internet access on the road

DallasSteve wrote:

wbwood wrote:

Mifi is just a seperate thing from your phone. It's a little box that receives a cell signal to give you internet access. A hot spot from yor cell phone, basically will do the smae thing. Some people buy the mifi to keep it seperate from the cell phone service.

Yes, you can watch netflix, but it will eat up bandwidth. It all depends how how much bandwidth you are payign for and how much netflix you are watching.

Brian

Thanks for the feedback. I think I understand.

I have an off-thread question, if you want to answer (you could PM me, if you prefer). I'd like to know what you think of your Thor Chateau 31L and toad. I've always said that I wouldn't want an RV+toad, but I'm starting to question that point of view. I looked at the new listings for your RV on RVtrader.com and the prices range from $69K to $107K with $85K about average. What should I expect to pay if I wanted that model? Is there anything you don't like about your RV? Would you buy it used or new? Thanks

We like our Thor Cateau 31L. It was listed (MSRP) at $96k and we got it for $70k. We prefer to buy new. But that is just us. If you are one that has no problem buying used, then I would not let it make a difference. We just like the warranty and even purchase the extended warranties. We get little time to camp as it is and we are usually on a tight schedule. We don't want to waste time fixing things or not being able to go campign because something is broken. We like the floor plan of the 31L. We like the big wardrobe wall. One of the pet peeves of the TT we had was that the closet space was short. Shirts would not hang right. They would bunch up at the bottom. I'm not a big fan of the bathroom set up, but it works. The shower you have to step up into. It's not a short step either, lol. I would prefer if the shower, toilet and sink were all in one closed room. Make sure you get fantastic fans in it, a 2nd battery and some LED lighting. Ours did not have those, but I am noticing that newer model RV's are starting to come with this type of stuff. Also, be aware that they don't come with a spare tire or place to mount one. At least ours didn't. I called Thor to see if there was a mount I could buy from them and they said there wasn't. The new brochures are listing it as an option on the new ones. Check to see if you can get one with a mount. We carry our spare in the one big compartment.

We no longer have the toad. It was totaled in a car accident about a month ago. The new car can not be towed on a dolly or 4 down (AWD automatic Subaru). I purchased it knowing this and we will just rent a car when we get to destinations far away. Otherwise, if we only drive a few hours away, then my wife can follow in the car or we can rent if we decide to. Most of our weekend trips are within an hours drive, so she will just follow me. I sold the tow dolly a week ago. Bought it for $1300 last year and sold it for $1000. It was a good dolly. They have actually raised the prices on them to around $1600 new.