RV WifFi
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 24, 2019 at 08:51
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Keith B2
has anyone got one of the RV WiFi thingies?
RV WiFi
Are they any good?
Keith
Reply By: Kazza055 - Wednesday, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:56
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:56
It seems a bit expensive at $495.00 for a modem and router, I have much the same setuo but I use a Netgear DC112A router along with a Telstra Aircard 810S modem as below.
Netgear DC112A with Aircard 810S wireless modem.
The router can be purchased for just under $300 on eBay and the Aircard 810S I got from Telstra.
I also have a broomstick antenna mounted on top of the crank up
TV antenna on the caravan.
I can't see that the 2 letters "RV" can be worth $200.00.
In fact, if you don't need wired Ethernet and only need wireless connection, all you need is the Aircard 810S or any of the similar wireless modems / router. I do need wired ethernet as I have a NAS network drive that I take with me in the caravan.
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Reply By: Member - shane r1 - Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 09:08
Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 09:08
We have a booster similar to the go, in our house .
We didn’t get very good internet via that , if the signal it is boosting is weak , that’s still all you’re really getting “weak signal”
Then we were using a mobile wifi modem attached to a yargi directional aerial, this worked
well until the local network overloaded, it was useless from about when school got out until 11 at night when we could use it again.
We now use satellite for our internet at
home, that is reliable, but slow.
Main point I wanted to make is that even though boosted it will still be weak/ slow internet.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Supersi - Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:08
Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:08
Hi Shane, It hasn’t been my experience with the Cel Fi that the data connection has been slow however I would expect an impact say at
Birdsville during the races or big red bash with massive Telstra system load.
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Follow Up By: Kazza055 - Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:57
Thursday, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:57
The old saying of "$hit in, $hit out" applies to the Cel-Fe as
well. My setup uses the dual boxes with the "Network Unit' connected to the external yagi antenna. The signal is then sent over a wireless connection to the second box which is the "Coverage Unit". This box re-transmits the mobile network signal to your various devices i.e. mobile phones, wireless modem etc.
I paid $1,600.00 to have this installed and my reception went from no service/one bar to a full 5 bars. having the yagi installed as high as possible will increase the signal strength that is received by the Network Unit.
Cel-Fi Pro for Telstra 3G & 4G
Other problems life network congestion will still effect your service and typically the after school times will still happen as this is a network problem and everyone will be having the same problem.
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Reply By: Member-George (WA) - Friday, Apr 26, 2019 at 23:01
Friday, Apr 26, 2019 at 23:01
I would not buy any 4G gear at the moment.
I'm already getting 5G at
home, metro
Perth, which is twice, if not more, the speed of 4G
It will only be a matter of time when 5G will become the norm
It will be rolled out to country areas in time, most mobile towers are ready for it
Cheers
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