How to optimize my wifi reception while camping?

[precioustime]

What can I add or buy for my 34" motorhome to have better chances of being able to use my pc while in a campsite? I know many clubhouses have wifi reception but I want to use it while in my rv.

[2oldman]

op is gone

[Dutch_12078]

The metal pipes in the organ block the WiFi signal... 😉

[NRALIFR]

2oldman wrote:

ajriding wrote:
If you do, put it on the roof, not near your organs for goodness sake.

Huh?

Yeah, organs. Everybody knows that. :R



:):)

[2oldman]

ajriding wrote:
If you do, put it on the roof, not near your organs for goodness sake.

Huh?

[ajriding]

Sounds like you are asking about a wifi booster antenna.
If you do, put it on the roof, not near your organs for goodness sake.

[missnmountains]

If you are just trying to improve signal strength, an extender/booster works. We use the PDQ Connect on our RV and Boat.

However, as others said the access to the internet at campgrounds is sometimes useless. I always say; the campgrounds advertise "free wifi". Notice they do not say "free internet". 🙂

Ken

[theoldwizard1]

Johno02 wrote:
Buy a wifi hotspot from your celluar provider. Then all you need is good cell service, and it will work wherever you are.

Mobley. $20/month from AT&T

[2oldman]

Search: wifi antenna

[MitchF150]

How to optimize my wifi reception while camping?

Get your own private hotspot device and enjoy... All that "free" wifi stuff is just asking for trouble in the grand scheme of things..

Good luck!

Mitch

[Matt_Colie]

All of the above is very true.

Is this a one campground problem or an any campground problem?

If the campground WiFi is not out of bandwidth, (you can figure this out by looking at your WiFi client's (app) signal strength indicator) and you are just short of signal strength, then there is an inexpensive fix. There are several boosters on the market and I have had varying success with some, but a high power transceiver and better antenna will be a good fix. My favorite for the past few years has been the Alfa units. As 802.11 goes up, I buy a new one. This is a stand alone USB device that can have a much better antenna and as much as ten times the transmit power of your device.

If you can it, you can probably work with it.

But again, if you are out of bandwidth, use your phone as a hotspot and have a good data plan.

Matt

[bob_nestor]

MrWizard wrote:
Campground Wi-Fi
Is seldom good enough for anything more than social media
Email, Facebook, forums etc..
Seldom has enough bandwidth for streaming movies, even if you are sitting in the clubhouse, it is too many users trying to use the available bandwidth

And most of the campground WiFi installations I've looked at didn't do anything to optimize their setups. They typically just take it out of the box and turn it on in which case the first one or two users who get logged in can basically hog all the bandwidth. Of course if you're a hacker and are familiar with how to optimize the equipment they usually don't change the default Admin password either.

[MrWizard]

Campground Wi-Fi
Is seldom good enough for anything more than social media
Email, Facebook, forums etc..
Seldom has enough bandwidth for streaming movies, even if you are sitting in the clubhouse, it is too many users trying to use the available bandwidth

[Johno02]

Buy a wifi hotspot from your celluar provider. Then all you need is good cell service, and it will work wherever you are.

[Lwiddis]

Is your concern signal strength (mostly doable) or bandwidth (unfixable)?