WAS WONDERING, SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICE

NEOK, thanks for the reply

We used satellite internet service at home for several years before an alternative became available in our area. It worked well but was expensive and had limitations on the data usage each month. I inquired about using it for the RV but was told we could because the setup requires very precise aim at specific satellites and must be installed by certified installers.

The OP was concerned with Internet access when cell tower signals are not strong enough.

This will take satellite service for the most reliable Internet connections, or amplified cell tower signals going to the RV and coming from the RV to "sometimes" get strong enough signals to connect for phone calls, texting, and some Internet surfing.

We once had a cellular antenna on our RV's roof with a 12 volt cellular transceiver inside to boost cellular signals coming-to/going-from cell phones and a WiFi router in our RV. This allowed us to sometimes connect to distant Verizon cell towers with a strong enough signal out in the middle of nowhere.

maillemaker, thanks for the info. It would be good to have a system of satellites that would provide good reliable service.

Satellite programming is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

That may be changing. One of the things Elon Musk (SpaceX, Paypal) is working on is a swarm of low-Earth orbit satellites that can provide global internet coverage:

https://www.space.com/39785-spacex-internet-satellites-starlink-constellation.html

One of the reasons why satellite internet is poor today is most of the services, if not all, rely on geosynchronous satellites in a very high orbit. This means a high latency.

We got rid of our Dish Network service after 8 years. We now have a AT&T Velocity Hotspot and now stream all of our service through Xfinity, YouTube, Amazon Prime and whatever else we can find.

For those baseball fans who use MASN to watch games there is a unique way to watch them. My Baltimore Orioles are only broadcast on MASN and only through my home wifi. So I invested in SPLASHTOP -- which is a remote desktop application. You can get this for free.

Using my laptop with SPLASHTOP installed I remote desktop into my home computer. Once the home screen comes up I click on the Xfinity APP, logon, go to xfinity streaming, and watch my Orioles just like I was home.

PS I am adding WEBOOST RV model this weekend just for a little more insurance on signal strength.

It works.

Satellite programming is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

bigdon68

we use a Wilson cell phone booster. It works pretty good.

Good Saturday morning.
Thanks all for the replies. Looks like satellite internet service is out.
How many of you use a cell phone signal booster? Do they work? What kind do you use?
This all a new project for me.
May have to consider changing cell phone provider.
Visiting my son and his family in N IL, the weather is beautiful.

we use our phones, too. we use AT&T, but find that sometimes, Verizon is the only option. and vice versa. we haven't gone to using both servers yet, but might ;)
and it is expensive if you want to watch a lot of TV shows or movies.

We use VERIZON CELL PHONE SERVICE which is just about everywhere we go...most of the Internet needs we have the VERIZON MIFI JET PACK works good for us.

Using the internet over your CELL PHONE HOT SPOT would be good too but would have to have VERIZON AGAIN to have coverage over the most of the USA...

We never could depend on WIFI high spots either...

Back in my working days we never could have any luck using SATELLITE INTERNET. We tried hard too...

All of the TV SHOWS get all their connectivity through an ear piece... Even in underground installations... go figure... hehe

Roy Ken