good day all,we are planning a road trip for about 2-3 months to go and visit the wonderful U.S.A. and all it has to offer. Here is where we would love some advice, we work remotely and need to be connected to internet, we have a MIFI from verizon which works well but for those areas where 4glte is not available, has anyone used one of those satelite systems and how well do they work, plus if someone could recommend one that is good that would be great. We are in a class B sprinter van roadtrek, so a huge system or one that is mounted on the roof is not going to work.also, we have been searching the internet and see the ones that are available but thought it would be great to ask those who are actually using it and any problems they may have.any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.john

We also have to have Internet access on our trips pretty much 24/7 and for what it's worth we have only found 2 quite remote places East of the Mississippi where Verizon MiFi did not work.

Best thing that you can do in this case is obtain a hot spot device , it is in a dedicated phone line that is secure and operates any where that you have a cell phone signal, you are now self sufficient and do not depend so much on internet connections provided by parks, restaurants, cafes, etc.We do use the net to either purchase items and have them delivered to the next camp ground or to check on the bank account and balance the check book, also to plan our next add adventure, we no longer have to be hunting for internet providers with weak or shaky signals.navegator

We've traveled much of the USA (East to West) including Alaska and have never been without a Verizon phone or MIFI 2200 signal. We've had weak signals but things worked. All be it slow but they did work. We have a Grandfathered unlimited 3G plan. Only time we turn devices off is traveling through Canada.If and when we needed a signal and did not have one we would just go to a local hot spot. Not sure how that would work for someone running a business on the road but there are plenty of places providing internet connections.

I really think that you have the best internet connection device now. Thats all we use and it works well and is very reliable. 4G is the norm and now and then 3G but still very useable. A smartphone can give same results when tethered but you lose the voice communication while tethered and in use. Couple that with free wifi in a lot of businesses (McDonalds etc) should give you the adequate coverage you need. Verizon is considered the best as to coverage areas. Now and then another carrier will be available where Verizon isn;t but..........

Unfortunately not everyone reads the complete post before answering. I have been in the same situation, but for me the satellite was out of the question due to cost. My phone will do very nearly what you Verizon MiFi will do, but I had one be advantage. As a direct result of where I worked, I put a repeater in the coach early on. I suggest you look at this. The best (imho) are made by Wilson Electronics. Just be sure you get one that covers Verizon 4G (all are not the same). Even if we are out of 4G coverage, I could almost always work with 3G just slowly. These devices require some care to install correctly. But, when done right, they are a set and forget. Matt

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Matt_Colie
Explorer II
Jun 29, 2015
Unfortunately not everyone reads the complete post before answering. I have been in the same situation, but for me the satellite was out of the question due to cost.

My phone will do very nearly what you Verizon MiFi will do, but I had one be advantage. As a direct result of where I worked, I put a repeater in the coach early on. I suggest you look at this. The best (imho) are made by Wilson Electronics. Just be sure you get one that covers Verizon 4G (all are not the same). Even if we are out of 4G coverage, I could almost always work with 3G just slowly.

These devices require some care to install correctly. But, when done right, they are a set and forget.

Matt
hershey
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
I really think that you have the best internet connection device now. Thats all we use and it works well and is very reliable. 4G is the norm and now and then 3G but still very useable. A smartphone can give same results when tethered but you lose the voice communication while tethered and in use. Couple that with free wifi in a lot of businesses (McDonalds etc) should give you the adequate coverage you need. Verizon is considered the best as to coverage areas. Now and then another carrier will be available where Verizon isn;t but..........
golf_bears
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
We've traveled much of the USA (East to West) including Alaska and have never been without a Verizon phone or MIFI 2200 signal. We've had weak signals but things worked. All be it slow but they did work. We have a Grandfathered unlimited 3G plan. Only time we turn devices off is traveling through Canada.

If and when we needed a signal and did not have one we would just go to a local hot spot. Not sure how that would work for someone running a business on the road but there are plenty of places providing internet connections.
navegator
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
Best thing that you can do in this case is obtain a hot spot device , it is in a dedicated phone line that is secure and operates any where that you have a cell phone signal, you are now self sufficient and do not depend so much on internet connections provided by parks, restaurants, cafes, etc.

We do use the net to either purchase items and have them delivered to the next camp ground or to check on the bank account and balance the check book, also to plan our next add adventure, we no longer have to be hunting for internet providers with weak or shaky signals.

navegator
AdirondackJack
Explorer
Jun 29, 2015
We also have to have Internet access on our trips pretty much 24/7 and for what it's worth we have only found 2 quite remote places East of the Mississippi where Verizon MiFi did not work.

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