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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Some internal Wi-Fi antennas are not that strong. I bought a directional antenna, that is also connected by a USB port. So with a 3 meter extension USB cord, I was able to put it inside a baggy to protect it from the rain, and then put it on the roof near the refrigerator vent, so that it can see over all the other RV's and get a good signal from the office.
Yet if you are in a campground without any Wi-Fi, then you are out of luck. Many forests do not have cell towers nearby, and the Forest service has been very slow in installing Wi-Fi in the parks. The Forest ranger is not interested in computers - for instance. So why spend $200 a month on a satellite system or Wi-Fi system?
And there is no way that the Serria club would allow a cell tower on Federal Forest property! Sometimes walking around the campground you can find a stronger cell signal, especially if you walk in the direction of the largest nearby town, and perhaps a cliff overlooking that town. You can be 5 miles away from a tower, if you can see it from a cliff, you can connect to it.
Fred.
Yet if you are in a campground without any Wi-Fi, then you are out of luck. Many forests do not have cell towers nearby, and the Forest service has been very slow in installing Wi-Fi in the parks. The Forest ranger is not interested in computers - for instance. So why spend $200 a month on a satellite system or Wi-Fi system?
And there is no way that the Serria club would allow a cell tower on Federal Forest property! Sometimes walking around the campground you can find a stronger cell signal, especially if you walk in the direction of the largest nearby town, and perhaps a cliff overlooking that town. You can be 5 miles away from a tower, if you can see it from a cliff, you can connect to it.
Fred.
