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Boozecamp
Explorer
Feb 08, 2015

Need wifi.

We have pay as you go winegard sat TV.
Unfortunately, Dish does not provide internet service for rv'ers. What is the alternative, how much does it cost? Tired of "so-called" free wifi at parks that don't work.
  • Boozecamp wrote:
    We have pay as you go winegard sat TV.
    Unfortunately, Dish does not provide internet service for rv'ers. What is the alternative, how much does it cost? Tired of "so-called" free wifi at parks that don't work.


    An answer for you depends on both how much you travel and how much you use the Internet. If you are a full timer, then I suspect the best route is to buy a data plan from one of the major providers....ATT ormVerizon....and get a phone or device that you can use as your own ' hot spot' with that service. Probably this is going to cost you...depending on your data needs.

    In my case, we travel less than half the year and do not need any yearly contract for service. I have an Apple iPad Air tablet which I set up as my local hotspot - thus we use that with our other tablets and computers those few months that we do travel. Verizon provides a range of monthly NO-CONTRACT data plans which I turn on and off as needed from my iPad. Since my data needs are pretty minimal most of the time I select their bottom priced plan of 1GB for $20. per month. It is quite rare for me to stay overnight where I can't find Verizon coverage.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Verizon MIFI dataplans. I have an older grandfathered 3GB dataplan for $27 a month and this allows 5 WIFI device connections anywhere you pick up Verizon Cellphone service... Today VERIZON smallest GB dataplan is 5GBs for around $60 a month.

    We only use this for checking emails, paying bills, keeping in touch with the kids and very little surfing of the internet...

    Verizon has a larger dataplan called JETPACK. Millenicom was the best 20GB dataplan to use but they no longer exist now I guess...

    You will need at least something in the 20GB range if you plan on downstreaming any TV channels or movies... You will use a couple of GBs per movie doing this...

    Roy Ken
  • Seems that lots of folks are finding out that "Free" wifi really isn't. Nor is it everywhere.
  • McDonald's, Starbucks or your own phone hotspot. Forget satellite...it's slow.

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