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vermilye
Apr 25, 2013Explorer
I currently use Millenicom's 20GB 3G service which is on the Verizon network. I have a Millenicom supplied USB 760 modem plugged into a WiFi Ranger Home router (If purchasing today, I'd use their WiFi Ranger Go router, which was not available when I purchased mine).
The advantage of using the WiFi Ranger product is it can be switched between a campground or McDonalds's WiFi signal to the cell modem, depending on which provides the best service. Another advantage of the WiFi Ranger router is when traveling in Canada where cell data is too expensive to use, I can use it to repeat a campground WiFi so only one log on is required for my computer, iPad, phone, etc.
I use a trucker antenna on the trailer feeding a 3 watt Wilson amplifier that then feeds an internal antenna. Any cell phone (or the USB 760 modem) near the internal antenna is amplified.
Over the last two years & 33,000 miles of travel, I have had fairly good coverage with this system. There have been locations where there was no coverage, but they were rare.
If I was purchasing a system today, I probably would go with Millenicom's 4G plan. The only problem is it uses a MiFi device, which might not provide a strong enough WiFi signal to reach my tow vehicle while traveling. I could use the WiFi Ranger to repeat the MiFi signal, however that does tend to slow things down. At 4G speeds it wouldn't matter, but there is still a large part of the country that is 3G or slower...
The advantage of using the WiFi Ranger product is it can be switched between a campground or McDonalds's WiFi signal to the cell modem, depending on which provides the best service. Another advantage of the WiFi Ranger router is when traveling in Canada where cell data is too expensive to use, I can use it to repeat a campground WiFi so only one log on is required for my computer, iPad, phone, etc.
I use a trucker antenna on the trailer feeding a 3 watt Wilson amplifier that then feeds an internal antenna. Any cell phone (or the USB 760 modem) near the internal antenna is amplified.
Over the last two years & 33,000 miles of travel, I have had fairly good coverage with this system. There have been locations where there was no coverage, but they were rare.
If I was purchasing a system today, I probably would go with Millenicom's 4G plan. The only problem is it uses a MiFi device, which might not provide a strong enough WiFi signal to reach my tow vehicle while traveling. I could use the WiFi Ranger to repeat the MiFi signal, however that does tend to slow things down. At 4G speeds it wouldn't matter, but there is still a large part of the country that is 3G or slower...
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