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Old Snipe · Old Snipe

My G-mail account on my blog has been apparently hacked and apparent spam has been sent to folks in my address book. How does one rectify this? Thanks!

hpykmpr47 · hpykmpr47

We are trying to find a portable sattelite Tv dish that is easy to use. It has to be compact as we do not have too much room to store it. Also are the ones where you have to find the signal difficult to set up ? I have heard that it is almost impossible to find the signal manually. thanks for all replies .... Alan...

Raytronx · Raytronx

This post is meant to be a quick primer for all you RVers out there that may be still be in the learning stages of this whole Social Media revolution. We still have email and standard websites to plan our RV trips and communicated back home and with each other. But there is a great slew of new web technologi...

Max Signal · Max Signal

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57574115-94/verizon-to-use-cable-spectrum-for-lte-starting-this-year/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=titleEdit by moderator: Activated link. Terry -- Edited by Terry and Jo on Thursday 14th of March 2013 11:14:22 AM

3Gstore_Matt · 3Gstore_Matt

Cellphone-Mate just announced that they've released their 65dB Tri-Flex amplifier for Verizon (AT&T/Sprint also available) that supports 2G/3G and 4G LTE. It's a 65dB gain amp, which is a little high for an RV application, but you can adjust the gain on each frequency 700/800/1900 so for RV's...

Max Signal · Max Signal

This has been in the works for over three years http://wireless.fcc.gov/signal-boosters/index.html Edit by moderator: Activated link. Terry -- Edited by Terry and Jo on Thursday 14th of March 2013 11:17:53 AM

baysailor · baysailor

Does anyone have experiance using this app, while not cheap it is certainly convenient if you have an Ipad.

Joe68 · Joe68

I need TV for my trailer and I am thinking about getting the Tailgater from Dish, saw this $199 offer with free shipping on www.getthetailgater.com . Has anyone bought from them before?I've found it in other places way more expensive. Thanks

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

http://www.engineeringontheedge.com/2012/08/boost-your-signal-with-spray...

Hina · Hina

Just got a nifty little shortwave (crank & solar powered +) It just has a "whip" antenna you pull out, no input for an external antenna. Looking on Google, most say to wrap a long (20-50 ft) wire around the antenna, then put it out the window up to a tree. But does anyone have any ideas ho...

NWescapee · NWescapee

I will be taking my full time job with me when we go on the road. I've tried several different blue tooth devices / headsets with my cell phone and I'm not finding a good solution and was wondering if anyone had suggestions. There are days when I'm on the phone or conf calls for 5-8 hours per day. And unf...

thebearII · thebearII

We had a very productive day at Best Buy (see my Wi-Fi Boost posting). I hate the bluetooth earpieces and was looking for an alternative now that California has a law that prohibits holding a cellphone up to your ear while driving. Motorola makes a bluetooth speaker that attaches to your visor, there a...

victorianlady51 · victorianlady51

I'm wanting to prepare for fun full time RVing! I want our 5er to feel like home - but know we won't have space for picture frames. As I'm beginning to downsize, I'm going through photos of family. My questions are this: Do you scan and place photos on flash drives? Place them on memory cards? Do you pla...

Workinrvers · Workinrvers

we are with AT&T and I called and activated the tethering feature but aside from that their instructions for using it are pretty limited unless you call their IT department and frankly I am getting a little frustrated. I have plugged in the phone to a USB port on my laptop (windows 7) but then nothin...

Jim and Barb · Jim and Barb

Does anyone have any experience with either of these units? We are trying to decide which to put on our rig. Thank you for your input!

Lucky Mike · Lucky Mike

Well after a wonderful Stop over to New Hampshire which started in July of 2011 ,(19 months of hospitals) I am counting down the days.......20 to go.......Medically I hope for the best , but I most likely will need a speech theripist to rid myself of a near fatal northern accent!!! I know I cant go far bu...

Neil and Connie · Neil and Connie

Connie and I will be heading up to Edmonton, Banff and Jasper National Parks for about 6 weeks in the spring and wanted to see what advice ya'll might have for internet access. We normally use a WiFiRanger Pro to connect to park wifi with a Millenicom Verizon based aircard as backup. Obviously the airca...

NWescapee · NWescapee

We're not full time yet but will be on the road 4 different times this year with each trip being 2-5 weeks in duration. I currently have a Sprint Aircard, my husband's phone can function as a Verizon hotspot. Any suggestions to strengthen the Internet connectivity? If often seems we have very slow or i...

Racerguy · Racerguy

A question for you techies.If someone embeds a You Tube video or any video in a post does that use some of your data limit as soon as you click on the subject or do you have to actually watch the video to use the data.I hope I'm explaining myself.Just concerned for those that have data limits and a lot of vide...

RVRon · RVRon

Don't know how many of you are Dish Network customers but they have cancelled their Distant Network Service. As fulltimers we qualified for DNS, giving us the New York and Los Angeles local channels but we got a letter from them stating they could no longer provide them after Nov. 15th. Evidently th...

Ckerr · Ckerr

We have a Sprint Sierra Wireless Hotspot that we haven't been able to get to connect to the network in several months. Sprint has sent me 2 different replacement spots to no avail. I get some 3G service on my Samsung Galaxy so I know there is service in the area. We're trying to decide whether to dump th...

MKdreamers · MKdreamers

Hello Everyone- First want to thank you all, the forum has been so helpful in our journey to full timing. A special thank you to Howard & Linda- this site is a valuable tool! I need advice today with Direct TV, when I call, I ask to speak with a CS rep familiar RVing- they say they are, tell them...

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

The most common Power Pack have the jumper cables, air compressor and 12 volt outlet however you constantly have to charge them. There are some pretty exspenive ones in fact the one I saw one that cost close to $2000 and weighed only 40 pounds. I believed it was called a Hummel or something like that. Do a...

adeline and ed · adeline and ed

Thinking of a softner.We were wondering how many use one, and recommemdations for same..

Trabuco · Trabuco

Looking at getting an additional tablet for the road. We currently have an iPad2 which we really like. We would like a 7" non apple product to add to our collection. I would like to hear from you folks on what you are currently using or thinking about using. The pros and cons as well as any additional...

NWescapee · NWescapee

I've read a lot of the discussions and opinions that if you are starting out today, that satellite might not be worth the investment. As cellular technolog continues to progress, satellite doesn't seem to be needed as much. We currently have the Max Signal products set up to boost our cellular / int...

thebearII · thebearII

My iphone died and appeared not to charge and would not turn on. I searched the internet and found a reset process, it worked. If you experience what appears to be a dead iphone or ipad try this: 1. Plug the device into a good charging cord 2. Push the On/Off button and Home button (screen change) at th...

Kevin and Janet · Kevin and Janet

Is their one system or maping device that shows all rest stops, campgrounds, stores, truck stops for gas, restrauants etc? I'm looking at microstoft steet & trip maps Its a challenge to learn.

3Gstore_Matt · 3Gstore_Matt

The other day I did a quick video on the new iPhone 5 to show exactly how well the Sleek 4G-V works to boost connectivity. I've been using one in my car since launch and I've found I rarely end up without signal! Checkout the video here - [url=http://youtu.be/zL4h9d3ykq0]iPhone 5 Signal Boosting on Ver...

Loki · Loki

With about 30% of all park WiFi's that we are connected to, we can only receive emails, but not send them. Our incoming server type is POP3, outgoing SMPT. We use Outlook as browser. Obviously there is some kind of conflict with park WiFi settings, but what could it be? Maybe the internet port? Does an...

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	iPhone 5 Signal Boosting (Preview) The other day I did a quick video on the new iPhone 5 to show exactly how well the Sleek 4G-V works to boost connectivity. I've been using one in my car since launch and I've found I rarely end up without signal! Checkout the video here - [url=http://youtu.be/zL4h9d3ykq0]iPhone 5 Signal Boosting on Ver...	3Gstore_Matt	0	1340	11:41 AM Oct 5, 2012 by 3Gstore_Matt
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