Help with wifi

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[Spacetrucker]

Wifi signal pretty poor in camper

[Billthedrill]

Yeah, the hotspot isn't really an option for your sort of usage - I was on wireless-only for years and never did have enough bandwidth for comfortable streaming. On Starlink now and swear by it but the mobile one costs more than the location-linked one and unless you're RVing across country probably wouldn't be an economical option.

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.

[catnipman]

your camper is basically a Faraday cage ...

[SuzyQue]

I think they have a deal for RVs where you only pay when you’re using it.

[semimojo]

Starlink in a camper ground — NOT.

Works great in the desert.

Not every campground is leafy.

[Dalberg-Acton]

I wish it was available in my area.

[TexasGunLover]

Peanuts!?

We have dual ISP's at our house for redundancy (cable & fiber 1gb tier on each, each about $140 a month). Our electric bill runs between $600-$1000 a month here in Dallas/Ft. Worth.

I fidn’t[sic] realize this is the millionaire’s website.

Our family works hard to be financially blessed and are thankful to God for His gifts and opportunities in our lives.

Just wondering if you donate $150 monthly to FR since it’s only peanuts?

I haven't donated a nickel since it went hard left a few years back. Too many Q nuts...

[cymbeline]

“Walls are thinner.”

Some RVs have aluminum siding. Does that stop radio waves? I realize there are windows.

[Deaf and Discerning]

Why ghe hell you going camping just to vegetate and fiddle with electronics.

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.

[IYAS9YAS]

Some RVs have aluminum siding. Does that stop radio waves? I realize there are windows.

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).

[Alas Babylon!]

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/

[Alas Babylon!]

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!

[Paul R.]

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.

[Donnafrflorida]

Mine is 120 a month

[Mean Daddy]

I meant with cloud cover or rain, is the signal degraded?

[Paul R.]

Yes, rain or even high humidity can affect outdoor wifi signals, although usually the effect is not drastic.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/why-does-my-internet-connection-work-when-it-s-raining/100207708#:~:text=Wireless%20signals%20outside%20the%20home,effects%20can%20still%20be%20felt.