Wi-Fi Extenders - good info

jcpainter wrote:
The article oversimplifies and doesn't cover the many variables that come into play when extending the signal.

It also is not really relevant to campground situations. WiFi is line of sight and there are often lots of "blockers" between devices inside your rig and the campground's repeaters.

When you do see a strong signal from the campground WiFi, but can't get onto the internet or when you do, it is really SO S L O W, that is network congestion. They don't have enough bandwidth to handle all the devices trying to access the internet. Add to that problem someone that's streaming Netflix and hogging the limited bandwidth and you might as well forget it until everyone else goes to bed!

To bring the campground WiFi into your rig from the furthest distance, a CPE device like "Rogue Wave" will work best. Even then, if the park doesn't have adequate bandwidth, you won't get wonderful speeds.

precisely. more and more parks we've frequented over the last few years are auto-throttling the user's bandwidth upon detecting ANY streaming be it audio, video or even OS updates. that's only fair to all of the other users in the park. wanna watch a movie or videos on YouTube then set up your MiFi or smart phone as a personal hotspot.