This afternoon I had a call from Verizon‘s sales, following up on our recent purchase of one of their AirCards and data plan. I told the rep that while we had no technical problems with the setup, and were actually pretty happy with it, their 5 GB cap is completely inadequate. In fact, four days [...]

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So now we know we need that amplifier. If you haven’t been following this blog, you might wonder what kind of amp is under discussion. Your best bet would be to start here and work forward in time to get the gist. Back now? Good. OK, what convinced me was watching the “Cellular Signal Strength” [...]

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I said I’d report on the new mobile router, modem & antenna we bought this week, so here you are. It’s all good! At least so far. Right now we have the router (with the USB modem sticking out the side of it) sitting on the dashboard of our RV: Connected to the modem is [...]

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This is developing into a very busy day, with grocery shopping to do and company to entertain tonight, but I wanted to crow a little about the new mobile WiFi setup. It all works like a charm! I’ll have details later on.

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While it is not new technology, until now we have not had a satisfactory way to consistently get true broadband internet away from home. We’ve tried WiFi at various RV parks and internet cafés, smartphones, and even an internet-connected satellite dish, but they all have serious drawbacks. WiFi connections operated by uninformed park caretakers can [...]

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As we prepare for the second phase of our annual southern migration, I was considering our internet connectivity during our travels. Last night when I was trying to put on an event at the ISM, I kept crashing because the cable here has a problem with frequent drops. That’s one problem, but mostly while we’re [...]

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