HOW accessible is FREE WIFI while travelling?
We have a 2 week trip from East Texas to Vegas, then to Utah and back home. Used Millenicom before and am not sold on making the investment in StraightTalk for this trip. So, my question is: How acc...
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To the OP's question, how accessible?, the answer depends upon where you want to go. As mentioned you cannot get wifi while driving as you would connect and leave the signal within seconds so what we are talking about is access when parked.
This becomes the real issue. If you are parked in a State Park enjoying the leaves and rivers, accessibility going to mean hopping in your car and driving some distance to find an internet connection. If you are parked at Wal-Mart it likely means you only need to walk/drive to the nearby McDonald's or similar outlet. Today at the local shopping mall I had very good high speed free WiFi so I updated all the apps on my phone in about 5 minutes. A local WiFi signal where the RV is parked is strong but speed tests show it less than 300K up/down so I can still update things but I have to leave it sit for an hour or so.
I use a MiFi type device at home in the RV, but I can also turn my phone into a hot-spot and connect my computer to the internet where ever the Verizon signal is available. I use all of these options from time to time but then I am full time so I really have no other option. The data plan is shared by the MiFi and the phones so where or how I use it makes no difference and finding a free WiFi from time to time keeps my overall data usage down.
This becomes the real issue. If you are parked in a State Park enjoying the leaves and rivers, accessibility going to mean hopping in your car and driving some distance to find an internet connection. If you are parked at Wal-Mart it likely means you only need to walk/drive to the nearby McDonald's or similar outlet. Today at the local shopping mall I had very good high speed free WiFi so I updated all the apps on my phone in about 5 minutes. A local WiFi signal where the RV is parked is strong but speed tests show it less than 300K up/down so I can still update things but I have to leave it sit for an hour or so.
I use a MiFi type device at home in the RV, but I can also turn my phone into a hot-spot and connect my computer to the internet where ever the Verizon signal is available. I use all of these options from time to time but then I am full time so I really have no other option. The data plan is shared by the MiFi and the phones so where or how I use it makes no difference and finding a free WiFi from time to time keeps my overall data usage down.
