Just wanted to give you guys a heads up if you're getting ready to buy select equipment we've got some great promo codes to save some money! Coupon codes will be out in the newsletter later tonight but you can find them here early (deals will be rotating throughout the weekend) - http://3gstore.com/memorial
Hope everybody has a Memorial day weekend!
Blythe N Chuck said
12:15 PM Jun 9, 2011
Hey Matt,
We are looking into cost of internet options for fulltiming. Do you have any info you can send me on this? Thanks!
Blythe
RVPAINTER said
04:09 PM Jun 9, 2011
Hey Matt,
send some into to me too!!!
3Gstore_Matt said
04:25 PM Jun 9, 2011
What type of info are you guys looking for?
Blythe N Chuck,
We've got a variety of solutions from both Sprint and Verizon for service. Did you have any preference on a provider? Let me know and I can start to break down the pricing and options available to you guys!
RVPAINTER said
07:58 PM Jun 9, 2011
We are not in any RV yet - we hope soon if our &*%$#()&^ house will ever sell! We each have a laptop and Verison for cell phone service. Our concern is to have enough to be able to get WiFi - a good strong signal without the hassle of Rv Park WiFi or having to go into town to Starbucks. We want to be able to get good Wifi right in our RV. Not looking for a complicated system-just something that would assure us a good constnt WiFi connection. My wife is an author of children's books as well as magazine articles for several publishers and needs to be in contact pretty much on a daily daily with agents etc. This will be all new to us so we are open.
Bill Adams said
05:46 AM Jun 10, 2011
It's highly unlikely that you will ever get what would be considered a consistently good wi-fi connection no matter where you are. If wi-fi is going to be your only option for internet connections I suspect that you are going to be sorely disappointed. Remember that getting a good strong signal does not mean having a good connection. The speed and loading of any particular signal will vary depending upon the source of that signal. You will likely need a good external antenna and router along with some networking experience. If the folks at the WiFi Ranger company ever get their Boost system together you might be able to use that setup without the networking requirement. They are experiencing some unexpected growing pains so I would not get involved with the Ranger today but hopefully it will be a better product soon. I would still plan to expect that you will be in more areas with poor wifi that you will be in areas with good wifi so you should either have a plan to travel or a plan to have a cellular backup plan.
RVPAINTER said
10:39 AM Jun 10, 2011
Bill - thank you for confirming my fears - however it is suggestions I'm looking for, not confirmation ( I'm just trying to be like you now :>) All kidding aside, what would you suggest for a cost effective plan based on the need to have reliable WiFi access a couple of times a day, without driving all over to try and find it.
bjoyce said
11:03 AM Jun 10, 2011
(A different Bill here). What does "cost effective" mean to you? If you are not going to supply your own internet source for wifi, either cellular/aircard or satellite internet, then you have to depend on finding reliable wifi hotspots. Campgrounds are not reliable wifi hotspots, though some are, so you end up driving to a restaurant/coffee shop/hotel lobby that has reliable wifi to get your internet fix when you need it. The cost of chasing down a wifi hotspot and traveling to it a couple times a day can easily be more expensive than the $50 to $60 a month for cellular internet ($50 is Verizon's 5GB plan with a 2 year contract, $60 is Millenicom's 20GB pre-paid plan), plus equipment and startup costs to allow good wifi ($100 to $400). If you only stay in campgrounds with known reliable wifi you will also be paying more, since the rates do include the "free wifi", and having less choice of campgrounds.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Friday 10th of June 2011 11:05:01 AM
RVPAINTER said
01:18 PM Jun 10, 2011
Ahhhhhaaa - some good information that presents options and food for thought and avenues to research - thank you (a different Bill) To me, I would not want one of those $5,000 systems with Mr. Data Storm sitting on the roof of the RV whereby I could get WiFi even if at the bottom of the Grand Canyon or in the Holland Tunnel - :>). What you say makes sense and is certainly affordable WiFi. Thanks for the info - some things for me to research now. We spent a month in Mexico recently and stayed in a condo above a wonderful restaurant - we ran off of their WiFi (they gave us the security code) and we would check it first thing in the morning and last thing at night - and we were happy campers - or condoers! Some times we would lose it but all in all it gave us what we needed WiFi in the comfort of our own adobe.
3Gstore_Matt said
01:58 PM Jun 10, 2011
RVPAINTER wrote:
We are not in any RV yet - we hope soon if our &*%$#()&^ house will ever sell! We each have a laptop and Verison for cell phone service. Our concern is to have enough to be able to get WiFi - a good strong signal without the hassle of Rv Park WiFi or having to go into town to Starbucks. We want to be able to get good Wifi right in our RV. Not looking for a complicated system-just something that would assure us a good constnt WiFi connection. My wife is an author of children's books as well as magazine articles for several publishers and needs to be in contact pretty much on a daily daily with agents etc. This will be all new to us so we are open.
If you want the most reliable setup I'd actually recommend looking at Verizon for monthly service as they have the largest 3G network and rapidly growing 4G network. A popular combo is the Novatel USB551L and CTR500 for an RV applications. If space isn't a concern you could also look at something like the MBR900, which would offer a larger WiFi network.
If you don't want to go with actual service and stick to WiFi as a source, I'd recommend our WiFi Ranger Pro & WFR Boost kit to pickup all WiFi in the surrounding area.
You can watch a full video demo I did on the WiFi Ranger + Boost Below:
-- Edited by 3Gstore_Matt on Friday 10th of June 2011 01:58:52 PM
RVPAINTER said
02:56 PM Jun 10, 2011
Thanks Matt - great info and certainly within a respectable budget - appreciate your feed back - I have copied and printed this out and shall start educating myself with this as a guide - we are verison customers now so that is a start. I like your ideas.
RVPAINTER said
04:13 AM Jun 11, 2011
Matt - I read thru all that you sent and it's a lot to digest - I suffer from CRS so I will read thru it several more times and I'm sure it will become clearer. Once we are ready and into our RV, I will be contacting you to go over the options in detail - thanks for all your help - appreciate it greatly.
Jack Mayer said
12:27 PM Jun 11, 2011
You might want to also check my website in the Communications section. Link is in my signature....
RVPAINTER said
04:28 PM Jun 11, 2011
Jack - i copied off the info on your site as well - very interesting and useful. With my CRS, I got to read that several more times - so I can get a grip on what you are presenting. Great help.
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up if you're getting ready to buy select equipment we've got some great promo codes to save some money! Coupon codes will be out in the newsletter later tonight but you can find them here early (deals will be rotating throughout the weekend) - http://3gstore.com/memorial
Hope everybody has a Memorial day weekend!
We are looking into cost of internet options for fulltiming. Do you have any info you can send me on this? Thanks!
Blythe
send some into to me too!!!
Blythe N Chuck,
We've got a variety of solutions from both Sprint and Verizon for service. Did you have any preference on a provider? Let me know and I can start to break down the pricing and options available to you guys!
We want to be able to get good Wifi right in our RV. Not looking for a complicated system-just something that would assure us a good constnt WiFi connection. My wife is an author of children's books as well as magazine articles for several publishers and needs to be in contact pretty much on a daily daily with agents etc. This will be all new to us so we are open.
I would still plan to expect that you will be in more areas with poor wifi that you will be in areas with good wifi so you should either have a plan to travel or a plan to have a cellular backup plan.
All kidding aside, what would you suggest for a cost effective plan based on the need to have reliable WiFi access a couple of times a day, without driving all over to try and find it.
(A different Bill here).
What does "cost effective" mean to you? If you are not going to supply your own internet source for wifi, either cellular/aircard or satellite internet, then you have to depend on finding reliable wifi hotspots. Campgrounds are not reliable wifi hotspots, though some are, so you end up driving to a restaurant/coffee shop/hotel lobby that has reliable wifi to get your internet fix when you need it. The cost of chasing down a wifi hotspot and traveling to it a couple times a day can easily be more expensive than the $50 to $60 a month for cellular internet ($50 is Verizon's 5GB plan with a 2 year contract, $60 is Millenicom's 20GB pre-paid plan), plus equipment and startup costs to allow good wifi ($100 to $400). If you only stay in campgrounds with known reliable wifi you will also be paying more, since the rates do include the "free wifi", and having less choice of campgrounds.
-- Edited by bjoyce on Friday 10th of June 2011 11:05:01 AM
If you want the most reliable setup I'd actually recommend looking at Verizon for monthly service as they have the largest 3G network and rapidly growing 4G network. A popular combo is the Novatel USB551L and CTR500 for an RV applications. If space isn't a concern you could also look at something like the MBR900, which would offer a larger WiFi network.
If you don't want to go with actual service and stick to WiFi as a source, I'd recommend our WiFi Ranger Pro & WFR Boost kit to pickup all WiFi in the surrounding area.
You can watch a full video demo I did on the WiFi Ranger + Boost Below:
-- Edited by 3Gstore_Matt on Friday 10th of June 2011 01:58:52 PM