Wifi in a TT

What mobile coverage will you have? That's the first thing to consider.

For streaming a T-Mobile account with binge on is about the only way to go IF you get the coverage. I have a 5 gig TMO hotspot but the signal at home is too slow for streaming anything most of the time.

Really if you are looking to watch entertainment, get a dish. It's cheaper, better picture, no loading, always has a signal, unlimited......

The best I have found is T-Mobile for tablets.

rk911 wrote:

and more and more parks and CGs are throttling back if any kind of streaming is detected.

The other thing I've run into is making you agree to the captive web portal page every 15 minutes. Its a way to deter any streaming.

AllegroD wrote:

uscgcolletti wrote:
Appriciate all the information. Also I ever said I was going to use the CG wifi. Thats why I'm looing for other options.

Unless you acknowledge this, you will always get a warning about how it affects others on potentially weak networks. Thanks for acknowledging this.

Correct!

There really ISN'T any cheap "options" when it comes to "streaming", video (decent quality good enough for say a 24" TV or larger) takes a lot of data.

Many streaming systems to get you a picture have to use extremely high compression ratios of the data..

High compression can cause severe damage to the video often called "artifacts". Even with high compression it takes a lot of data to get you a watchable pix.

If you are going to stream, you simply must limit your video quality to SD (Standard Definition) and or the amount of movies/programs you watch per month.. SD uses a lot less data and therefore you can stretch your programming budget.

There simply is not much in "options" concerning unlimited wireless Internet.. Pretty much non existent now days.

Many cell carriers have dropped all unlimited access to new plans and some old unlimited plans are "grandfathered" but if you need to get new equipment the grandfathering goes out the window.

For what you will pay in data overages, you might be further ahead to opt for a Dish or Direct TV account.. $50-$100 per month wouldn't be all that bad considering you would have service 24/7/365 and no worry about overages.. Add in DVR and you can record a lot then play back anytime..

sch911 wrote:
You have Cellular MiFi Jetpack, and CG WiFi but when you're talking about streaming movies and shows, your CG neighbors will hate you on the CG system. Streaming services and CG's just don't seem to go together.

and more and more parks and CGs are throttling back if any kind of streaming is detected. if you're going to be at a park that offers cable for an extended time you may be able to obtain a cable modem from the provider.

uscgcolletti wrote:
Appriciate all the information. Also I ever said I was going to use the CG wifi. Thats why I'm looing for other options.

Unless you acknowledge this, you will always get a warning about how it affects others on potentially weak networks. Thanks for acknowledging this.

If you are going to be in one location, you should look for cable internet or something like ATT Uverse. Those will get you essentially unlimited data. If you are paying for specific amounts of data, like on a phone, it will cost you something like $400/month to have enough data to stream TV. And even then you might go over your limit.

Appriciate all the information. Also I ever said I was going to use the CG wifi. Thats why I'm looing for other options.

We use the MIFI VERIZON 3GB MONTHLY PLAN for $27 a month... VERIZON DATA PLAN for cell phone plans went up $40 a couple months back... I own all of my equipment with no contracts... About the only thin I can cut back on would be 1800 minutes each month...

VERIZON cell phone bill which includes the MIFI Plan is now $285 a month for 2 unlimited Data Phones - 1 regular old phone - MIFI 3GB Data Plan Acct. Our two data phones are too old to work as WIFI Hot Spots...

Sort just hanging in to see what we need to do since VERIZON has managed to change their dataplans on us somewhat.

Have no desire to downstream high usage TV or Movies. Just want Internet for paying bills, chat with family, and some searching on internet...

Want to stay with a VERIZON plan due to always being connected no matter where we go and where we live here at at the house where VERIZON is only network that works...

Have no desire buying an unlimited plan on ebay from somebody and moving the sim chip to my Verizon Account phones... Sounds like something illegal to me ??... KARMA always gets even with me when I try something like that hehe...

Roy Ken

Watched two episodes of Mad Men on campground wifi last night. Worked fine but it was SD - I noticed but DW didn't.

It's paid CG wifi though - they told me when I made the reservation that I would be able to stream.