WiFi for full timing

[gectisme]

Originally Posted by markb422

interesting post gectisme. I have been looking for a reasonably priced directional cell ant./booster. We like to camp in the UP of Michigan and cell service is iffy. Most times we get a cell from Canada. If we could point the ant. south it should eliminate the Canada cells and having to worry about international roaming charges.

If you have a Verizon MiFi Jetpack 6620l, this is the directional antenna kit I bought for it:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[gectisme]

Originally Posted by timfromma

Verizon includes WiFi hotspot with their unlimited plans now at no extra cost.

There are a lot threads about this, it is unlimited hotspot data but once you hit 10gb, Verizon has the right to throttle you back to 3g speed. In many cases this is OK but for my work and my kids online school, it is too slow. Having written that, quite often my kids phones aren't throttled back, I think it all depends on how busy the tower is but when it is throttled back we have to figure out something else. Same thing with the phone LTE data, at 32gb it can be throttled back. My MiFi is full unlimited 4g data, I have gone well over 100gb a couple of times so I need it for my work...

[Witch Doctor]

Originally Posted by gectisme

There are a lot threads about this, it is unlimited hotspot data but once you hit 10gb, Verizon has the right to throttle you back to 3g speed. In many cases this is OK but for my work and my kids online school, it is too slow. Having written that, quite often my kids phones aren't throttled back, I think it all depends on how busy the tower is but when it is throttled back we have to figure out something else. Same thing with the phone LTE data, at 32gb it can be throttled back. My MiFi is full unlimited 4g data, I have gone well over 100gb a couple of times so I need it for my work...

This is true, but it is 10g per device, so if you have a phone and jetpack you really have 20g to use, just switch your cards around to the jetpack

[mikey]

Verizon MIFI, no problems, back up by ATT cell hot spots.

[m35a2]

Unless you have a very old plan, there are no true unlimited 4G plans anymore. As others have said, after 10 (or 20, depending on your carrier) GB, your carrier throttles you to the point of uselessness.

[Danette]

Originally Posted by m35a2

I use a high gain directional wifi antenna and a signal booster (a ubiquiti m2 bullet)
I can pick up hotspots from a really long way away.

I'll add another post with details and pictures tonight.

I am in an rv park with a weak Wifi signal. I bought a Netgear Wifi range extender. I am having problems figuring out how to hook it up since I obviously do not have access to the router. Any suggestions??? Ideas??? Help....lol

[sailski]

Originally Posted by Danette

I am in an rv park with a weak Wifi signal. I bought a Netgear Wifi range extender. I am having problems figuring out how to hook it up since I obviously do not have access to the router. Any suggestions??? Ideas??? Help....lol

The device you have is usually used to extend a home network so wifi will reach places in your home that are far away from the router. It is frequently put between the router location where you have a good signal and the place that you can not connect with your home wifi.
There are other devices which can pick up a weak wifi signal and amplify it so you can recieve it and then boost the signal from your device so the distant wifi device can recieved the information coming from your computer/smartphone etc.
However as others have said before it is better to get your Internet connection through your cell phone today since it's more secure and faster than campground wifi.