Getting WiFi where there isn't any?
Excuse my ignorance but is there something you can buy to get wifi to our laptop in places (campgrounds) where this is no wifi and no good cell service (to get use the phone as a hotspot)? I do not kn...
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Shari,
You have a couple of options to get Internet when camped at a spot that does not supply Internet via WiFi.
1) Use a digital cell phone as a hotspot or use a Jetpack (which is like a cell phone that only does data - no voice). I use a Jetpack. This device is about the size of a deck of cards but about 1/2 as thick. I use one from Verizon and I get coverage in most of the places I go. I just turn it on, it locks onto a cell signal, and I have WiFi in the coach.
If I'm in a weak signal area, I have a cell antenna (Wilson) that I can mount on top of a 30' TV antenna tower (comes in 6' lengths that slip together). That gets me up high. This plugs into the antenna port of the Jetpack. Fairly inexpensive, and it works quite well. About the only place I've been skunked was at the Lake of the Woods, very northern tip of Minnesota.
2) If you are really in an area where an antenna won't help, then your only option is a satellite dish. You need a clear view of the sky, need to lock-on to a satellite 20,000 miles in the sky, and pay multi-dollars per minute to get a slow internet connection. I don't have one but others here do. I'll let them tell you what they have and how they like it.
Hope this helps!
You have a couple of options to get Internet when camped at a spot that does not supply Internet via WiFi.
1) Use a digital cell phone as a hotspot or use a Jetpack (which is like a cell phone that only does data - no voice). I use a Jetpack. This device is about the size of a deck of cards but about 1/2 as thick. I use one from Verizon and I get coverage in most of the places I go. I just turn it on, it locks onto a cell signal, and I have WiFi in the coach.
If I'm in a weak signal area, I have a cell antenna (Wilson) that I can mount on top of a 30' TV antenna tower (comes in 6' lengths that slip together). That gets me up high. This plugs into the antenna port of the Jetpack. Fairly inexpensive, and it works quite well. About the only place I've been skunked was at the Lake of the Woods, very northern tip of Minnesota.
2) If you are really in an area where an antenna won't help, then your only option is a satellite dish. You need a clear view of the sky, need to lock-on to a satellite 20,000 miles in the sky, and pay multi-dollars per minute to get a slow internet connection. I don't have one but others here do. I'll let them tell you what they have and how they like it.
Hope this helps!
