Probably a zillion post on this but I'm trying to get a few questions answered concerning improving wifi connection at your rv site. The KOA we stay at for a month in Minnesota is clean cut older and our site seems to be one of the furthest from the their rotour. I will be using an iPad for the Internet connection. The wifi booster; can it be placed inside the rv? What are the better wifi boosters out there and what else could I be looking at for improved wifi connection. Thanks so much for any help.

I've given up on RV park wifi - moostly worthless. I use cell phone as a hot spot. Need to boost up data amount on contract, but worth it.

A Straight Talk (walmart) mifi will get you all the internet you need from ATT or Verizon towers. A $15 prepaid card (walmart) gets me 1GB of internet and that's all I need for a month when traveling. I think 2GB is $25 and so on.

A strong wifi signal does not mean fast internet. Even with a booster. I have been to numerous RV parks that had very good wifi signal. But the limited bandwidth they offer makes it so slow as to be almost unusable. Especially so in the evening when everyone starts connecting to the park server. Many times my phone cell signal works better than the park wifi. And that is without a hot spot.Fortunately it does not bother me when I can't access the internet every time I want.

vandave wrote: What are the better wifi boosters out there and what else could I be looking at for improved wifi connection. Thanks so much for any help.First you need to determine what the problem IS: Low signal strength or low bandwidth.To do this, you need a device that shows the signal strength of the WiFi links that are available.IF.....your basic signal strength is strong but it's still slow or hard to keep connected, a "booster" will be a waste of money. If you can't "see" the camps WiFi at all in your available list, a booster might not help there either.

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Sam_Spade
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
vandave wrote:
What are the better wifi boosters out there and what else could I be looking at for improved wifi connection. Thanks so much for any help.

First you need to determine what the problem IS: Low signal strength or low bandwidth.

To do this, you need a device that shows the signal strength of the WiFi links that are available.
IF.....your basic signal strength is strong but it's still slow or hard to keep connected, a "booster" will be a waste of money. If you can't "see" the camps WiFi at all in your available list, a booster might not help there either.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2016
A few wifi antenna posts
BB_TX
Nomad
Jun 01, 2016
A strong wifi signal does not mean fast internet. Even with a booster. I have been to numerous RV parks that had very good wifi signal. But the limited bandwidth they offer makes it so slow as to be almost unusable. Especially so in the evening when everyone starts connecting to the park server. Many times my phone cell signal works better than the park wifi. And that is without a hot spot.

Fortunately it does not bother me when I can't access the internet every time I want.
Gulfcoast
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
A Straight Talk (walmart) mifi will get you all the internet you need from ATT or Verizon towers. A $15 prepaid card (walmart) gets me 1GB of internet and that's all I need for a month when traveling. I think 2GB is $25 and so on.
padre1944
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
I've given up on RV park wifi - moostly worthless. I use cell phone as a hot spot. Need to boost up data amount on contract, but worth it.

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