sepisllib
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Thus far - have been less than satisfied with the availability of campground WiFi. Often we find it simply not available, available for charge, or unworkable.
Probably will make some sort of decision on installing a satellite internet system by next spring ---- in the meantime would like input, suggestions, experience and thoughts.
One thing I "shall" do in the event that I install a satellite system in my coach is ------ I will install a "WiFi" system inside the coach so that I can use it along with wife on seperate laptops and plus the surrounding campers "may" use it as they wish --- as I will not install the security system.
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wtravlr1
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You might want to rethink the open wifi. i left mine open. noticed it was getting slow and found a program that told me how many were on -- found 20. no wonder i was getting booted off my own system. Also anything they download will show up as your IP. I secured mine, and give out the code as necessary. You can use a free program called Network Magic to see the number of users. You cannot see what they are doing just how many are on.
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creeper
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Satellite internet is slow at best. Opening up for the surrounding campers can just lead to problems, let alone slow you down even farther. Could lead you to being throttled back often for excessive bandwidth use. Then of course you have no idea what they are doing on your traceable system.
Hackers use open wifi to upload their viruses (not traceable to them). Steal music and movies, not to mention the kiddie porn.
Sadly, not every resident of a RV park is an upstanding citizen and many times I found seasonal campers (by necessity , not choice) to be just down right criminals. I have witnessed drug deals right in the campground.
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Yes, rethink the open router policy. If you go with the common carrier, which is Hughes, they have a "fair access policy" (FAP) that gives you so many MB of downloads per day. If you exceed it (with the help of your neighbors) your speeds will drop below dial-up for at least 24 hours.
If you have not been there, you should check out www.datastormusers.com to get information. You will also find used systems for sell on there that might let you get your feet wet, instead of buying a new system. I sold my 3-year old F1 on there when I upgraded to a larger dish, and it is still going strong for the new owner a year later. Just make sure you see it work before you buy, or get a warranty if through a dealer!
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Also Bill, if your in the Eugene OR area, there is an excellent dealer/installer there, Oregon RV satellite. Don has some seldom used F-1 Motosat systems from an insurance company upgrade, that he will install along with a WiFi system and a BOW TV setup, at a very reasonable price. He installed our system and did a very professional job.
The 1st time you get FAPed by your neighbors downloading videos on your dime, you will become more selective on who you let use your bandwidth.
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sepisllib
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Boy - some "powerful" input here. Guess I hadn't given a few of the important ones enough weight - it sure wouldn't be a problem setting up the "secure" mode and control it that way.
Thank you all!
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Bill
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Just a thought if you haven't firmly decided on sat system yet. We also hadn't had a lot of success with finding wi-fi at campgrounds. When we went full time last year we were going to go with a roof mounted sat system but decided we would try a Sprint Aircard first. We are really glad we went the way we did because now we are able to look up things on the internet such as campgrounds and fuel prices as we go down the road something we would not be able to do with a crank up sat system.
Also we can park in the trees and still get connectivity something that may be an issue with a roof mounted system. Granted the aircard doesn't work every where but even in Yellowstone we were able to take the laptop and air card with us to a couple areas of the park and get internet access. At $60 per month it has been a good choice for us. Might work for you.
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chiefcramer wrote:Just a thought if you haven't firmly decided on sat system yet. We also hadn't had a lot of success with finding wi-fi at campgrounds. When we went full time last year we were going to go with a roof mounted sat system but decided we would try a Sprint Aircard first. We are really glad we went the way we did because now we are able to look up things on the internet such as campgrounds and fuel prices as we go down the road something we would not be able to do with a crank up sat system.
Also we can park in the trees and still get connectivity something that may be an issue with a roof mounted system. Granted the aircard doesn't work every where but even in Yellowstone we were able to take the laptop and air card with us to a couple areas of the park and get internet access. At $60 per month it has been a good choice for us. Might work for you.
Just check the fine print on your contract. Many people got surprise 2k bills for internet use for excess bandwidth.
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chiefcramer wrote:Just a thought if you haven't firmly decided on sat system yet. We also hadn't had a lot of success with finding wi-fi at campgrounds. When we went full time last year we were going to go with a roof mounted sat system but decided we would try a Sprint Aircard first. We are really glad we went the way we did because now we are able to look up things on the internet such as campgrounds and fuel prices as we go down the road something we would not be able to do with a crank up sat system.
Also we can park in the trees and still get connectivity something that may be an issue with a roof mounted system. Granted the aircard doesn't work every where but even in Yellowstone we were able to take the laptop and air card with us to a couple areas of the park and get internet access. At $60 per month it has been a good choice for us. Might work for you.
Great point
It would take a "LOT" of $60 months to pay for that $5000 satellite dish and plus additional system costs....
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