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[normand4]

Tengointernet is no good it is worst for me.

[jhalat]

I have been using the Verizon usb for about 4 years and have no problem. I just got the 4G card and not everywhere can I get 4G. However, it will pick up 3G when 4G isn't available. I also have Verizon cell and have dropped the land line. Just purchased a device called X-link bluetooth cellular gateway. With this device I plug in my house land line phones and have my cell phone within 10 feet of this device and I get all my in coming and out going calls on my house phones. Two regular phones (kitchen & bedroom) and two wireless phones (family room & garage). Now I no longer have to find the cell phone, I just pick up any regular phone.

[GeeksOnTour]

Every public hotspot is different in my experience. Tengo has been very good and sometimes unusable.
When you connect to a public hotspot, you are not connecting directly to the Internet. You are connecting to an access point that is in turn connected to an Internet modem.

Many factors affect your experience. Your proximity and orientation to the access point is important. The bandwidth backhaul (connection to the Internet) and loading (how many people are accessing) are the things you have no control over.

The main advantage to using a public hotspot is no bandwidth limits. Great for getting those large system updates, etc.

[mclavey]

RE : Tengo Internet :
I have been RV ing for about 10 years .
After spending two weeks at Woodland Lakes in Texas .... and the poor internet connection and service.
The only time I have internet trouble is when the park has hired Tengo Internet to manage the wifi and make the park a little more money. I don't mind paying for internet service .... but when you pay and the service is so bad it is not usable.
I am now to the point that if I arrive at an RV park and they tell me they have Tengointernet ...
I will get back in my RV and drive on down the road to the next RV park.

[hermanmullins]

jhalat, on 20 November 2011 - 10:45 PM, said:

Just purchased a device called X-link bluetooth cellular gateway. With this device I plug in my house land line phones and have my cell phone within 10 feet of this device and I get all my in coming and out going calls on my house phones. Two regular phones (kitchen & bedroom) and two wireless phones (family room & garage). Now I no longer have to find the cell phone, I just pick up any regular phone.

jhalat, Welcome to the Forum. Do you think this unit would work in you M/H?

[wrightwmc]

I have the Verizon Samsung 4G LTE air/data card. I used to have the MiFi 2200. Love them. I have used up to 7 Gb a month when we are staying in a 4G area. I am a retired Information Technology professional and my wife is a retired commercial construction project manager. We both use the Internet rather heavily without streaming video. I was disappointed at losing the "unlimited" data limit when I upgraded from the MiFi2200 to the 4G but the costs of overages is not significant at $10/Gb beyond the original 5 Gb. We used to have a CradlePoint 900 that the MiFi would connect directly to via a USB port on the router. The 4G unit I have now is not compatible with any routers currently. I am using a CradlePoint 95 now and use the WiFi as LAN feature on it. The reason I do this is because I have a wireless printer I can connect to the router and many more PCs can connect to the network in my coach than the 5 limit of the Verizon Samsung 4G device.

One of the things we have seen is slowness from congestion of many wireless devices in some parks. A good example is Lazy Days in Florida. We have to watch the broadcast channels of other WiFi devices and try to adjust our devices to avoid those congested channels. We sometimes change our Verizon 4G and CradlePoint to less busy channels to improve our service, lessen conflicts and collisions.

We love being able to travel and have our WiFi with us. Only once did we not have any service and that was in Rifle Gap State Park Colorado. 7000 Ft up and in between some steep tall mountains ringing all around. As others have said the 3G Store is your friend.

Bill & Rebecca
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2005 Dodge Dakota
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