On Board Wifi Setup

[keynsham1]

Has anyone got experience of using this:



 

[colinthefox]

Why can't you just use your mobile phone as a hotspot?

[keynsham1]

I thought that too but apparently this unit with the external aerial will pick up and amplify the signal in areas where your phone will not work. Also the phone tethering is limited in number of devices but this can support 32. Loads more than I will ever need!

[PaulFDennis]

I’ve no experience but have started to think about using Starlink mini with a roaming account. Costs seem to be coming down rapidly and coverage is going to be better than the 4G/5G network.

[TwinTurbo]

I don't use that , but use a 4G router in my office as I can't get a landline. started off tethering to my mobile but signal was poor and generated a lot of heat. profressef to a mifi but that was a marginal improvement. proper device with external antenna is the way to go on 4g.

 

[patrickpawsey]

The external antennae on those make a real difference. Had one on an off grid narrowboat and it was like night and day, especially as you can mount it high up as well. The WiFi performance is better too like you say it's not a phone getting really hot - which is fine for a few devices but switching to a dedicated device did make things much more reliable, albeit needing another mobile SIM card and monthly fee.

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[keynsham1]

Yes I have been looking at sim deals. I would really only need a small amount of data as I don't use the van that much. I was hoping that I could buy a sim which has data on and no contract but I think you always have to end up with a monthly fee. Also the sim cards you buy which are preloaded with data seem to expire, often after only one month!