Posted on 03/30/2023 2:00:39 PM PDT by Spacetrucker
So yes, the others are correct - look for an SSID on your cellphone and see if its network is secured or open. If it's open you're good to go. If not there are ways in but they aren't legal. Truth is, online isn't always an option at all out here in the sticks.
your camper is basically a Faraday cage ...
I think they have a deal for RVs where you only pay when you’re using it.
Works great in the desert.
Not every campground is leafy.
I wish it was available in my area.
“Walls are thinner.”
Some RVs have aluminum siding. Does that stop radio waves? I realize there are windows.
Some of us opt to go camping just to get out and put everything on the back burner to unwind. It can even be less stressful & more relaxing by not even having access to Free Republic.
It can, depending on many factors. Weak signals, higher frequencies are more impacted by walls to begin with. Weather. Funny enough, vegetation can absorb higher frequencies like VHF (30-300 MHz), UHF (300-3000 MHz or 3 GHz) and Super High Frequency (SHF is 3 GHz - 300GHz). WiFi operates on 2.4 (UHF) and 5.0 GHz (SHF).
Found this very helpful article for you, Spacetrucker:
7 Easy Ways to Get WiFi at Your Campground
Link:
https://rvlife.com/how-to-get-wifi-at-campground/
Also, within the link I showed you above, I found the following web site:
https://campgrounds.rvlife.com/
It actually has a map of anywhere you want to go and all the campgrounds around, you can select by region, state, county...
As you drill down through to a particular camp, it shows whether they have a campground wifi or not!
Yes, that and going camping when daylight hours are short, as in late fall or early spring. “Spring Break” for my wife and daughter are next week - around here (mid-South) it could be great (high around 70) or chilly (high around 40) and very often a chance of rain, maybe all day. If we go out for 4 days in the early spring or late fall, it’s sometimes pretty hard to avoid a rainy day or two.
Mine is 120 a month
I meant with cloud cover or rain, is the signal degraded?
Yes, rain or even high humidity can affect outdoor wifi signals, although usually the effect is not drastic.
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