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Old 12-27-2015, 12:31 AM   #6
gmc
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 32A
State: Florida
Posts: 1,873
THOR #2829
Telework update

Thought I'd post an update after a year using my setup - and as I begin another 3 months 'remote' from my normal home office.

My setup (a PicoStation2 to connect to available wifi as a single device feeding a linksys router that provides local wireless inside the RV - my PC and other devices connected to that) has worked great for the last year... The only caveat is the reliability of the campground wifi - but with the Picostation on top of the TV antenna mast - even if the closest hotspot is having issues - I have typically been able to connect to another in the park. My fallback is still a hotspot on the phone that the whole network (or just my work laptop) can connect to in a pinch.

I have not found a reasonably priced 'unlimited' means to actually have a full time hotspot in the RV - so haven't gone that route yet.. If anyone finds a deal - let me know..

Just got back to our winter home - and they did fix the wifi... of course added a charge for it now - but after connecting the picostation to the closest of the 3 towers it could see - the connection has been solid... How solid? well - the wife got a PS4 for Xmas... and first thing she did when we got online was download a 14GB game - not taking much longer than it would have at home (wouldn't want to pay hotspot data charges for that one!)

RV network supporting 2 phones, 2 tablets, 2 PCs, Bluray player in bedroom and PS4 in living area... with no complaints.

Sites wifi is thru Camplink... Wish the cost was a bit less 3 mon about $120 - but so far impressed with their service. No advertised bandwidth limits - and no complaints with my usage thus far.

Comcast cost about the same last year - plus a bunch of setup issues with site and RV cabling for which they wanted to charge me much more...
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