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Thu, 17 April 2014 05:47  |
midlf
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Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and parked?
TIA
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247682 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 06:13  |
Ken Henderson
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Steve,
Until the first of May, I'd have strongly recommended millenicom.com, the
outfit from whom I bought a $99 Qualcom JetPack last year. For $69.99 per
month, I got 20 gb of Verizon 4G coverage, with the option to stop service
and resume for $15. Now, they've imposed a $25 annual fee and increased
the monthly rate to $89.99.
While I was very happy with the service, having coverage 'most everywhere
from here to WA, I'll be re-evaluating before I take another long trip and
won't continue to keep it open while at home.
Just one more option to consider.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Steve Southworth wrote:
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> Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for
> advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will
> take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on
> the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell
> phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is
> not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things
> change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
>
> How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and
> parked?
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Southworth
> 1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
> 1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
> Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247693 is a reply to message #247682] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 09:08 |
powerjon
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We are on the road about 4 to 4 1/2 months out of the year in our GMC. I got a new iPhone 5S last fall and a Verizon Jetpack 4G Lite that cost $40 to own. The iPhones do allow to options to act as a hotspot too but can kill your battery rather quickly. The Jetpack allows you to still use your phone and get on the web anywhere you can use your phone and it supports 10 devices so the wife can use her Ipad. It cost me $50 a month for 5 gb and I can increase it if I need to 10 gb for $80 and each gb is $10 more after that. I have not as of yet run over the max as I use the wifi at KOA’s and other parks that we stay at too. I can also turn it on and off any time. All personal business is done on the Jetpack. Verizon has some new pricing deals and plans that just came out.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
On Apr 17, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Steve,
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> Until the first of May, I'd have strongly recommended millenicom.com, the
> outfit from whom I bought a $99 Qualcom JetPack last year. For $69.99 per
> month, I got 20 gb of Verizon 4G coverage, with the option to stop service
> and resume for $15. Now, they've imposed a $25 annual fee and increased
> the monthly rate to $89.99.
>
> While I was very happy with the service, having coverage 'most everywhere
> from here to WA, I'll be re-evaluating before I take another long trip and
> won't continue to keep it open while at home.
>
> Just one more option to consider.
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc.
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Steve Southworth wrote:
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>> Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for
>> advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will
>> take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on
>> the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell
>> phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is
>> not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things
>> change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
>>
>> How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and
>> parked?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Steve Southworth
>> 1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
>> 1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
>> Palmyra WI
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247694 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 09:16 |
Jim Galbavy
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Steve,
Here is our experience with wifi on the road. ..and it all depends on are you just doing e-mail or surfing the net.
Ada works doing orders, invoices, shipping plus banking while on the road for two companies in our GMC.
We pick up wifi where we can. ...Mickey Dees, campgrounds, rest areas. Her cell phone is a Sprint Hot Spot when absolutely necessary but on the fly when being passed from one cell tower to another if they don't exactly overlap you can loose connectivity or the same can happen if you go from a Sprint tower to a Verizon tower. It can be the pits when she goes to download and looses the signal. Other than that the hot spot works fine as long as you have a cell signal.
jim galbavy
'73 x-CL ANNIE
Lake Mary, FL
P.S.: All invoices and banking are done on secure hot spot.
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247698 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 09:45 |
Carl S.
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We tether to my Verizon Google smart phone. It has a "wifi hot spot" setting that rarely fails us. We normally even use it when campground wifi is available because it is faster. for use in outlying areas, I installed a Wilson Sleek signal booster that usually gets us at least two more bars.
The phone I have now is an HTC 'Incredible' and it is on an older plan (3 yrs) and has unlimited data, but it had to be 'rooted' in order to tether the computers to it. The newer plans will allow you to tether right out of the box, but there is a limit to how much data you can use per month. My sons have assured me that I am unlikely to exceed the data limit through normal use, unless streaming video or some other high use activity.
The data is all part of the plan,and IIRC, costs somewhat less than $100.00/month. (Paid for by my business)
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247702 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 10:22 |
PigPen4x4
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I have Sprint service and a Galaxy III.
I use PDANET by June Fabrics to tether,
as I have unlimited data. Is it perfect?
No. But it works.
Another option is Virgin Mobile has
Broadband2Go. I used it a few years ago,
and it worked well.
Christopher
Christopher Brewer
Chattanooga Tn
Well, no longer an owner.
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247705 is a reply to message #247693] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 10:29 |
Rob
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Using WiFi hotspot mode definitely runs the iPhone battery down more quickly than not using it - but for $50 (one month's fee, in your case), you can buy a very capable battery pack:
http://www.amazon.com/15000mAh-Portable-Ultra-High-External-Motorola/dp/B00D5T3QK4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397748424&sr=8-1&keywords=Anker +external+battery
The WiFi hotspot modes can work very well and dob't affect data (on the phone) or voice calls while being used.
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
On 2014-04-17, at 7:08 AM, John Wright wrote:
> We are on the road about 4 to 4 1/2 months out of the year in our GMC. I got a new iPhone 5S last fall and a Verizon Jetpack 4G Lite that cost $40 to own. The iPhones do allow to options to act as a hotspot too but can kill your battery rather quickly. The Jetpack allows you to still use your phone and get on the web anywhere you can use your phone and it supports 10 devices so the wife can use her Ipad. It cost me $50 a month for 5 gb and I can increase it if I need to 10 gb for $80 and each gb is $10 more after that. I have not as of yet run over the max as I use the wifi at KOA’s and other parks that we stay at too. I can also turn it on and off any time. All personal business is done on the Jetpack. Verizon has some new pricing deals and plans that just came out.
> JR Wright
> 78 Buskirk Stretch
> 75 Avion
> Michigan
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247707 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 10:35 |
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Sir: I have a Verizon Droid II phone that my sister gave me when her contract expired. It is 3g. I have it on "Straight Talk" unlimited talk, text, and internet @ $45 month from Wallyworld. Got to keep my same phone number. It is piggybacked on Verizon so no changes to phone are necessary. The Droid II has a built in hot spot and I can use my pc or laptop wireless. Maybe not the best but I have not found anywhere it does not work.
| midlf wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 06:47 |
Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and parked?
TIA
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C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247715 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 11:26 |
rjw
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| midlf wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 06:47 |
Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and parked?
TIA
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I have given up on free WIFI, whether its from McDonald's, motels or whatever. For the the most part it doesn't work for me and I don't like having to hang around a place where I don't want to eat the food. We don't like commercial campgrounds either, preferring to stay in State or National parks etc.
So what to do about the internet? I keep my office PC running when we are away and use a Virtual Private Network (Teamviewer and LogMeIN) to access my stuff remotely and securely. I have too much stuff in my office PC to ever consider deploying all those programs to my laptop. I am able to run my tiny little business for the most part from my GMC via VPN. I also do my banking remotely through my office PC when gone from home.
For internet access on the road we use my iPhone5 on Verizon with 4LTE as a WIFI hotspot. I will have to say since I got my iPhone5 with 4LTE it has been great. As a WIFI hotspot (up to 5 users) we tether my laptop and both of our iPads. The downside is that the phone that is a online via cellular connection can't make simultaneous phone calls. But I don't care. I don't really like to talk on the phone much anyway. If I want to call someone while we are connected to the internet with my iPhone, I use my wife's iPhone.
We used to have AT&T and that really sucked. It didn't work at our house, our cottage or where we stay each January in South Carolina. I call their slogan "rethink impossible" because it never worked for us where we spent most of our time.
We just returned from a 3 week tour of the Southeast US and found internet access everywhere via Verizon. I was delighted that for the first time ever, everything worked and that we could get online everywhere we camped or stopped. The speeds were almost as fast as our broadband internet at home.
The downside is we use more data and consequently it costs more. But we can change plans on the fly, up the data when we are gone and turn it down (the cost) when we are not traveling. We also don't have to have a separate piece of hardware (Verizon Jetpacks etc.) that we are paying extra monthly or annual fees to keep activated.
I also bought a "Wilson Sleek 4G-V Cradle Booster for Verizon LTE" that boosts the signal of my iPhone. That seems to help.
We have been very happy with Verizon, except for the monthly bill. But at least we get a lot more out of what we are paying than when we had AT&T.
Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com
Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247719 is a reply to message #247715] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 11:39 |
Rob
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I looked up the issue with using WiFi hotspot mode and making calls simultaneously - this is a limitation of CDMA phones (Verizon and Sprint) ONLY.
On a GSM based system (AT&T) - there is no such limitation. You can use WiFi hotspot mode and make/receive calls and browse on the phone simultaneously.
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
On 2014-04-17, at 9:26 AM, RJW wrote:
> For internet access on the road we use my iPhone5 on Verizon with 4LTE as a WIFI hotspot. I will have to say since I got my iPhone5 with 4LTE it has been great. As a WIFI hotspot (up to 5 users) we tether my laptop and both of our iPads. The downside is that the phone that is a online via cellular connection can't make simultaneous phone calls. But I don't care. I don't really like to talk on the phone much anyway. If I want to call someone while we are connected to the internet with my iPhone, I use my wife's iPhone.
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> 76 Palm Beach
> SE Michigan
> www.PalmBeachGMC.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247720 is a reply to message #247719] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 11:50 |
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| Rob wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 12:39 |
I looked up the issue with using WiFi hotspot mode and making calls simultaneously - this is a limitation of CDMA phones (Verizon and Sprint) ONLY.
On a GSM based system (AT&T) - there is no such limitation. You can use WiFi hotspot mode and make/receive calls and browse on the phone simultaneously.
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
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I would have kept AT&T if it worked. It didn't work for us. It's ridiculous to have to stand on the roof to make cell phone calls at home with AT&T and to be able to use Verizon in the house. We live in a suburb with cell towers all over the place, but still AT&T didn't work. We also had Sprint at one time and that didn't work too well either. Verizon is the only one that has worked for us consistently where we live and travel.
Our son on the other hand lives near Louisville and AT&T works at his house and Verizon does not. Makes it tough when we visit each other.
If I talked on the phone a lot, not being able to talk and surf might matter, but I don't use my phone to make phone calls very often. My wife on the other hand....
Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com
Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247727 is a reply to message #247720] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 12:45 |
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I had the same problem for over a year at my house in Santa Fe when I first got my iPhone. At that time the only carrier was AT&T. I purchases an amplifier that had an antenna on the roof with a cable that led down to my main floor and plugged into a rebroadcasting box with an 8" antenna that sent a signal throughout my house. It not only worked with AT&T but with other carriers as well.
This cost about $200 but worked great. I didn't need it when I moved to Colorado so I have it to. Bill Bramlett as he had the same problem in his house. If you need the name of the device let me know
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
> On Apr 17, 2014, at 10:50 AM, RJW <mygmc@palmbeachgmc.com> wrote:
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> Rob wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 12:39
>> I looked up the issue with using WiFi hotspot mode and making calls simultaneously - this is a limitation of CDMA phones (Verizon and Sprint) ONLY.
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>> On a GSM based system (AT&T) - there is no such limitation. You can use WiFi hotspot mode and make/receive calls and browse on the phone simultaneously.
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>> Rob
>> Victoria, BC
>> 76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
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> I would have kept AT&T if it worked. It didn't work for us. It's ridiculous to have to stand on the roof to make cell phone calls at home with AT&T and to be able to use Verizon in the house. We live in a suburb with cell towers all over the place, but still AT&T didn't work. We also had Sprint at one time and that didn't work too well either. Verizon is the only one that has worked for us consistently where we live and travel.
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> Our son on the other hand lives near Louisville and AT&T works at his house and Verizon does not. Makes it tough when we visit each other.
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> If I talked on the phone a lot, not being able to talk and surf might matter, but I don't use my phone to make phone calls very often. My wife on the other hand....
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> Richard
> 76 Palm Beach
> SE Michigan
> www.PalmBeachGMC.com
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> Coop Roller Cam 455, Howell TBI + EBL, 3.42 FD, Quadra Bag, Macerator, Manny Tranny etc.
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247732 is a reply to message #247727] |
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-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of Emery Stora
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:45 PM
I had the same problem for over a year at my house in Santa Fe when I first
got my iPhone. At that time the only carrier was AT&T. I purchases an
amplifier that had an antenna on the roof with a cable that led down to my
main floor and plugged into a rebroadcasting box with an 8" antenna that
sent a signal throughout my house. It not only worked with AT&T but with
other carriers as well.
This cost about $200 but worked great. I didn't need it when I moved to
Colorado so I have it to. Bill Bramlett as he had the same problem in his
house. If you need the name of the device let me know
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| Re: getting Internet in the GMC [message #247736 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 14:24 |
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| midlf wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 03:47 |
Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will take advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on the other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell phones are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is not a problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things change so fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and parked?
TIA
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For years I had a Verizon USB modem and it worked great. Because I lived where I could not get DSL or Cable I used it all the time. I was grandfathered in to a unlimited data. Verizon discontinued the USB modem and of course the new one was "not compatible" and I would loose my unlimited data. (I love back-out policies.) I used it with a Cradle Point wireless router. When my first USB modem died I got another on E-Bay and all was well.
Then we moved and I rarely used the USB modem and wondered about the $50 a month I was tossing out.
Like a silly fool, I jumped in the coach one day, fumbled with the 9,000 little brick chargers and plugged in the wrong one. It fried the CradlePoint and USB modem.
My wonderful son-in-law gave me a Internet on the Go from WallyWorld. It works fine as a router in the coach and you buy data 4 gigs at a time and can use the data anytime in a year. _But_ the Sprint coverage for it is pretty sketchy. I can be where AT&T and Verizon have strong signals and even though the unit sees a Sprint signal, it will not connect to the Internet. Coverage maps show it not really suited for a traveler not sticking around major metropolitan areas.
Underwhelmed.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247769 is a reply to message #247732] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 19:13 |
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| Billy Massey wrote on Thu, 17 April 2014 14:42 |
http://www.att.com/standalone/3gmicrocell/?fbid=jwyartPDnJX
-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of Emery Stora
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:45 PM
I had the same problem for over a year at my house in Santa Fe when I first got my iPhone. At that time the only carrier was AT&T. I purchases an amplifier that had an antenna on the roof with a cable that led down to my main floor and plugged into a rebroadcasting box with an 8" antenna that sent a signal throughout my house. It not only worked with AT&T but with
other carriers as well.
This cost about $200 but worked great. I didn't need it when I moved to Colorado so I have it to. Bill Bramlett as he had the same problem in his house. If you need the name of the device let me know
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Your device sounds like what we have with our two "zBoost YX545 SOHO Dual-Band Cell Phone Signal Boosters". They did solve the problem of crappy AT&T service at our house and place in Mackinaw City. There is a box in the house with flashing lights and antenna that connects via a coax cable to an antenna on the roof.
They work as well as sitting on the roof to get service. That's a nice thing to have when there is a foot of snow on the roof. Now that we Verizon again, they are not really needed except for AT&T people that come and visit us at our house or rent our cottage. They work with all the major carriers.
However, it is easier for us to just have cell phone service that works where we live and visit.
Can you tell that I hate AT&T?
Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com
Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
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| Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC [message #247786 is a reply to message #247679] |
Thu, 17 April 2014 21:51 |
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Another enthusiastic vote for Millenicom.com here. Worth every cent to us.
If you need/want 20g of Verizon data per month, I highly recommend
Millenicom. Even at their recent price increase from $69 to $89. Exact same
service would cost $130 if acquired from Verizon. Verizon caused the
increase...not Millenicom, who seems to have nearly lost the service
altogether before the recent price structure accommodations.
http://www.technomadia.com/2014/04/millenicom-verizon-hotspot-price-increase-no-joke/
We have both recent Mifi units they offer -- Novatel MIFI4620le and Pantech
MHS291L. Pantech is what new subscribers will receive.
Both of our MIFIs work without much intervention or issue. FYI, some users
have reported dropped connections and needing to restart the Novatel device
on occasion to restore connectivity, though this should not be an issue for
new subscribers, who will receive the Pantech unit.
Given Verizon's significant increase in tower coverage over the last two
years, we no longer 'chase signal' and can instead travel and park most
anywhere without giving a thought to data signal. By comparison, our first
field test into working on the road and requiring decent throughput was
counting on only park wifi and a att ipad hotspot. ATT hotspot worked ok,
but was expensive. Park wifi was not a solution as we spent a good amount
of time and effort parking near park's transmitters (not ideal spots) only
to fight the traffic on the signal. IMHO, the traffic issue slowdowns tend
to be in the park's routers not releasing connections, so a WIFI Ranger or
similar signal booster is moot.
A case in point, we recently stayed at the Escapees park in Livingston TX.
Because of our Verizon-powered MIFI, we could park in the trees or wherever
else we desired instead of needing to be close to the park's wifi
transmitter(s). Worth every cent of that no $89/mo fee for 20 gigs.
John Olson
76 Edgemonte
Chicago, IL (will be fulltime work-touring in our GMC at the end of this
month, so consistent data is critical)
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:47 AM, Steve Southworth <midlf@centurytel.net>wrote:
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> Getting ready to get "THE PROJECT" out of the barn so it's time to ask for
> advice on how to connect with the internet when on the road. We will take
> advantage of free wifi when available but need some information on the
> other various ways to connect. We have a newer computer. Our cell phones
> are way overdue for replacement so a switch to another carrier is not a
> problem. I know this subject has come up periodically but things change so
> fast I gonna ask again. So the question:
>
> How can we connect to the internet when traveling, both on the move and
> parked?
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Southworth
> 1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
> 1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
> Palmyra WI
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
As noted earlier we use the Verizon 4gb / month plan and have NEVER even come close to hitting that mark. However, we also have
Direct TV satellite so we don't stream movies.
Even at home here in Australia I have a 5gb / month plan and have NEVER even come close to hitting that mark.
Is there any reason to get a plan larger than 4 -5 gb other than to download / watch movies?
Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
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From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of John Olson
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 12:52 PM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] getting Internet in the GMC
Another enthusiastic vote for Millenicom.com here. Worth every cent to us.
If you need/want 20g of Verizon data per month, I highly recommend
Millenicom. Even at their recent price increase from $69 to $89. Exact same
service would cost $130 if acquired from Verizon. Verizon caused the
increase...not Millenicom, who seems to have nearly lost the service
altogether before the recent price structure accommodations.
http://www.technomadia.com/2014/04/millenicom-verizon-hotspot-price-increase-no-joke/
We have both recent Mifi units they offer -- Novatel MIFI4620le and Pantech
MHS291L. Pantech is what new subscribers will receive.
Both of our MIFIs work without much intervention or issue. FYI, some users
have reported dropped connections and needing to restart the Novatel device
on occasion to restore connectivity, though this should not be an issue for
new subscribers, who will receive the Pantech unit.
Given Verizon's significant increase in tower coverage over the last two
years, we no longer 'chase signal' and can instead travel and park most
anywhere without giving a thought to data signal. By comparison, our first
field test into working on the road and requiring decent throughput was
counting on only park wifi and a att ipad hotspot. ATT hotspot worked ok,
but was expensive. Park wifi was not a solution as we spent a good amount
of time and effort parking near park's transmitters (not ideal spots) only
to fight the traffic on the signal. IMHO, the traffic issue slowdowns tend
to be in the park's routers not releasing connections, so a WIFI Ranger or
similar signal booster is moot.
A case in point, we recently stayed at the Escapees park in Livingston TX.
Because of our Verizon-powered MIFI, we could park in the trees or wherever
else we desired instead of needing to be close to the park's wifi
transmitter(s). Worth every cent of that no $89/mo fee for 20 gigs.
John Olson
76 Edgemonte
Chicago, IL (will be fulltime work-touring in our GMC at the end of this
month, so consistent data is critical)
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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