Optimal Internet Setup for Travel Trailer
I would like to know what is currently the best setup for high speed reliable internet access for a travel trailer.
Forum Discussion
In Canada all the "players" have agreements in place to use any tower. For example, if I am in Ontario, my Sasktel phone will happily connect to a Bell tower. When I am in Saskatchewan, my Bell phone connects to Sasktel towers.
USA is quite different as there are few such agreements in place. However if you have an international package on the phone--then in Canada you would have that same feature (tested on Metro PCS and T-Mobile).
When I'm traveling south of the border, both my Bell and Sasktel phones will use various towers--but since I only have a roaming contract on the Bell phone I would only use the Sasktel if I were in an emergency situation, where the Bell phone refused to connect.
I think one reason there are these differences is that cell towers are not independently owned in Canada. They belong to the various networks.
I did have a Verzion device and found that on the trip south to Florida there were places where I had no service.
But in North Dakota a T-Motile won't connect to a Verizon tower.
Currently Verizon still has the best coverage.
Costs for cell phone service in Canada are pretty much always higher than those in USA.
USA is quite different as there are few such agreements in place. However if you have an international package on the phone--then in Canada you would have that same feature (tested on Metro PCS and T-Mobile).
When I'm traveling south of the border, both my Bell and Sasktel phones will use various towers--but since I only have a roaming contract on the Bell phone I would only use the Sasktel if I were in an emergency situation, where the Bell phone refused to connect.
I think one reason there are these differences is that cell towers are not independently owned in Canada. They belong to the various networks.
I did have a Verzion device and found that on the trip south to Florida there were places where I had no service.
But in North Dakota a T-Motile won't connect to a Verizon tower.
Currently Verizon still has the best coverage.
Costs for cell phone service in Canada are pretty much always higher than those in USA.
