wifiranger Converge - Do you like it?
I'm looking to add a wifi booster to my travel trailer in order to expand beyond the poor-to-fair wifi choices available at some RV parks. I am considering the WifiRanger Converge line-up of upgradeab...
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Hi all, First post so cut me some slack.
Secondly, I don't have an RV BUT I am / was having the same internet issues that you guys have, and I have been lurking here hoping for someone to come up with a fix that I could use.
I (somewhere) found the answer and thought I would share it here and pay back a little for the info that I did get here.
My problem: My home has no availability for cable (TV from Dish and phone / internet from local phone company) so my DSL speed is a whopping 6 Mb/S. With that I can watch videos in lower resolution on one device while using e-mail type usage on one more device...and that's it.
In December I was listening to a podcast of the Clark Howard show (highy recommending that) and he spoke about a pay-as-you-go phone service called Visible. (Visible is owned by Verizon and uses their network)
They have service for $40/month for 1 phone, $35/month (each)for 2 phones, on down to $25/month (each) for 4 or more phones. That's it. no additional fees, taxes, nothing. Better yet you can tether those phones to a device and get full speed unlimited internet at about 40Mb/S.
I compared that to my wife's plan (Verizon Unlimited Senior Plan) that costs $75 per month with unlimited everything (including internet) however if you tether any device to it Verizon throttles the internet to 5 Mb/S.
As I said, I have been looking for a work around for the throttling issue, which is why I landed here,
I have found a company called ASUS that makes wireless routers that have built in USB tethering compatibility.
I bought a RT-AC68U model off Amazon for $135.00. I hooked it up to my Visible (free) phone (ZTE A7 Prime) and have been using it for a week as my only source if internet and it has worked well for me. Running the Speed Test Program shows my slowest internet speed to be 10 - 15 Mb/S. Normal speed seems to be 20 - 25 Mb/S and I have seen 40+ Mb/S occasionally.
I'm going to continue doing this for a month to see if things continue to work this well. If they do I will ditch my landline phone / internet services ($87.00 (ish) per month), and port over my home phone number to a new cell phone for me
I will also get the wife's phone ported over to Visible and continue on with the ZTE phone being used only for internet.
Total cost per month will be $90 so we will save $75 / month.
Hope someone finds this useful.
Secondly, I don't have an RV BUT I am / was having the same internet issues that you guys have, and I have been lurking here hoping for someone to come up with a fix that I could use.
I (somewhere) found the answer and thought I would share it here and pay back a little for the info that I did get here.
My problem: My home has no availability for cable (TV from Dish and phone / internet from local phone company) so my DSL speed is a whopping 6 Mb/S. With that I can watch videos in lower resolution on one device while using e-mail type usage on one more device...and that's it.
In December I was listening to a podcast of the Clark Howard show (highy recommending that) and he spoke about a pay-as-you-go phone service called Visible. (Visible is owned by Verizon and uses their network)
They have service for $40/month for 1 phone, $35/month (each)for 2 phones, on down to $25/month (each) for 4 or more phones. That's it. no additional fees, taxes, nothing. Better yet you can tether those phones to a device and get full speed unlimited internet at about 40Mb/S.
I compared that to my wife's plan (Verizon Unlimited Senior Plan) that costs $75 per month with unlimited everything (including internet) however if you tether any device to it Verizon throttles the internet to 5 Mb/S.
As I said, I have been looking for a work around for the throttling issue, which is why I landed here,
I have found a company called ASUS that makes wireless routers that have built in USB tethering compatibility.
I bought a RT-AC68U model off Amazon for $135.00. I hooked it up to my Visible (free) phone (ZTE A7 Prime) and have been using it for a week as my only source if internet and it has worked well for me. Running the Speed Test Program shows my slowest internet speed to be 10 - 15 Mb/S. Normal speed seems to be 20 - 25 Mb/S and I have seen 40+ Mb/S occasionally.
I'm going to continue doing this for a month to see if things continue to work this well. If they do I will ditch my landline phone / internet services ($87.00 (ish) per month), and port over my home phone number to a new cell phone for me
I will also get the wife's phone ported over to Visible and continue on with the ZTE phone being used only for internet.
Total cost per month will be $90 so we will save $75 / month.
Hope someone finds this useful.
