WiFi

Powerline Adapters are best for RVs experiencing WiFi problems. A set of 2 adapters cost $23.

Well, the King 2100 has sold. From here on out we stream through the AT&T unlimited hotspot.

How good park Wi-Fi is may well depend on how good you are.

True story.. Last night I "Lost connection" well this Am I did some investigation

Ping: Mail.yahoo.com (No response DNS error)

PING: 8.8.8.8 (one of Googles DNS servers) (NO response) Since this was a direct IP address not a name it did not querry a DNS (Domain Name Server)

NOTE: FOr those who do not know, the DNS is basically a phone book.

PING 8.8.4.4. (Other Google DNS Good and fast response

Entered my Router setup (I re-route park wi-fi) changed the DNS settings and you are reading this so somethign worked .

It's been my experience that many of the RV parks I've stayed at had WiFi sufficient for my needs, albeit there were certain times it was slow. However, I never watched TV or movies on my computer. For that I used my satellite TV.
I mainly used my computer for reading e-mail or general surfing, so I never needed a lot of bandwidth. YMMV

We are now in Knoxville and other than a restriction in shows that can be streamed on DirecTV the use of the AT&T hotspot was the way to go. I am using the hotspot now, the only internet connection available to us, and it seems to be running as fast at 45Gs used as it did at 0Gs. I will now cancel the service on the old receiver and put the 2 year old King Flex antenna on Craigslist. I hope it moves.
Randy

It is quite likely that you will not notice any difference now that you are at 24GB. There is not a built in slow down after exceeding 22GB but rather your traffic is prioritized lower when you are on a heavily used tower.

I'll be interested in hearing if there is any change now that you are over 24 gig. I just dumped Comcast internet/phone and TV at home for a Mobley for internet and Dish for TV. I mentioned to the Dish installer that the only thing I would miss on Dish is On Demand and he said to either get a Hopper or Cast from my phone (he noticed my Chromecast on the TV). He said the only issue would be going over the 22 gig and maybe being slowed.

Dave

We will be heading home tomorrow and so far so good. I used CG WiFi the first night and it was ok but not good enough. Prior to departure I went to AT&T and added an unlimited hotspot for $20.00/month and it works great. We are headed back towards civilization (large cities) and are now over the 24.gig threshold and we will now get a Good test on how much it will slow down above the threshold. Once home I will probably drop the extra DIRECTV receiver and this will then leave me with just a $2.00/month increase in my phone/tv bill. I sure hope it does not slow down. More info to follow in 5 to 7 days. I may have a slightly used portable King automatic antenna available when I get home. PM me if you might be interested..
Randy

Well, I have taken everything in to consideration and I will be streaming to my new iMac as first choice. If the CG WiFi can't handle it, oh well. We will be off to see the Moms next week and I will check back in towards the end of May to let you know how the experiment went. I am bringing the DirecTV receiver and TV along for the the 3 day stays in the non-WiFi CGs we stay in in MN and ND. I have no problem setting up the sat antenna and receiver when we have dropped anchor for a few days but for overnight stops I am hoping the CG WiFis will allow streaming. The first question from here on out when making a CG reservation will be about the strength of the WiFi not the price of the spot.
Randy

if you use the CG wifi between 2am and 6am it usually works great..............get an att mobley 20 bucks a month unlimited, I used to call the local cable company that provided the CG cable tv and hook up my own modem/router when I was there long term and get a couple bucks from the campers around me to use mine.