Combining multiple internet solutions
After reading what others have posted on the forums here and elsewhere, I think I know which way I want to go to provide us internet as we travel around the USA. I plan to load balance multiple inter...
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I'd look at CradlePoint. They're a solid company and offer great support. I've spec'd their equipment in use in emergency vehicles (police, medical, etc.)
Of course, their price is nothing close to TPLink, which I don't have a high opinion of.
Get the Cradlepoint mobile router with the two LTE modems, pop in SIMs for ATT and Verizon, and then add a satellite modem as a wired third connection. Satellite modem should use a phased array in-motion antenna, auto tracking. You're talking low five figures here for this type of setup, but if it's a business expense, write it off :) Don't mess with ATT and Verizon consumer level accounts, talk to their Enterprise divisions. Business class accounts get much better support, and less messing around as far as terms, and SLAs. You won't get any SLA on a consumer account.
Find out who your local first responders use for gear installation and work with them on the radio stuff. Don't mess around with open wifi at all IMHO, security issues aside even with VPN, park WiFi is so often awful or full of restrictions, it's not worth the bother.
You'll likely want a multiband cellular amplifier installed too. Pay an installer to do it, they have the tools to calibrate the antennas, so you get optimal performance and less cross-talk between RX and TX antennas for example. One thing I've never seen a DIY RV install has been a diversity antenna setup for cellular, they all go with a single antenna installed on the ladder. That's a mistake IMHO, as a diversity antenna array provides a much stronger signal for the modems, but you need experience to install one correctly.
This is just my 10 cents worth of advice, I don't do this stuff for RVs but do for police, fire, medical. So for me, getting a vehicle connected, I don't bat an eye spending $15k+ to get a mobile command trailer hooked up for example.
Of course, their price is nothing close to TPLink, which I don't have a high opinion of.
Get the Cradlepoint mobile router with the two LTE modems, pop in SIMs for ATT and Verizon, and then add a satellite modem as a wired third connection. Satellite modem should use a phased array in-motion antenna, auto tracking. You're talking low five figures here for this type of setup, but if it's a business expense, write it off :) Don't mess with ATT and Verizon consumer level accounts, talk to their Enterprise divisions. Business class accounts get much better support, and less messing around as far as terms, and SLAs. You won't get any SLA on a consumer account.
Find out who your local first responders use for gear installation and work with them on the radio stuff. Don't mess around with open wifi at all IMHO, security issues aside even with VPN, park WiFi is so often awful or full of restrictions, it's not worth the bother.
You'll likely want a multiband cellular amplifier installed too. Pay an installer to do it, they have the tools to calibrate the antennas, so you get optimal performance and less cross-talk between RX and TX antennas for example. One thing I've never seen a DIY RV install has been a diversity antenna setup for cellular, they all go with a single antenna installed on the ladder. That's a mistake IMHO, as a diversity antenna array provides a much stronger signal for the modems, but you need experience to install one correctly.
This is just my 10 cents worth of advice, I don't do this stuff for RVs but do for police, fire, medical. So for me, getting a vehicle connected, I don't bat an eye spending $15k+ to get a mobile command trailer hooked up for example.
