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TechWriter
Sep 29, 2019Explorer
Kevarino wrote:
l haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve been thinking that a desktop in the “cloud” might be the answer. Let it do all the heavy lifting and all you need is enough bandwidth to communicate with it.
There's the rub.
vermilye wrote:
. . . while there are satellite services that could meet your requirements, they are not mobile, and very expensive.
Not true. Fast, Ka-band mobile sat service has been available for a couple of years -- HughesNet Gen 5 portable dish and HughesNet automatic sat dishes.
OP, the most common RV setup is some type of cell data plan, typically from Verizon or AT&T. And unless you use some sort of "biased" Internet speed tester, you'll almost never see the speeds you're looking for.
I use a cellular & sat data combo when I travel. Here's my last report of over 40 campgrounds I stayed at this year: Campground Internet Report 2.
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