Hi John thanks for the interesting vlog much appreciated. The rectifier vlog was also of interest to me as I have in the past and possibly future building service vans for work on hgv installing electrical systems using 12v van to change and power 24v hgv systems and have noticed faults cropping up, sometimes the charging relay was at 33v consequently some systems failed and had to be replaced. It was only by chance I noticed this when checking a technicians van who had complained of electrical issues connected my test meter and noticed a sudden spike of 30+ volts. Now I have to persuade my boss to retrospectively fit regulators to all our fleet vehicles. Thanks again for your vlogs cheers Rod
Interesting findings John, thanks for sharing - impressed with the dual aerial improvement. Odd ref the power supply needing regulation if 12/24v isn’t it. All the best, David 👍
Great video and super helpful! Personally I love HomeFi and am constantly using it as a full time RVer that has to work remotely. It has been the best and most reliable option i've tried so far.
Awesome vid again John I have had both the setups you have (m2 18months. Gli 3months )and I have to say the gli is bar far the best and most reliable connection of the 2 so far and highly recommend the change to any one
I love these GL.Inet routes for travelling. I used one in the Solomon Islands for about 4 months with starlink and using a 4g failover. It worked ok which was great. But also being able to use many different services such as a wifi connection meant I could connect to almost anything and have it fail over. The biggest problem I have found ATM with these devices with built in 4/5g is that none of them support eSIM's. and when traveling internationally there are so many good deals but all rely on eSIM's
Hi John thanks for the video I've ordered the GL.iNet GL-X3000. For the aerial I don't have any place for the bracket to go. Do you suggest a bolt on through the roof type like the Poynting XPOL-1 V2 5G . thanks
Great video John and thanks for uploading (pun intended )😉 In our old MH I used a TP-Link MR600 (4G+ dual band) and was getting up to 150 Mbps which was great obviously but something I did not consider and wanted to know what your thoughts were was this: Is there any benefit to getting a 4G puk or antenna that has better gain for the frequencies used by the 4G provider of choice?
Hi John, great informative video as always! Just a question with regard to the antenna, I use the same one myself on my 4G set up and found it to work well but thinking of upgrading the router due to having to do random reboots, in your link you describe it as 4G/5G but the item description on the web page does not mention 5G, does it pick up the 5G signal anyway?
@GadgetJohn Hi John follow you with my wife on your journey, we found you and Mandy just after lock down. As we were thinking of going full time. Which have been since Octobr last year. So I work from the van on a laptop but would like another screen. Is there a portable screen out there, that is rechargeable? We are running of 1600w Inverter, with solar. We manage quiet well with both our laptops. Just need something extra, we also have a River 2 Ecoflow Powerbank My apologies for all the questions, hope you can point me in right direction. Keep your spirits up, and send our love to Mandy. Steve Wade
Have had the GLi in our Moho here in Spain for around 6 months now and what a massive difference - I am only using internal aerials at present but been looking at the Poynting aerial but so expensive, so will do some research on yours and see if I can get them here in Spain. Can’t ship from UK as customs will grab them and charge me a premium
Hi John, hope you and Mandy are well, i was watching your latest video on ultimate mobile internet, which i found very interesting. Can you tell me where you got the wall mounting unit for the net gear unit, please as i am interested in getting one. Thanks in advanced and keep up the great work. Kevin.
That’s very interesting thank you , I recently went away in the van and the internet to the phone was rubbish, couldn’t even load up a page . Wonder if you have gone to a real bad spot then you could see how good that router was . Thank you well done and good luck 👍👍👍🏴🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢
I’ve been at plenty of locations, whilst using this new setup, where my phone has little or no signal but the router was providing a great internet connection.
Interesting stuff :) I am looking for an internet solution for my van, this might just be the one. Thank you. I’m with you regarding the regulators, I have them fitted to my lights and fridge but hadn’t thought about the diesel heater (next on the list)
Hi John, I have just bought the GL iNet router and the 12 volt regulator on your recommendation. My fitter is saying the regulator is not necessary as I have lead batteries. Would you agree with him or should I just have it fitted anyway. Many thanks in anticipation.😢
Hi John, I received my Spitz AX based on your info, unfortunately my unit went dead as soon as I plug it in , I have a question on the power supply for the Spitz AX, on the plug it has a small image of the positive being the canter pin, but on reading with a meter, it reads as negative, is it possible if you could check yours, thankyou.
I’m no techie , but I’ve upgraded a few things on my Bailey Autograph, with a view to travelling home and abroad and I think the 4G Flex Motorhome WiFi equipment I installed has been the biggest let down. So frustrating, especially in Scotland.
Another interesting video John, out of interest, given the voltage sensitive nature of many devices is it not possible to fit one big fat voltage regulator at source so to speak. This would do away with the need for individual units as the total 12v system would then be stabilized?
It's hard to find a high-wattage regulator. The biggest I found, on Amazon at least, was144W/12A so you can use one, but be aware of what you are connecting to it and maybe use multiples of them for different circuits. I've bought three little fuseboards and have one so far feeding a fuseboard with the fridge, the 12v car adapters and the diesel heater, I'll have a 19v one (actually 285W) feeding another fuseboard for some 19v stuff, speakers, projector, laptop charging) and currently have the remaining fuseboard unregulated.
After having fitted mine, one thing I've realised is that you'll get a voltage drop over lengths of wires, so my fridge was not in fact getting 12V, but nearer to 11.7, or lower. And I think this meant it wasn't able to cool as much as it was when it was getting 13v+ So best practice is probably going to be separate regulators fitted as close to the device being powered if low voltage is going to be an issue. I've had to wire my fridge direct to the non regulated fuseboard.
Hi John. I have just bought the GL iNet and the 12v regulator on your recommendation but my fitter is saying that the regulator it is not necessary for lead batteries, which I have. Would you agree with his view or should I just have it fitted anyway. Many thanks in anticipation.
@@trevorhoward7169 I think what John said was that the terminal voltage of a fully charged lead acid battery, or a battery on charge, can be high enough to upset some "12 volt equipment.
Hi John thanks for the video. I've been after some wifi antennas for awhile now. However I have a UNLOCKED ZYXEL NR5103E 5G router in my van with TS9 connectors. Could I get a TS9 TO SMA adapter, or would that cause more issues
@GadgetJohn cheers, I'll give that a go. My router has four connections on the back for antennas. I'm guessing it's trial and error which one is for which
I've recently had issues with my Netgear router too... dropping out WiFi signal while still have a LAN connection.... rebooting at least twice a week...
Set up the router this morning and very impressive speeds even with just the supplied aerials. I noticed the input written on the device was 12v/24v so may not need the converter. Cheers for the recommendation 👍
I’m no techie , but I’ve upgraded a few things on my Bailey Autograph, with a view to travelling home and abroad and I think the 4G Flex Motorhome WiFi equipment I installed has been the biggest let down. So frustrating, especially in Scotland.
Hi John thanks for the interesting vlog much appreciated. The rectifier vlog was also of interest to me as I have in the past and possibly future building service vans for work on hgv installing electrical systems using 12v van to change and power 24v hgv systems and have noticed faults cropping up, sometimes the charging relay was at 33v consequently some systems failed and had to be replaced. It was only by chance I noticed this when checking a technicians van who had complained of electrical issues connected my test meter and noticed a sudden spike of 30+ volts. Now I have to persuade my boss to retrospectively fit regulators to all our fleet vehicles. Thanks again for your vlogs cheers Rod
Interesting findings John, thanks for sharing - impressed with the dual aerial improvement. Odd ref the power supply needing regulation if 12/24v isn’t it.
All the best, David 👍
Brilliant as always. Thank you.
Great video and super helpful! Personally I love HomeFi and am constantly using it as a full time RVer that has to work remotely. It has been the best and most reliable option i've tried so far.
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome vid again John I have had both the setups you have (m2 18months. Gli 3months )and I have to say the gli is bar far the best and most reliable connection of the 2 so far and highly recommend the change to any one
I love these GL.Inet routes for travelling. I used one in the Solomon Islands for about 4 months with starlink and using a 4g failover. It worked ok which was great. But also being able to use many different services such as a wifi connection meant I could connect to almost anything and have it fail over.
The biggest problem I have found ATM with these devices with built in 4/5g is that none of them support eSIM's. and when traveling internationally there are so many good deals but all rely on eSIM's
Hi John thanks for the video I've ordered the GL.iNet GL-X3000. For the aerial I don't have any place for the bracket to go. Do you suggest a bolt on through the roof type like the Poynting XPOL-1 V2 5G . thanks
Great video John and thanks for uploading (pun intended )😉
In our old MH I used a TP-Link MR600 (4G+ dual band) and was getting up to 150 Mbps which was great obviously but something I did not consider and wanted to know what your thoughts were was this:
Is there any benefit to getting a 4G puk or antenna that has better gain for the frequencies used by the 4G provider of choice?
Hi John, great informative video as always! Just a question with regard to the antenna, I use the same one myself on my 4G set up and found it to work well but thinking of upgrading the router due to having to do random reboots, in your link you describe it as 4G/5G but the item description on the web page does not mention 5G, does it pick up the 5G signal anyway?
It works fine on 4G & 5G 👍🏻
It will be interesting to see what the new Starlink Mini is like.
It’s only possible to get the mini as a secondary device to a residential Starlink customer.
@GadgetJohn Hi John follow you with my wife on your journey, we found you and Mandy just after lock down. As we were thinking of going full time.
Which have been since Octobr last year.
So I work from the van on a laptop but would like another screen. Is there a portable screen out there, that is rechargeable?
We are running of 1600w Inverter, with solar. We manage quiet well with both our laptops.
Just need something extra, we also have a River 2 Ecoflow Powerbank
My apologies for all the questions, hope you can point me in right direction.
Keep your spirits up, and send our love to Mandy.
Steve Wade
Have had the GLi in our Moho here in Spain for around 6 months now and what a massive difference - I am only using internal aerials at present but been looking at the Poynting aerial but so expensive, so will do some research on yours and see if I can get them here in Spain. Can’t ship from UK as customs will grab them and charge me a premium
Hi John, hope you and Mandy are well, i was watching your latest video on ultimate mobile internet, which i found very interesting. Can you tell me where you got the wall mounting unit for the net gear unit, please as i am interested in getting one. Thanks in advanced and keep up the great work. Kevin.
Great video John. Top notch 👌
Glad you enjoyed it
That’s very interesting thank you , I recently went away in the van and the internet to the phone was rubbish, couldn’t even load up a page . Wonder if you have gone to a real bad spot then you could see how good that router was . Thank you well done and good luck 👍👍👍🏴🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢
I’ve been at plenty of locations, whilst using this new setup, where my phone has little or no signal but the router was providing a great internet connection.
Interesting stuff :) I am looking for an internet solution for my van, this might just be the one. Thank you. I’m with you regarding the regulators, I have them fitted to my lights and fridge but hadn’t thought about the diesel heater (next on the list)
Glad it was helpful!
Love your tech videos but the gadgets are getting very expensive in various levels. Keep doing the good work
Hi John, I have just bought the GL iNet router and the 12 volt regulator on your recommendation. My fitter is saying the regulator is not necessary as I have lead batteries. Would you agree with him or should I just have it fitted anyway. Many thanks in anticipation.😢
Hi John, I received my Spitz AX based on your info, unfortunately my unit went dead as soon as I plug it in , I have a question on the power supply for the Spitz AX, on the plug it has a small image of the positive being the canter pin, but on reading with a meter, it reads as negative, is it possible if you could check yours, thankyou.
Well above my paygrade John. We could do with something in our van but I honestly haven't got a Scrooby doo.
I’m no techie , but I’ve upgraded a few things on my Bailey Autograph, with a view to travelling home and abroad and I think the 4G Flex Motorhome WiFi equipment I installed has been the biggest let down. So frustrating, especially in Scotland.
Hi John, this looks like a great setup. I was wondering would a virtual simm be compatible with this router?
I’ve not seen anything on the router software that refers to virtual sim, it has 2 physical sim slots and that’s all you get to see in the settings.
Hi John. How did you get the antenna cables through the roof? Which gland did you use that allowed you to pass the plugs through? Thanks
I used a regular roof gland
Do the wires with the plug fit through the screw on fittings as used in the solar glands?
The battens ends are sma, so they’re tiny and easily fit through the gland fittings
Another interesting video John, out of interest, given the voltage sensitive nature of many devices is it not possible to fit one big fat voltage regulator at source so to speak. This would do away with the need for individual units as the total 12v system would then be stabilized?
I’ve covered this in a few comments on the other video. It’s always worth checking the comments for common questions.
It's hard to find a high-wattage regulator. The biggest I found, on Amazon at least, was144W/12A so you can use one, but be aware of what you are connecting to it and maybe use multiples of them for different circuits. I've bought three little fuseboards and have one so far feeding a fuseboard with the fridge, the 12v car adapters and the diesel heater, I'll have a 19v one (actually 285W) feeding another fuseboard for some 19v stuff, speakers, projector, laptop charging) and currently have the remaining fuseboard unregulated.
After having fitted mine, one thing I've realised is that you'll get a voltage drop over lengths of wires, so my fridge was not in fact getting 12V, but nearer to 11.7, or lower. And I think this meant it wasn't able to cool as much as it was when it was getting 13v+
So best practice is probably going to be separate regulators fitted as close to the device being powered if low voltage is going to be an issue. I've had to wire my fridge direct to the non regulated fuseboard.
Hi John. I have just bought the GL iNet and the 12v regulator on your recommendation but my fitter is saying that the regulator it is not necessary for lead batteries, which I have. Would you agree with his view or should I just have it fitted anyway. Many thanks in anticipation.
@@trevorhoward7169 I think what John said was that the terminal voltage of a fully charged lead acid battery, or a battery on charge, can be high enough to upset some "12 volt equipment.
Hi John. Use Buck Converters. Never had an issue. Just a thought.
🤣 if only I’d already showed that
@@GadgetJohn oh ok don’t believe I seen that video
Hi John thanks for the video. I've been after some wifi antennas for awhile now. However I have a UNLOCKED ZYXEL NR5103E 5G router in my van with TS9 connectors. Could I get a TS9 TO SMA adapter, or would that cause more issues
You can use adaptors, I had them with my netgear router. amzn.to/4bXnDBu these were decent.
@GadgetJohn cheers, I'll give that a go. My router has four connections on the back for antennas. I'm guessing it's trial and error which one is for which
I've recently had issues with my Netgear router too... dropping out WiFi signal while still have a LAN connection.... rebooting at least twice a week...
Up until changing the router I was restarting my netgear every morning.
Set up the router this morning and very impressive speeds even with just the supplied aerials. I noticed the input written on the device was 12v/24v so may not need the converter. Cheers for the recommendation 👍
Thanks
good vid on channel thanks lee
Glad you enjoyed it
What internet did u use in this video?
I use EE mobile
Agreed
NERDFEST!!!!
Will these antennas work for 5g?
They work great on 4G & 5G proving me with speeds of around 350mbps down and 80 mbps up.
Interesting 👍
Would you be looking to link to the stars next John? ;)
That’s a big 10-4 🤭🤣
Baby dish!!?
Nah, I don’t like being limited 🤭
All I'm looking for is something that will boost my phone signal.
😊
Out of interest why not just use your phone hotspot. Usually angels phones these days allow for a 5gz or 2.5gz WiFi signal
That’s difficult when your phone has no signal
I thought you used starlink
I do, but usually only when my mobile data doesn’t work.
Great video, but my 12 year old brain, makes me giggle every time you say "rooter"
£490!
👍🚐🚐😎
I’m no techie , but I’ve upgraded a few things on my Bailey Autograph, with a view to travelling home and abroad and I think the 4G Flex Motorhome WiFi equipment I installed has been the biggest let down. So frustrating, especially in Scotland.
We just had a netgear 6 hopefully it will give us wifi in Scotland!