Why I do not depend on camground Wifi
From todays USA today article During peak evening hours Netflix takes us 34 % of Americas internet capacity This tells you what all the guys in the other RV's are doing on campground Wifi
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rwbradley wrote:cochise49 wrote:
Some parks merely re-broadcast the one DSL line that they pay for. That means, bandwidth meant for a family of 5 is now shared with 20 or more. Total bandwidth will never be more than the park pays for. One park we use has something like one T1 line coming into the park. Not sure about amount of bandwidth but, they have a rule that you can't stream netflix, etc. so as not to inhibit others use of the internet. Not sure how they would know, but frequently, I resort to our Jet Pack for email etc. Verizon LTE too expensive for netflix.
T1 is only 1.54mb down and 1.54mb up
T1 was what I was last familiar with before retirement. I know there are much "bigger" bandwidth pipes available. The connection may have been fiber. Like Fios or the AT&T version. Doubt many parks have commercial/industrial grade hookups. We stayed in the park I mentioned in early 2009 during winter (Reno area). Only about 15 rigs total. I streamed Netflix just fine. In 09, I may have been the only person doing so.
Satellite Internet was once up and coming for RVs. Seems to be waning in popularity. Possible due to being too slow for streaming. At least at a generally affordable price.
