Thank you -Thank you - Thank you for this video - I am now working remotely and it has been a nightmare for me to stay connected, this is very helpful. I just have to figure out what works for me but I do need to be connected all day so it seems that your set up is what I need.
As far as cell connection goes there is not a much better setup. Having a modem router combo like the pepwave really helps make it all work well. The only improvement we could make (and may try later) is adding a pole mounted 4x4 mimo option to the router to get the antenna even higher up. We might try this later this summer as we know we will be in fringe service and will share about its performance on our blog.
If you want to share this out. ATT has a new 100GB hotspot/data only for $55 or Cricket (that uses ATT towers). I'm not a reseller, just came across it and thinking about picking it up for our RV.
It’s good to know before hitting the road. I don’t know much about modems but the one you have I’ve never seen one like it before. Your bills must be quite a lot price wise. Thank you for your wealth of information.👍
Something you may want to consider to enhance your arsenal of internet access technologies is omnidirectional high gain cellular antennas. The directional antenna you show in your video, here, is using a Yagi beam technology. It achieves its gain by a series of vertical elements of staggered lengths placed in front of each other. Another approach to achieving higher gain is the collinear approach, which is where elements are stacked on top of each other and phased together to achieve high gain in all directions - which eliminates the need to find the best direction to point it. A collinear antenna is going to appear as a single rod or pole that is going to be very lightweight and needs only to be placed as high as you can get it for the best performance. Of course, with all antennas, there are strengths and weaknesses to be considered. A Yagi beam type antenna has the advantage of providing high gain in a desired direction, while rejecting unwanted signals that might interfere coming in from other directions. Its disadvantage, of course, is that it requires precise aiming for best performance. This makes Yagi antennas ideal for fixed installations, but not so great for mobile use. On the other hand, the collinear type antennas have the advantage of providing high gain in all directions, but have the disadvantage of not being able to reject unwanted signals that might interfere with your desired signal. This makes collinear antennas ideal for mobile use, but not necessarily the best option for a fixed installation. I hope this suggestion helps. Thanks, for the excellent video!
A few thoughts about your directional antenna option: * A better solution would be something like a "tower mounted amplifier" that's really close to the antenna. In the uplink direction (from you to the cell tower), this doesn't matter much, as you've got lots of transmit power (maybe even too much), and a bit of loss in the cable (which would help with the too-much power case). On the downlink (cell tower to you), however, the loss in the cable before the amplifier just makes the signal worse; for a complete understanding study "noise figure" for RF systems. * You could do MIMO by using two directional antennas (there's someone on RUclips that's done this, unfortunately I've lost the link). Point them in the same direction, but cross-polarize them (i.e. tilt them 90 degrees apart in the vertical plane). * I'm really surprised at your experience that a "few degrees" matters in aiming the directional antenna. It doesn't look very large. I'd be surprised if the 3 dB beamwidth is much less than 30 degrees. It looks like the gain of that (or a similar) antenna is about 10 dBi, or equivalently about 7,5 dBd. which is pretty good. Are you really in a situation where a few 10ths of a dB matter? If so, loosing some cable between the antenna and the amp probably would help even more!
Well explained sir... You can put 2 Yagi antennas on two cable into your Pepwave unit, to get MIMO service. The question is if the cell tower you are pointing at is broadcasting MIMO. BTW... MIMO is pronounced MyMo, not MeMo. I am a cellular engineer.
Actually, MIMO is pronounced BOTH ways--this has been an industry debate every since the technology was invented. I like to say MyMo myself, but there's probably 50% of people in the industry who say MeMo.
What about mounting the Huskey on a fixed pole for driving so it is at roof level and then when you get to your destination you add multiple 10' lengths of aluminum tube to raise the Huskey as high as you would like and the aluminum tubes just join together with the spring-loaded round tabs(snap clips) that lock into holes drilled on the opposite tube.
@mortons on the move. The way mimo on LTE works is you actually have 2 TX and 2RX duplexed data streams. so because of the 2TX/2RX you get gain in both directions. I would suggest you look into for the future a 4TX/4RX device as that is were the tech already is at. While 2TX/2RX is good 4TX/4RX is much better. next up is massive mimo. ;)
Great information on internet options. I didn't know it was that many. I always look forward to your videos. Take care and God Bless Both of you and your fur babies.
AWESOME! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this video! We just purchased our first camper and are looking to hit the road and will definitely be needing connectivity
You're right. He really is a talented guy, got to give it to him. He's what we used to call an "eclectical engineer": he can do a little bit of everything and do it well.
Like the omni ae. Boosters tend not to work because cellular is critically dependent on SNR, signal to noise ratio. Its hard in normal kit to amplify the signal while reducing or maintaining noise. Consequently the SNR stays same, and you don't improve speed much. What is far better is to maintain mimo when having directional antennas, so 2x lpda on your pole with +-45 deg angles.
WOW! I'm french Canadian, thanks for being clear and a nice pace as well. I would've liked to have roughly an idea of what was the cellular cost at the time you made that video. It is so not the same in Canada. À bientôt ;-)
It looks like you chose the most expensive options out there. That's fine for a video blogging team with over 100,000 subscribers, the rest of us can't afford anything like that. I'm using Verizon's Visible LTE network for $40/mo, tethered to my computers from the phone they sent me for $20. 3-5mbs but sometimes down to 1mb-3mbs during heavy congestion or a weak signal... and there's holes in the coverage when traveling or sometimes the internet just cuts out for no reason even though there's still a good signal & can still make phone calls.
Tom, you did a great job of covering all of the topics in this video. We are looking to upgrade our current hotspot device to something that has a little more flexibility and performance. We are looking at the Pepwave Max Transit Cat 18 LTE Advanced Pro Router for our upgrade. It looks like a good compromise of cost and capability. With our use of a single cellular connection at a time, the CAT 18 should give higher performance than Cat 12. We like the flexibility of adding additional antenna options as our travel style changes. We are going to start with the attached antennas to start. We are considering the directional 7-in-1 directional antenna on a pole running it through the slide gasket like you are doing with the your WeBoost. This past winter we found that sometimes an RV park with a WiFi plan can be better connectivity than WiFi because of congestion. The ability of the Pepwave to support WiFi is a big plus. I would be interested in any thoughts you have with our approach. I have purchased the WiFi class to make sure we have not missed anything. The sale through April 19th is a great deal.
I signed up for the giveaway before I purchased the class. I saw that the giveaway was the model we are considering. It was a nice affirmation of what we are considering. I am going through the class tonight. So far the content is at the right level and has a good pace. I am likely going to add the course to my recommendations for people looking to learn about mobile internet.
This was incredibly helpful! My wife and I hit the road last year for 3+ months working remotely with a few jetpacks from Verizon and T-mobile, along with a weboost cell booster. This really did not work well for my wife who is on zoom meetings all day long. We just burned through the data so quickly. I was wondering if you think this setup could be sufficient enough to handle how we envision using it? Thanks in advance!
It won’t decrease the data you use. It will basically replace the jet packs. It will provide more reliability since the cell antennas are external and maybe give you some load balancing options between data plans. If you are lucky you may be able to connect better to wifi signals when it’s available.
Looking forward to perhaps you reviewing Starlink Mobile satellite internet in 2022. Years ago, I went from Dialup (No DSL in the area) to Satellite Internet(Direcway), Verizon 3G EVDO Cellular Hotspot, Comcast(finally installed), and then Uverse Internet(maybe ATT Fiber installed in 5 years or less). The MIMO RF box will surely be available in 5G version by 2022 in my opinion and be very useful for us home users that can only get faster internet (beyond 100 Mbps) if bonding all these cellular services like mentioned in the video. (ATT Uverse internet will not go beyond 100Mbps since ATT Fiber is the replacement in 5 yrs or less)
Just bought a we-boost reach OTR was curious how good it might work in a 18 wheeler I’m currently using a night hawk router on a AT&T business plan with unlimited data
Oh my so much information, we work for Fantasy RV tours and need a system that will run internet ,cell phone service Bluetooth printers and lap top. We are WagonMasters for Alaska adventures. Your system is awesome Please let me know Names of what I need to order for the system. We are not computer literate and really need a good system
thank you for your vid. Have you tried starlink? we bought a pepwave router setup so we can have 4 different sim cards. Wondering how that compares to starlink internet.
@@MortonsontheMove stoked too as full timers ourselves (but I've been happy with pepwave and PUDP from Verizon.) My concern is power consumption from the starlink receiver being at or over 100 watts
Wow, what a fantastically helpful video, excellent job! I'm in Canada, and I'm working on setting up a system similar to what you have, an older Pepwave Max mini router with the exact Poynting antenna you have. So far GPS and WiFi are working well, cellular sees the tower and reports a decibel level however will not allocate an IP address. When trying to troubleshoot its the old "carrier (Telus) doesn't support the hardware modem, and Pepwave says problem is with the carrier." Frustrating. Have been stalled for a while but I recently got a new SIM card that's designated as data only, so hoping that will solve the problem. Did you have to change any settings or have carrier enable anything so a standard phone SIM works fully in your Pepwave unit? I love the idea of being able to remote into the van over cellular and check webcam, and to control things like furnace, fan, and other things using an RM Pro4 unit. Can't wait to get it all functional, your video has me inspired again. Cheers!
@Andrew Burke - Have you tried a different sim card from PublicMobile or Rogers (borrow from a friend as a test). It might be a problem with your Telus sim card itself. Does Telus offer just data-only sim cards or did you use another provider? I'm in Vancouver.
Its going to depends on the sim and plan but we have had to change the APN settings on the router to match the phone. As far as having trouble connecting we have seen that before too. Updating the routers modem firmware helped. This is a mode advanced update but here is a tutorial. forum.peplink.com/t/cellular-firmware-upgrade-process/17978
I have a Telus corporate plan and recently upgraded to one that supplies 4 SIM cards which all share the 50 gigs of the plan. Apparently the other SIM cards are data only (although they each have phone numbers assigned which seems contradictory) so I'm about to try the new SIM and see if it works better. No I haven't tried a different SIM from another provider, that'll be next step if my new Telus SIM doesn't work. Happy to chat more if you like, I'll see if I can message you directly. Cheers.
Alright so I'm sure this is a really stupid question but i have to ask it just to be sure I'm not wrong.... Most (if not all) carriers now a'days have 2 "data" related limits. Your "device" data limit and your "hotspot" data limit. When shopping for these plans to work with a device such as your pepwave router it IS the hotspot data that i need be concerned with correct? For example I recently got an extra line from my verizon business service specifically so that i have an additional 100 Gbs of "Priority", (non throttled) hotspot data, the plan I'm on includes truly unlimited "device" data as well. If i took the sim card out of that extra phone and put it in a pepwave router i would be using that 100Gbs of "hotspot" data correct? There is no way around this rediculous situation? You might have been grandfathered into some unlimited plans but other than signal I don't know of any at the moment that I can still get in on... And i find this indescribably frustrating...
Any updates, I need a new easier system as an aging RN working on the road. I don’t mind paying for my needs. Is their any newer simpler service available yet?
Tom -- Does this have a BRIDGE mode so that I can disable the internal router and DHCP server of the Pepwave and connect my own router? I want to use my own SonicWALL firewall and Ubiquiti WiFi access points which I already have.
great video! thanks. Just subscribed. Planning to go 100% mobile for most of next year starting in April. is there a site where you can plug in a longitude and latitude and get the nearest provider?
Wonderful information, thank you. Lots of great info for my discovery document. Is there a KISS method for those of us that want to do a hybrid; wfh and work off grid a bit, if they are willing to be adjust on workdays? We want to try working from RV to see if we want to continue working or just retire. :-)
Lol I get it! since we carry this with us everywhere we go we need to remember that sometimes :) On the other hand its this equipment that enables us to run our businesses that employ us and others yet still have the freedom to move.
I am not completly sure, I am still editing them and will probably release on the website first in a few weeks. We have been so so busy it has gotten delayed way longer than I wanted.
Im just looking for internet for a week so my daughter can join us for a week on the rig and work on the road - we do not have a phone hotspot but I can check with Verizon to see if we can get it - any ideas?
Awesome video, just wondering do you still recommend getting Nomad Internet now? If so, which option are you using? And are you still using a plan from Mobile Must Haves also?
Thank you! The Nomad Internet plan we have is no longer available. And yes, we still use a plan from Mobile Must Haves. We give a rundown of the plans we are currently using in this article: mortonsonthemove.com/rv-internet/
@@MortonsontheMove Ah but it's good to know you're still using Nomad Internet. I just signed up but the reviews have been all over the place so I wanted to see your feedback since you've been on the road awhile. Thank you!
You guys are the best. Appreciate your work. Question? Do these cell boosters require line of sight? Thinking about adding to my Wyoming cabin, which is in a pocket. Any suggestions?
I pay $450 to my network provider inc tax 4 lines unlimited youtube,Netflix,hulu,spotify,talk and text to Mexico and canada 15gb extra data,can i find something better.
You can find something better for your self through the help of my network Rep Tony Miles,he can be of good help and advice to you,simply reach him on teemiiles on gmail.
That's a fair amount but is your account unlimited ? cause you can get a huge benefits from a representative called Tony Miles he is on teemiiles_gmail_com.
@@daiyuhaoran6776 I kind of know you from somewhere,if I can remember you are the tech repair guy,I watched your video one time on youtube, how are you I hope everything is going well,you do nothing much recently,not uploading.
I would love to learn about shielding because most people use weboost and only way to get around oscillation is by sticking antenna as far as possible. I use weboost for phone booster and 4glte verizon unlimited with modem/router and so i have 3 weboost omni truck antennas on roof. Upon coming back to florida i plan to integrate directional antenna as well.
IF you guys are ever near Memphis, TN let me know. I have a place you can stay to recharge. Been following ya'll since GO NORTH. Ever thought about going north again?
It is a requirement from my work from home remote job to have "hard wired internet" I picked an RV park that has good internet access and the internet company said "yes you can hard wire internet at this address" but I really don't understand how it works. Its a condition of my employment. Can someone explain how it works? I'm staying at the site for 6 mo. Also will RV park be mad at me for getting my own internet? (my rv has a cable cord built in- does the modem connect to that? does the modem or cord connect to the RV infrastructure so it can "plug in" how does this work?) my set up right now in a house- the internet company drilled a hole in my wall so im super confused how hard wired is set up... so frustrating ! lol
Great video! Any experience with 5G while on the road? I think T-Mobile has decent affordable 5G plans available. I think it may require a new modem. I really like the modem you are using and will keep an eye out for a 5G version if one comes out.
Yup a 5G version is prototyped but they have had serious issues. (Cat20 modem); truthfully I have messed with 5G and haven't seen any speed benefit yet. For an RV it will probably fall back to the latest 4G most of the time anyway since 5G doesent penetrate or travel as far.
Peplink is coming out with a 5g modem later this month. It's capable of using band 71 on tmobile which has much farther reach and penetration than lte. I'm able to get signal in places where I couldn't get 4g before.
Seems similar to the system Chad from Changing Lanes uses. I know they're a "campground" family mostly - how does this system work for those who are more into boondocking in remote locations? Is it still solid?
You say that you travel full time, What does that mean? Exactly. Where have you been for the past 3 months? I thought that you were going to New Zealand??? Remember, the teaser 3 months, ago. Nice information on the internet. But, I thought that you were Mortons on the Move. Where are you on the move to? Watching from Los Angeles.
In the past 3 months we have been from Airizona to Florida. Our primary business is consulting but we do like to share some of our adventures. The new Zealand series is still in edit and we are excited to share it! :)
Nope, it looks the same as a traditional network. You can use the speed fusion as a VPN for the whole network or connect individual devices. We use VPNs on and off without problem .
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This is a great video, thank you for sharing. I have the max-transit duo with AT&T and T-mobile sim cards too. I am interested in how you protect yourself on the road. Can you share both your firewall settings & VPN ? [private message works too]. Thanks.
Thanks for an awesome video. I picked up a lot. Can you please pin a comment with all the model numbers, links, plans? It would save a lot of pausing, typing, rewinding, etc.
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I appreciate your vid. Why can't people just give their solution. Instead of all the chatter.
Because the algorithm didn't like too short videos
Because he has multiple in depth videos showing exactly what they use broken down to every wire and hole drilled.
Because monetization.
to p**s you off :-D
Thank you for an excellent presentation. You don't have ah's and um's every 3 words. This video was actually enjoyable!
Excellent explanation for the average person RVing
Thank you -Thank you - Thank you for this video - I am now working remotely and it has been a nightmare for me to stay connected, this is very helpful. I just have to figure out what works for me but I do need to be connected all day so it seems that your set up is what I need.
As far as cell connection goes there is not a much better setup. Having a modem router combo like the pepwave really helps make it all work well. The only improvement we could make (and may try later) is adding a pole mounted 4x4 mimo option to the router to get the antenna even higher up. We might try this later this summer as we know we will be in fringe service and will share about its performance on our blog.
I was just thinking about a pole as well just now. Thanks.
Great video, I wish I could just have you come install what I need!!!
Ditto!
Annnd now we have Starlink RV!! Can't wait to see your video on it!
If you want to share this out. ATT has a new 100GB hotspot/data only for $55 or Cricket (that uses ATT towers).
I'm not a reseller, just came across it and thinking about picking it up for our RV.
It’s good to know before hitting the road. I don’t know much about modems but the one you have I’ve never seen one like it before. Your bills must be quite a lot price wise. Thank you for your wealth of information.👍
Very helpful and I like the way you explain things for us folks that are not so tech savvy even if some people don’t like the chatter
Thanks! Glad you found the video helpful. :)
Something you may want to consider to enhance your arsenal of internet access technologies is omnidirectional high gain cellular antennas. The directional antenna you show in your video, here, is using a Yagi beam technology. It achieves its gain by a series of vertical elements of staggered lengths placed in front of each other. Another approach to achieving higher gain is the collinear approach, which is where elements are stacked on top of each other and phased together to achieve high gain in all directions - which eliminates the need to find the best direction to point it. A collinear antenna is going to appear as a single rod or pole that is going to be very lightweight and needs only to be placed as high as you can get it for the best performance.
Of course, with all antennas, there are strengths and weaknesses to be considered. A Yagi beam type antenna has the advantage of providing high gain in a desired direction, while rejecting unwanted signals that might interfere coming in from other directions. Its disadvantage, of course, is that it requires precise aiming for best performance. This makes Yagi antennas ideal for fixed installations, but not so great for mobile use. On the other hand, the collinear type antennas have the advantage of providing high gain in all directions, but have the disadvantage of not being able to reject unwanted signals that might interfere with your desired signal. This makes collinear antennas ideal for mobile use, but not necessarily the best option for a fixed installation. I hope this suggestion helps.
Thanks, for the excellent video!
Thank you!
Can u make a video how to attach these antennas I need help 3mbps is criminal 😂
Best system I've seen! Very nice.
Thanks!
A few thoughts about your directional antenna option:
* A better solution would be something like a "tower mounted amplifier" that's really close to the antenna. In the uplink direction (from you to the cell tower), this doesn't matter much, as you've got lots of transmit power (maybe even too much), and a bit of loss in the cable (which would help with the too-much power case). On the downlink (cell tower to you), however, the loss in the cable before the amplifier just makes the signal worse; for a complete understanding study "noise figure" for RF systems.
* You could do MIMO by using two directional antennas (there's someone on RUclips that's done this, unfortunately I've lost the link). Point them in the same direction, but cross-polarize them (i.e. tilt them 90 degrees apart in the vertical plane).
* I'm really surprised at your experience that a "few degrees" matters in aiming the directional antenna. It doesn't look very large. I'd be surprised if the 3 dB beamwidth is much less than 30 degrees. It looks like the gain of that (or a similar) antenna is about 10 dBi, or equivalently about 7,5 dBd. which is pretty good. Are you really in a situation where a few 10ths of a dB matter? If so, loosing some cable between the antenna and the amp probably would help even more!
Amazing video and detailed information. Thank you so much for making this!
Well explained sir... You can put 2 Yagi antennas on two cable into your Pepwave unit, to get MIMO service. The question is if the cell tower you are pointing at is broadcasting MIMO. BTW... MIMO is pronounced MyMo, not MeMo. I am a cellular engineer.
Don’t forget to discuss lightning protection for the outdoor donor antennas.
Actually, MIMO is pronounced BOTH ways--this has been an industry debate every since the technology was invented. I like to say MyMo myself, but there's probably 50% of people in the industry who say MeMo.
Mumu?
What about mounting the Huskey on a fixed pole for driving so it is at roof level and then when you get to your destination you add multiple 10' lengths of aluminum tube to raise the Huskey as high as you would like and the aluminum tubes just join together with the spring-loaded round tabs(snap clips) that lock into holes drilled on the opposite tube.
Thaaaank you for this VERY informational.
You're welcome!
Excellent overview with lots of great details. Thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mortons on the move. The way mimo on LTE works is you actually have 2 TX and 2RX duplexed data streams. so because of the 2TX/2RX you get gain in both directions. I would suggest you look into for the future a 4TX/4RX device as that is were the tech already is at. While 2TX/2RX is good 4TX/4RX is much better. next up is massive mimo. ;)
Any suggestions on what to buy?
Great information on internet options. I didn't know it was that many. I always look forward to your videos. Take care and God Bless Both of you and your fur babies.
Thanks!
AWESOME! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this video! We just purchased our first camper and are looking to hit the road and will definitely be needing connectivity
You're welcome! :)
Wow the best video ever . Great explanation of a RV internet system
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are a pretty smart guy, wasn’t expecting any depth about satellites. Looks like you’ve done some research.
You're right. He really is a talented guy, got to give it to him. He's what we used to call an "eclectical engineer": he can do a little bit of everything and do it well.
Like the omni ae. Boosters tend not to work because cellular is critically dependent on SNR, signal to noise ratio. Its hard in normal kit to amplify the signal while reducing or maintaining noise. Consequently the SNR stays same, and you don't improve speed much. What is far better is to maintain mimo when having directional antennas, so 2x lpda on your pole with +-45 deg angles.
the total cost of your working solution hard and soft would be a great addition to the content
Excellent vid thank you!
Anxiously awaiting your NZ videos!
Me too, lol. They are in edit still and will be released on our site first. Will update soon. :)
Great information. I really like you setup.
Thank you!
Very well presented overview.
Thanks Dan!
WOW! I'm french Canadian, thanks for being clear and a nice pace as well. I would've liked to have roughly an idea of what was the cellular cost at the time you made that video. It is so not the same in Canada. À bientôt ;-)
It looks like you chose the most expensive options out there. That's fine for a video blogging team with over 100,000 subscribers, the rest of us can't afford anything like that. I'm using Verizon's Visible LTE network for $40/mo, tethered to my computers from the phone they sent me for $20. 3-5mbs but sometimes down to 1mb-3mbs during heavy congestion or a weak signal... and there's holes in the coverage when traveling or sometimes the internet just cuts out for no reason even though there's still a good signal & can still make phone calls.
Tom, you did a great job of covering all of the topics in this video.
We are looking to upgrade our current hotspot device to something that has a little more flexibility and performance. We are looking at the Pepwave Max Transit Cat 18 LTE Advanced Pro Router for our upgrade. It looks like a good compromise of cost and capability. With our use of a single cellular connection at a time, the CAT 18 should give higher performance than Cat 12. We like the flexibility of adding additional antenna options as our travel style changes. We are going to start with the attached antennas to start. We are considering the directional 7-in-1 directional antenna on a pole running it through the slide gasket like you are doing with the your WeBoost.
This past winter we found that sometimes an RV park with a WiFi plan can be better connectivity than WiFi because of congestion. The ability of the Pepwave to support WiFi is a big plus.
I would be interested in any thoughts you have with our approach.
I have purchased the WiFi class to make sure we have not missed anything. The sale through April 19th is a great deal.
Yea that's a great option! Be sure to sign up for our giveaway because thats the setup we're giving away!
I signed up for the giveaway before I purchased the class. I saw that the giveaway was the model we are considering. It was a nice affirmation of what we are considering.
I am going through the class tonight. So far the content is at the right level and has a good pace. I am likely going to add the course to my recommendations for people looking to learn about mobile internet.
How much are you personally spending on all he plans you use per month?
Would love to see an answer on this
Great, easy to follow video! Thank you! I’ll make sure to use your coupon after I take the masterclass. Happy Travels!
Awesome! Also sign up for our giveaway on our site!
Great video and information! we are planning on getting the Pepwave Max Transit Duo form Mobilemusthave also
Your gonna love it! It's not the duo but be sure to sign up for our giveaway none the less!
This was incredibly helpful! My wife and I hit the road last year for 3+ months working remotely with a few jetpacks from Verizon and T-mobile, along with a weboost cell booster. This really did not work well for my wife who is on zoom meetings all day long. We just burned through the data so quickly. I was wondering if you think this setup could be sufficient enough to handle how we envision using it?
Thanks in advance!
It won’t decrease the data you use. It will basically replace the jet packs. It will provide more reliability since the cell antennas are external and maybe give you some load balancing options between data plans. If you are lucky you may be able to connect better to wifi signals when it’s available.
As usual Great video very informative. Thanks for the aluminum trick for our booster. I think that will help.
You're welcome! Hope it helps!
I used foil on my rabbit ears! Good thing i saved it all these years Lol
Lol yup!
Tried it, but the rabbit kept shaking the foil off.
Looking forward to perhaps you reviewing Starlink Mobile satellite internet in 2022. Years ago, I went from Dialup (No DSL in the area) to Satellite Internet(Direcway), Verizon 3G EVDO Cellular Hotspot, Comcast(finally installed), and then Uverse Internet(maybe ATT Fiber installed in 5 years or less). The MIMO RF box will surely be available in 5G version by 2022 in my opinion and be very useful for us home users that can only get faster internet (beyond 100 Mbps) if bonding all these cellular services like mentioned in the video. (ATT Uverse internet will not go beyond 100Mbps since ATT Fiber is the replacement in 5 yrs or less)
Just bought a we-boost reach OTR was curious how good it might work in a 18 wheeler I’m currently using a night hawk router on a AT&T business plan with unlimited data
Glad to see this giveaway!! Thank you
Kudos - well done!
Are you hearing any word on StarLink? When may it be available to RV'rs?
Elon said that it will happen. I just dont know when.
Starlink is a game changer.
Great video, thanks for the info! Happy trails to you! ⛺️😄
Thanks! You too.
Oh my so much information, we work for Fantasy RV tours and need a system that will run internet ,cell phone service Bluetooth printers and lap top.
We are WagonMasters for Alaska adventures.
Your system is awesome
Please let me know
Names of what I need to order for the system.
We are not computer literate and really need a good system
Thank you great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you for your vid. Have you tried starlink? we bought a pepwave router setup so we can have 4 different sim cards. Wondering how that compares to starlink internet.
How excited are you for Starlink and them unlocking geo location?
That's what I'm waiting on!
Heck yea!
@@MortonsontheMove stoked too as full timers ourselves (but I've been happy with pepwave and PUDP from Verizon.) My concern is power consumption from the starlink receiver being at or over 100 watts
Hi Tom! You are providing so much technical information. Seldom see Cait Morton on video. Is she well?
Thank you! Yes, Cait is doing well. :)
Good to know👍 that Cait is well. You guys providing us with well educational info on RV. Thank you. Love it!
Excellent. :-)))). :-))))
Thanks David!
Wow, what a fantastically helpful video, excellent job! I'm in Canada, and I'm working on setting up a system similar to what you have, an older Pepwave Max mini router with the exact Poynting antenna you have. So far GPS and WiFi are working well, cellular sees the tower and reports a decibel level however will not allocate an IP address. When trying to troubleshoot its the old "carrier (Telus) doesn't support the hardware modem, and Pepwave says problem is with the carrier." Frustrating.
Have been stalled for a while but I recently got a new SIM card that's designated as data only, so hoping that will solve the problem. Did you have to change any settings or have carrier enable anything so a standard phone SIM works fully in your Pepwave unit?
I love the idea of being able to remote into the van over cellular and check webcam, and to control things like furnace, fan, and other things using an RM Pro4 unit. Can't wait to get it all functional, your video has me inspired again.
Cheers!
@Andrew Burke - Have you tried a different sim card from PublicMobile or Rogers (borrow from a friend as a test). It might be a problem with your Telus sim card itself. Does Telus offer just data-only sim cards or did you use another provider? I'm in Vancouver.
Its going to depends on the sim and plan but we have had to change the APN settings on the router to match the phone.
As far as having trouble connecting we have seen that before too. Updating the routers modem firmware helped. This is a mode advanced update but here is a tutorial. forum.peplink.com/t/cellular-firmware-upgrade-process/17978
I have a Telus corporate plan and recently upgraded to one that supplies 4 SIM cards which all share the 50 gigs of the plan. Apparently the other SIM cards are data only (although they each have phone numbers assigned which seems contradictory) so I'm about to try the new SIM and see if it works better. No I haven't tried a different SIM from another provider, that'll be next step if my new Telus SIM doesn't work. Happy to chat more if you like, I'll see if I can message you directly. Cheers.
WOW, all those $$$ervice$$$!. I'm going to have to start a youtube channel to pay for it all.
Alright so I'm sure this is a really stupid question but i have to ask it just to be sure I'm not wrong.... Most (if not all) carriers now a'days have 2 "data" related limits. Your "device" data limit and your "hotspot" data limit. When shopping for these plans to work with a device such as your pepwave router it IS the hotspot data that i need be concerned with correct?
For example I recently got an extra line from my verizon business service specifically so that i have an additional 100 Gbs of "Priority", (non throttled) hotspot data, the plan I'm on includes truly unlimited "device" data as well. If i took the sim card out of that extra phone and put it in a pepwave router i would be using that 100Gbs of "hotspot" data correct? There is no way around this rediculous situation?
You might have been grandfathered into some unlimited plans but other than signal I don't know of any at the moment that I can still get in on... And i find this indescribably frustrating...
Thank You
Any updates, I need a new easier system as an aging RN working on the road. I don’t mind paying for my needs. Is their any newer simpler service available yet?
If you are able to change the TTL in that cell router, set Visible to 64, speeds will no longer be throttled.
Have you up graded your hardware if so to what?
Tom -- Does this have a BRIDGE mode so that I can disable the internal router and DHCP server of the Pepwave and connect my own router? I want to use my own SonicWALL firewall and Ubiquiti WiFi access points which I already have.
Why do you use a separate antenna for the booster, why not just use one of the existing roof mount antenna leads and feed it into the booster?
I noticed an Arlo router in your cabinet. How does that fit into your system?
We use Arlo security cameras.
great video! thanks. Just subscribed. Planning to go 100% mobile for most of next year starting in April. is there a site where you can plug in a longitude and latitude and get the nearest provider?
Wonderful information, thank you. Lots of great info for my discovery document. Is there a KISS method for those of us that want to do a hybrid; wfh and work off grid a bit, if they are willing to be adjust on workdays? We want to try working from RV to see if we want to continue working or just retire. :-)
Or... you can enjoy nature for a few days till you get back into civilization.... Just messin... sort of.. This is great info
Lol I get it! since we carry this with us everywhere we go we need to remember that sometimes :) On the other hand its this equipment that enables us to run our businesses that employ us and others yet still have the freedom to move.
When will your New Zealand videos appear on RUclips?
I am not completly sure, I am still editing them and will probably release on the website first in a few weeks. We have been so so busy it has gotten delayed way longer than I wanted.
Im just looking for internet for a week so my daughter can join us for a week on the rig and work on the road - we do not have a phone hotspot but I can check with Verizon to see if we can get it - any ideas?
That's the easiest way to get data. Check out visible service too. It's only 25$ u limited with hotspot on Verizon. Month to month.
@@MortonsontheMove thank
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Great information. I know you enjoy Houghton. Are you a Michigan Tech Guy?
We are from Okemos Michigan.
Yup, both Cait and I are huskies!
Awesome video, just wondering do you still recommend getting Nomad Internet now? If so, which option are you using? And are you still using a plan from Mobile Must Haves also?
Thank you! The Nomad Internet plan we have is no longer available. And yes, we still use a plan from Mobile Must Haves. We give a rundown of the plans we are currently using in this article: mortonsonthemove.com/rv-internet/
@@MortonsontheMove Ah but it's good to know you're still using Nomad Internet. I just signed up but the reviews have been all over the place so I wanted to see your feedback since you've been on the road awhile. Thank you!
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We are full time. We need strong internet. What is the best unit for enhancing lousy cell service?
You guys are the best. Appreciate your work. Question? Do these cell boosters require line of sight? Thinking about adding to my Wyoming cabin, which is in a pocket. Any suggestions?
I pay $450 to my network provider inc tax 4 lines unlimited youtube,Netflix,hulu,spotify,talk and text to Mexico and canada 15gb extra data,can i find something better.
I pay less to nothing on my phone carrier,with the help of Tony miles,i don't mind cause all the problem about excessive Bills are handled for me.
You can find something better for your self through the help of my network Rep Tony Miles,he can be of good help and advice to you,simply reach him on teemiiles on gmail.
That's a fair amount but is your account unlimited ? cause you can get a huge benefits from a representative called Tony Miles he is on teemiiles_gmail_com.
@@daiyuhaoran6776 I kind of know you from somewhere,if I can remember you are the tech repair guy,I watched your video one time on youtube, how are you I hope everything is going well,you do nothing much recently,not uploading.
I know Mr Tony Miles he has a blog post talking about most network provider and he is well know on youtube.
Are you still using the same system?
Surprised your not using a 100db system for a booster.
I would love to learn about shielding because most people use weboost and only way to get around oscillation is by sticking antenna as far as possible.
I use weboost for phone booster and 4glte verizon unlimited with modem/router and so i have 3 weboost omni truck antennas on roof. Upon coming back to florida i plan to integrate directional antenna as well.
IF you guys are ever near Memphis, TN let me know. I have a place you can stay to recharge. Been following ya'll since GO NORTH. Ever thought about going north again?
Thank you for the invite! Yes we have, maybe not all the way but there is sure a lot more of Canada to explore :)
It is a requirement from my work from home remote job to have "hard wired internet" I picked an RV park that has good internet access and the internet company said "yes you can hard wire internet at this address" but I really don't understand how it works. Its a condition of my employment. Can someone explain how it works? I'm staying at the site for 6 mo. Also will RV park be mad at me for getting my own internet? (my rv has a cable cord built in- does the modem connect to that? does the modem or cord connect to the RV infrastructure so it can "plug in" how does this work?) my set up right now in a house- the internet company drilled a hole in my wall so im super confused how hard wired is set up... so frustrating ! lol
does the modem need to connect to the rv park's infrastructure ? I just don't understand at all ! lol
Great video! Any experience with 5G while on the road? I think T-Mobile has decent affordable 5G plans available. I think it may require a new modem. I really like the modem you are using and will keep an eye out for a 5G version if one comes out.
Yup a 5G version is prototyped but they have had serious issues. (Cat20 modem); truthfully I have messed with 5G and haven't seen any speed benefit yet. For an RV it will probably fall back to the latest 4G most of the time anyway since 5G doesent penetrate or travel as far.
Peplink is coming out with a 5g modem later this month. It's capable of using band 71 on tmobile which has much farther reach and penetration than lte. I'm able to get signal in places where I couldn't get 4g before.
Have you tried Nomad Internet?
just a heads up most cable wiring that comes with a rv is crap
remember aluminum foil on rabbit ears back in the day lol
Yes! :)
Is there someone who I can pay to set up everything he's talking about? This is a lot to digest.
Star link?
Seems similar to the system Chad from Changing Lanes uses. I know they're a "campground" family mostly - how does this system work for those who are more into boondocking in remote locations? Is it still solid?
We boondock more often than not and have had pretty good success with our current RV internet setup.
What rv park in Fl I’m currently in great oaks rv and the highest I can get is a blazing 3mbps no joke and they won’t upgrade n it’s century link..
How much does it cost for hardware in total?
The modem is discontinued on the website
Do you offer remote assistance for a fee?
You say that you travel full time, What does that mean? Exactly. Where have you been for the past 3 months? I thought that you were going to New Zealand??? Remember, the teaser 3 months, ago. Nice information on the internet. But, I thought that you were Mortons on the Move. Where are you on the move to? Watching from Los Angeles.
In the past 3 months we have been from Airizona to Florida. Our primary business is consulting but we do like to share some of our adventures. The new Zealand series is still in edit and we are excited to share it! :)
Now does a VPN network inter fear with this
Nope, it looks the same as a traditional network. You can use the speed fusion as a VPN for the whole network or connect individual devices. We use VPNs on and off without problem .
So I’m getting an rv but it’s staying in one location does any one have an idea how I can get gaming internet they already get 20mb speeds in the area
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Where is Starlink in your list???
This is a great video, thank you for sharing. I have the max-transit duo with AT&T and T-mobile sim cards too. I am interested in how you protect yourself on the road. Can you share both your firewall settings & VPN ? [private message works too]. Thanks.
Your mobile bill has to be like 1000 a month with all those plans. That's nuts.
Need to cut those cables, shorten and reterminate.
Thanks for an awesome video. I picked up a lot. Can you please pin a comment with all the model numbers, links, plans? It would save a lot of pausing, typing, rewinding, etc.
Glad you enjoyed the video. We've put all of the information you're looking for on our blog. You can find it here: mortonsonthemove.com/rv-internet/
Starlink please. Soon.
So can use this pretty much anywhere it looks pretty pricy
This is all great... but... I can't afford to have all these data plans
Is it secure tho
why not connect your phone with a cable to your laptop and create a hotstop
One word: STARLINK