Seen the ups and downs of users with the Monostat and Hughes satellite dishes. Got offered one to put on my rig and refused it. I pretty much use the verizon broad band system. very few times I have been out of luck without having to drive a few miles to a major highway if no cell towers around and pick up the single there. Been in several areas with folks that have the satellite dishes. when we travel in groups we do make up own net with these units so folks can piggy back I stopped at a big rv show and verizon offered me the 3G Mifi broadband card since a loyal users for 5 yrs now to test. Impressed Had three computers up today on one card (mac and pcs). Only draw back if you use a vpn account you need to hook the Mifi card directly with the laptop. So I upgraded to this unit. As for campgrounds or other public areas there are ups and downs to that. Unless there is a good secure system then I would have worries. Set up as a volunteer a secure system with a limit on up loads and downloads so all could have decent speed and was not expensive to do There is an outfit in New York that has what is needed to boost just about anything for incoming or outgoing signal Using a broad band card or iphone etc this system could be handy for some. We are talking a boost of several miles. Some of us work as remote workers on call across the country so this life suits us well even with the budgetary ups and downs as a result of some added expenses like fuel- Not many places we cannot be. Do not need a fancy dancy rig or trailer.
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Seen the ups and downs of users with the Monostat and Hughes satellite dishes. Got offered one to put on my rig and refused it. I pretty much use the verizon broad band system. very few times I have been out of luck without having to drive a few miles to a major highway if no cell towers around and pick up the single there. Been in several areas with folks that have the satellite dishes. when we travel in groups we do make up own net with these units so folks can piggy back I stopped at a big rv show and verizon offered me the 3G Mifi broadband card since a loyal users for 5 yrs now to test. Impressed Had three computers up today on one card (mac and pcs). Only draw back if you use a vpn account you need to hook the Mifi card directly with the laptop. So I upgraded to this unit. As for campgrounds or other public areas there are ups and downs to that. Unless there is a good secure system then I would have worries. Set up as a volunteer a secure system with a limit on up loads and downloads so all could have decent speed and was not expensive to do There is an outfit in New York that has what is needed to boost just about anything for incoming or outgoing signal Using a broad band card or iphone etc this system could be handy for some. We are talking a boost of several miles. Some of us work as remote workers on call across the country so this life suits us well even with the budgetary ups and downs as a result of some added expenses like fuel- Not many places we cannot be. Do not need a fancy dancy rig or trailer.