wi-fi boosters

Looks like there are a lot of good options

deltabravo wrote:

clev wrote:
Hi delta; you are mostly correct.

huh?

The last post I made was referring to RadioLabs.

Sounds like your comments above are referring to a post someone else made, and you thought it was me that replied after your reply.

Yes, delta, and and I think everyone that is reading is aware of the misquote on my part. Don't make a big deal of it.

OttawaDon wrote:
Am I correct in assuming that these wi-fi boosters are for getting wifi when you are at a campground from their supply?

Yes. They boost the signal when so you get a higher signal strength (thereby, usually faster speed) when you are at the outskirts of the wi-fi coverage canopy

clev wrote:
Hi delta; you are mostly correct.

huh?

The last post I made was referring to RadioLabs.

Sounds like your comments above are referring to a post someone else made, and you thought it was me that replied after your reply.

Good info rw; thank you.

Hi folks, please forgive the very basic question, just trying to figure out how to maybe get wi-fi before we go on our maiden voyage.

Am I correct in assuming that these wi-fi boosters are for getting wifi when you are at a campground from their supply? For example, you pay for wi-fi service as part of the campground rental and the booster is to get as much speed as possible from their crappy supply? Just trying to figure out how to use the internet on the road.

My intention was not to suggest you should not buy modern tech. However sometimes what we need and what the marketers are selling us is so far out of whack, that people will blindly just assume they actually "Need" what they are being sold. WIFI is one of those cases. If you were to do a Coke vs Pepsi blind taste test with WIFI, there are very few people who could tell the difference in performance for G vs AC and only in specific scenarios. I always tell people when buying tech go into Bestbuy and find something that is middle of the road, it will not be end of life as quick and you will not pay the new tech markup that people pay for the privilege of being the first to own it. In the case of G wifi you cannot actually buy G anymore except for some unique situations, however it is still a viable tech. And in the case of the JEFA Tech solution that sells a rebranded Linksys WRT54G, it is more than most people will ever need in a campground and the WRT54G is still probably the most solid piece of consumer WIFI equipment ever built.
You will never go wrong buying newer, but you don't need to buy it just because PC Magazine says you need it.

Hi rw; you are mostly correct. However, electronics are usually outdated , like cars, when you drive them off of the lot. To buy WiFi 'G' that is ~15 years old, would be like buying a 90's car with no electronics; it's just too outdated. OK; so you may not use it now, you will, eventually. So, why buy outdated equipment? Sorry, don't intend to start an argument, but for 'me', I will buy the latest technology.

clev wrote:

deltabravo wrote:
Radiolabs.com has some cool stuff.

This is the one I use.

You did notice that this was WiFi 'G' which is outdated by at least 10 years; right? They went to WiFi 'N' from there, and it provides ~ 300 Mbps. They are now moving into WiFi AC, which provides up to, I think, 1500 Mbps. Why would anyone buy a 'G' rated WiFi accessory?

The answer is simple. Because we don't actually need N or AC. I mechanical Hard drive runs at 300mbps at a theoretical max. That means that N in the best case scenario N can barely keep up with the computer. We don't have computers that can keep up with AC yet, and it will be many years until we do. The marketing geniuses make us think we need something that we do not actually need.
Most people on a home connection with a brand new computer can barely use N. Go to a campground with lousy internet to begin with, chances is your G WIFI will run circles around their network.

deltabravo wrote:
Radiolabs.com has some cool stuff.

This is the one I use.

You did notice that this was WiFi 'G' which is outdated by at least 10 years; right? They went to WiFi 'N' from there, and it provides ~ 300 Mbps. They are now moving into WiFi AC, which provides up to, I think, 1500 Mbps. Why would anyone buy a 'G' rated WiFi accessory?