the issue is since we don't have access to any other source then how will we know if the 8800l will work for us? I am aware that we may have to purchase some kind of antenna but I sure don't want to have to pay another chunk of money for something thats just gonna make steam boil out of my ears! I am done being patient with the FCC and all these carriers that cant or wont bring a better solution to our town! Also yesterday I drove to another town to do some shopping and counted 5 different cell towers within a thousand yards from each other and our town has 1. That town has approximately 3000 people, this town has a thousand. Yes I know its bcs that town has a bigger population but what on earth makes those people more important to have that many towers in that location when the could have built atleast two of those towers here? Makes me so mad I wanna spit nails!
Our focus is on MOBILE internet for RVers and boaters. Not stationary internet for rural. For a specific location, you have use trial and error to find your right solution.
@@Technomadia sounds like that could get exspensive!
Thanks for another great video. I agree on the boosting is not always needed. With TV Antennas you can destroy signals by boosting them too much making the digital signals to pixelate. Now which one should I get (I ask myself).
Oh, I forgot to ask .... have you guys reviewed NetBuddy?
We cover them on the resource center
Technomadia Thanks. I will look for your resource page
Technomadia Thanks I saw your comments on the resource center. I have joined so I can get more information and possibly bounce some ideas off of you guys. Thanks for doing all this research and have a great summer.
Im selling my sticks and bricks and moving into my RV full time in March or April of 19. I also will work full-time, business hours from my RV. Im wondering why you dont use a portable satellite like BGAN for your primary source and MiFi for back up. That was my intention although Im not yet locked in due to the timeline. Is it because most viewers would not invest the initial expense or is there a reliability issue? Since my work is during business hours I want a steady, reliable stream of connectivity, I don't want to be switching back and forth, and worrying while I work. Thank you for responding to this ahead of time!
The highest speeds you can get on BGAN is 512kbps (super duper slow).. and the cost is $3,850/GB. Not very practical or useful at all. But if you absolutely need connectivity everywhere, it might be an option.
There are faster and lower cost satellite options - but the equipment is HUGE to carry with you and there are trade-offs. Our guide: www.rvmobileinternet.com/satellite
We used to travel with a HughesNet dish.. but honestly, cellular is so prevalent, there's just not much need for it anymore.
Adjusting to the realities of mobile internet requires re-defining the word 'reliable'.
@@Technomadia Thanks for the response. This all seems overwhelming to me, and I hate techy stuff, but I guess I will have to bite the bit and conquer it.
That's why we started the Mobile Internet Resource Center. We have content to help get you up to speed.
We are using Verizon's prepaid unlimited data for jetpacks and tablets.
$65 month
I had 500 GB this month
How fast or slow is it ?
The dock fees are comparable to renting an apartment for a month, so they seem reasonable. Much better view in my opinion though.
In the types of places we've been staying.. perhaps an efficiency apartment a few blocks away from the prime areas... considering we're staying smack dab in prime areas on the waterfront... :)
One question seems like a lot of products so which one is the best one to start with I have a truck camper that I'm about to move into Wi-Fi internetI like to stream movies also UA-cam Netflix you know the normal stuff people like to watch when there's nothing else to do trying to figure out what's the best option to go and pay forwifiranger is about 500 bucks that's just an antenna that goes on top of the RV which you have on your table I'm trying to figure out the best option for me because I don't have solar to keep everything on when I'm at work only and inverter generator that I will cut on when I'm inside the RV which will not be on 24/7.my phone carrier is with Verizon I'm about to eventually switch to T-Mobile because they have free UA-cam plus Netflix and whatnot so if I have to tether hopefully it will not be so expensive hopefully you can get back with me and let me know where I should start.
Recommend starting your research with our overview guide at: www.rvmobileinternet.com/overview
Went looking for the MIMO suction cup Netgear antenna ($28.00) and see one on amazon for,,,, get this,,, "New (1) from $95.20 + $8.49 shipping" talk about rip off deal.. man. But they seem to be hard to come by.. maybe netgear will figure out they need to get a BUNCH more in the marketplace. any other good antenna for the jetpacks to use? either portable or permanent roof mount type deal.
going to join up here soon as we will be trying to go full time in 14 months.
We have an entire guide to antennas and the options at www.rvmobileinternet.com/cellularantennas - indeed, the Netgear MIMO has been out of stock for months.
Do you guys ever use the wifi ranger router with more than 1 mifi's hooked to the usb port using an OTG USB Hub? You can use it to optimize your cell data and get higher bandwidth according to wifi ranger.
WiFiRanger has never supported USB hubs and you can only USB tether one mobile hotspot at a time, though the support has been on our wish list for them for years. If they told you otherwise, I think the support person might have been confused.
We do however often connect multiple devices to a Ranger, but only one of them via USB.
can you connect or better said can the Apple TV see Verizon's Jetpack 8880L mifi as a network connection?
Absolutely - it is just a regular Wi-Fi access point as far as local devices are concerned.
Did I miss the overview of "bandwidth stacking" in the discussion? This is what I am most interested in.
Are you referring to bonding or load balancing? We personally don't utilize it, but we have it covered in the member section of our routers guide: www.rvmobileinternet.com/routers. And it's a frequent topic in our member forums.
Yes, I am primarily interested in bonding. I hope to use Cellular and Wi-Fi sources to in essence make the pipe fatter for greater throughput. I am also interested in a load balancing and failover features. The goal is most reliable Internet with the least management. I want a "set it and forget it" experience like in sticks & bricks.
That's more advanced stuff that we cover on the resource center for our members.
Hi You guys are awesome
Can I get hotspot for Canada. I live in Canada
We don't track specific options in Canada.. but believe the carriers there have hotspot plans.
Well, so far I have acquired 2 of the nighthawks from AT&T, One from Calax ( sprint ) and now one from Verizon , I am still on the simple choice family plan with t-mobile and at the time they gave me 2 free lines so I use them as my unlimited hotspot plan, Collection complete ? I travel allot for work but prob a bit too much redundancy 2 extra T-mobile lines , Verizon phone line , 2 AT&T phone lines all for one person ... I need a new hobby !!!!
You're almost as bad as us :).
The wife and I enjoy your videos, I was curious, you have two directional antennas facing away from each other, I have seen two mounted at 45 degrees but not opposite. Why?
Two mounted in 45 degree angles is for MIMO. In this snap, we were actually testing two different wide band antennas one at a time for use with a booster (single antenna). So both weren't actually hooked up.
@@Technomadia what is mimo
Hey guys great Video! i have the Wifiranger Elite system... And was thinking of buying the verizon unlimited prepaid with the 8800L modem... one question tho... how compatible is the 8800L with the Wifiranger Go router?
It has been working great!
Verizon says the 8800L is not available with the prepaid unlimited plan... only can purchase with a regular plan. Is there a work around?@@Technomadia
Just keep asking until you find a rep willing to sell it to you.
Hi guys, RV Geeks suggested that I reach out to you. I've been following you for a few months and appreciate your insight. I'm a new RV'er traveling with (2) Chihuahua's. I'm concerned about the temperature in my rig when away from it for the day with my pups inside. Do you have or recommend some kind of remote temperature system that I can monitor on my phone while away from the rig? Thanks in advance for your help and advice.
There's lots of options out there... but not something we track all that closely.
OMG! I am just starting out in February. I am soooo completely confused! I need just a list of the most effective and thrifty equipment to get to give me access most of the time. If I don't have it occassionally that's ok. I will be using it mostly to stay in touch and watch Netflix, UA-cam, etc. I will be doing primarily boondocking in more rural areas. Help, please. Sounds like a phone plan from Verizon and a jet pack from AT&T with a little window antennae thingy are my best bets. Right? Can you give me the names again? Y'all talk REALLY FAAAST. I'm gonna have to eatch this several more times!
By the way, I went to the online guide today and had stop because I was so confused!
Oh, and I LOVE the bird songs in the background. Do y'all have birds?
There are a lot of birds at our marina here.... our cat is loving them.
As as the internet aspects, both the linked guide and the description in this video has links to all of the gear. This is complicated stuff.. so take it slow and easy to find your ideal solution. Our overview guide might be where is best for you to start: www.rvmobileinternet.com/overview
Setting up for remote boondocking and video streaming is one of the trickier setups out there (weak signal plus high bandwidth).
"point it in the direction of the tower"...how u know what direction tower is? Also, only the side with suction cups in that direction? What if it's stuck on outside of the window?
Our guide to travel planning has more on finding towers: www.rvmobileinternet.com/travelplanning
If you had a choice, which would you purchase for AT&T internet hotspot -
Netgear Nighthawk MR1100 or Netcomm IFWA-40 or are they both about the
same?
Not familiar with a Netcomm IFWA-40
hey guys, just found your channel and I love it. I am new to RVing and cell/wifi, so if you don't mind I have a question or two. I spent a week with terrible cell reception and no wifi. After watching your videos you mentioned a Weboost 4G RV and the Winegard 4G LTE/wifi products. I am not a vloger yet, so all I do is watch you tube videos and now maybe Netflix. But I do need to stay connected by phone to my family, older members are ill. Would you recommend the Weboost or the Winegard as a start ? Second question, if I get Weboost first could I add the Winegard later, would it even matter. Again I'm just starting out and plan mostly East coast or Central traveling. I have AT&T as a carrier and my android phone has wifi hot spot, but I have been watching and saw the video about the Verizon jet pack and thinking about getting one with the plan. Any suggestions is appreciated, Thanks. Great channels, by the way, I think I binged watched almost every one.
Hi there.. too much to address in a UA-cam comment. But recommend starting with our overview guide at www.rvmobileinternet.com/overview Our content on our 'work site' is designed to be self help.
If you're interested in the Verizon unlimited Jetpack plan, we just received word it's retiring on Tuesday. Get it now.
hey guys, thanks for the info. I have made my choice and after watching the video about Verizons retiring plan, we went out and got it. Life is good now
FYI Moblie $20 plan is back from AT&T
Yes.. we broke the story. www.rvmobileinternet.com/mobley
I have a Verizon jetpack, would it be smarter to wirelessly connect my 2 cell phones, wifi tv, Amazon FireStick, Apple TV, Laptop, wifi printer etc to a wireless router and then connect wireless router to my jetpack? I want to secure my network.
Here's our guide to mobile routers: www.rvmobileinternet.com/routers
Hi, great review - Thanks. I know you said that the NetGear 6000450 MIMO Antenna was out of stock. I just went looking and NetGear doesn't even list it on their site. Is this a discounted product? Is their a newer model? I'd like to have the newest you've tested.
At this point, it's unknown the status of the antenna. There's not a newer model, but there are alternatives listed in our linked product overview: www.rvmobileinternet.com/netgear-mimo . Members have access to our testing results with them.
@@Technomadia Thanks
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If I had the 8800L and wanted to use a two plug solution that permanently mounted on the roof of the RV what product would I use instead of the Netgear 6000450 MIMO Antenna. thanks! I would only want this if it was better performance than the Netgear 6000450 MIMO Antenna.
Check out our full Cellular Gear Center - we have lots of options listed, and many reviewed: www.rvmobileinternet.com/gear/cellular-antennas/
Hi, I am confused on the Pepwave Max-Br1-Mk2 router. You mentioned that you could add an outside antenna to your Cradlepoint router, now would that be just on the cellular side for a better cell signal, and not for wifi ? The way I understand it, is that the 2 wifi antennas are just for your interior boat or rv so your devices can pick up the signal from the router. Pepwave and Cradlepoint both have the 2 cellular and 2 wifi antennas already attached to them like in your video. So you could get a better cell signal with an outside cellular antenna, but an outside wifi antenna, on the wifi side, would not work to pick up the rv park or marina signal, right or no ?
Thank you so much for helping me figure this stuff out.!! Running around in the Arizona desert.
Trainman
As we said, that style router is best for those optimizing for cellular - not WiFi as WAN. You could put on an exterior Wi-Fi antenna - but it would not be optimal. For one, the antennas would be outside and serving double duty of receive/send - and roof mounted Wi-Fi is best as a CPE not antenna only. Our guide to routers and our individual reviews of both these products go into much more details.
@@Technomadia , Thank you for clearing up the outside wifi antenna idea, as not being optimal.
Do you have any comments on the use of Speedify to combine signals?
We have this covered in our member areas of the resource center.
What about internet using satellite antenas,dont know on a boat , but what about on a rv using regular satellite antenas,not the expensives ones that goes on rv roof. Thank You
We have a guide to mobile satellite options here: www.rvmobileinternet.com/satellite
What are the speeds you are getting? Thanks!
Is the Nighthawk that much better than the Unite Explore to justify upgrading?
Really depends on what you consider worth upgrading for. Here's our overview of the Nighthawk, our members have full access to our review and comparison to the Explore: www.rvmobileinternet.com/nighthawk
What is an hdmi cable and how do you stream your phone on your tv?
rvmobileinternet.com/tv
That’s when I was born in 2006
can you use thes item for preaid andandroid phones
What items? And not sure what 'preaid' is?
do you have an updated rv internet and plans for best results
Check our day job over at mobileinternetinfo.com :)
What about home cellular wifi hotspots service ?
What about it?
@@Technomadia I have none available were I live, we're thinking about home WiFi cellular. I have been looking an wanted to know what was a good one, that what about it.....
What do you think of that new Skyrome
You mean SkyRoam? It's not satellite.. it's cellular. Intended for international travel. And capped at 15GB of high speed data a month. www.rvmobileinternet.com/skyroam
I have an att velocity ZTE IT stop connecting to the att service just getting a red flashing light can you help me?
You should contact AT&T and/or the retailer you purchased it through.
I have a Mikrotik RouterBOARD 751 G. Can you share your router setup with me? I want mine to be on its own network and assigning DHCP addresses independent of the wifi I am capturing. Can you help me with how you configured your Mikrotik? I think you can download the router settings and I can upload them. I would be grateful for some help with it.
We use the WiFiRanger version with their firmware.
@@Technomadia I can see that it's the same box, different name. The configuration should be the same. What is the model number of your wifiranger?
Oh, I see, their firmware changes the setup from what I see.
I use 175-225GB monthly with current speeds 75/10 upload. Is it possible to get comparable in a mobile plan? I'm running into a lot of them throttling data after so many GB's and also concerned about speed. Can you help?
We use much more data than that each month, and often have faster speeds than you currently have.
But the challenge with Mobile is that what works in one location will be different in another. So it often takes being able to tap into more than one option until you find what works.
Our site is full of guides to help with this.
Ok great thanks!
Are there any boosters that support MIMO??
No... but you can use two in a M2M configuration. More on boosters: www.rvmobileinternet.com/boosters
will it work with a phone card to? to ge internet?
Will what work?
no contract I have a straight talk smartphone.Sorry about that.