Same thing here - We carry out own hotspot with us being the Verizon MIFI account... Also have hotspot on cellphone which is also Verizon...
Can not depend on the WIFI from the camp grounds... Too many folks using it loads it down big time...
The AT&T and DIRECTV being owned by the same folks have started a SAT TV downstream over the internet now where you can watch SAT TV without a dish setup. But here again you will need a large data plan...
We just settle for checking in with the kids, paying some bills, and very little of surfing the internet...
Have a great DVD player and bring along lots of movies with us...
We also do very good using the BATWING antenna picking up OTA full blown HDTV signals from the local towns... This is all free... I'd work on that routine first and get proficient doing that... We get 6-36 HDTV stations just about everywhere we go using our BATWING antenna...
Roy Ken