What is the BEST Mobile Internet for RV Travels? Our 5 Month Van Case Study Report
We recently completed a 5 month cross country van trip covering 8200 miles and 47 stops. We recorded what mobile internet options worked at each of our stops - Starlink, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.
Was there a single best option? How much redundancy is needed these days with so many options out there?
Come join us for a trimmed down version of a recent live cast we hosted on our Mobile Internet Resource Center KZread channel sharing a summary of our case study.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Intro to Case Study
2:58 Live Archive Starts
4:29 Cross Country Route
5:30 What Worked Overview
7:06 Our Mobile Internet Gear
9:50 Our Data Plans
12:14 Segment 1: East Coast
13:07 Segment 2: Mid America
16:07 Segment 3: Idaho & Oregon
19:38 Segment 4: Eastern Sierras
23:14 Segment 5: TX Big Bend NP
24:08 Starlink Usability
25:33 AT&T Usability
26:03 Verizon Usability
26:15 T-Mobile. Usability
26:41 Wrap-Up
Opening song:
'Straight Up' by Shakiban - shakiban.bandcamp.com/album/za
Camera Gear Used:
iPhone 15 Pro Max
DJI Wireless Mics: amzn.to/49vj404
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We're Cherie & Chris and we've been full time technomads since 2006. We are owned by Kiki (meow).
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Out of all our full time travels out west Starlink was the only 99% service we could trust.
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
If you're staying in mostly areas with wide open skies and little congestion - Starlink can indeed be a primary internet source. But that's not how we travel ;)
I appreciate the crossover! It's just what I needed, internet used to be important for work, but now retired. I do send many folks to you.
Just about to take the dive into Starlink. It's like you were reading my mind, lol. Thanks!
Seems like in some cases getting the longer 150' Starlink cable would allow you to get it out from under cover so it would still work.
@Technomadia
14 күн бұрын
That would help in some places - but a lot of wooded camping areas have few (if any) large clearings.
Well done. Very interesting.
Great info
Even between a hotspot and a cell phone with X70 radio, often one or the other can be better so micro redundancy there seems to help a lot.
Interesting information on the different carriers thru the states. I would like to travel, but not full-time. So I think Verizon will be the carrier for me. Thank you for the information.
Key ohs hot spring
I used to periodically post what worked for my wife and I at each RV stop in RVillage when it was alive. We just have plans on the 3 cellular networks and are glad we have all three. Since we have a large motorhome and rarely boondock, we have had at least one plan work everywhere the last few years. But no plan worked everywhere and sometimes streaming or video conferencing would be problematical with even our "best" plan.
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
RIP RVillage :(
We already have a residential setup because we used it for our home prior to fiber coming to our rural location. Starlink had said it wouldn’t be possible to use. We may have Gen 1. But not sure. Should we try it or go with what they are selling now Gen 3 which I haven’t seen many deployment accessories available ie poles etc.? Anywhere you are talking about this?
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
We will be hosting a live over at the Mobile Internet Resource Center KZread channel on March 20 comparing the Gen 2 to Gen 3 dishes. We also have a full guide to Starlink at www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink
Thanks guys. Fortunately I have 2 EINs so I should not have any problem qualifying as a business. Right now we have AT&T but we need something else to back it up. Still trying to decide between T-Mobile, Verizon, and Starlink. I guess we'l figure it out one of these days. Keep the good stuff coming.
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
EINs will definitely get you qualified with all of the carriers. With T-Mobile and AT&T, you can use your SSN and claim sole proprietor.
So what if I want the bestest instead of the best? ;-)
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
That'll be our next edition mobile internet video :D
dumb question here. you said real easy to qualify as a business. could you expand on this? I'm clueless.
@Technomadia
3 ай бұрын
It's best to contact the business department for each carrier for their current requirements. We also have the process documented for our members in our plan reviews.