Motorhome wifi - iboost system
im considering this (type of) system to provide long range wifi recption back into the van.
has anyone had experience of this (directional or non directional) kit?.....any comments, good or bad...
i realise its quite expensive at £160, but if good and lasts (say) ten years thats £16 not to have to walk to office wifi systems ......
im also considering adding a FON router at home to allow me to make use of FON hotspots all over Europe...
again, anyone using this (or the two together) with any great success....?
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Hi BB,
I've had an iboost for the last five years and it's still giving a sterling service. As mine is plumbed in long term, the bolts on the adjustable antenna bracket rusted so I've replaced them with stainless. It's very easy to set up and once the software is plumbed in takes minutes to put the antenna and switch on. There are leds on the antenna to help in fine tuning, it's very easy. In all it's a pretty decent package, and above all, Adam at motorhome wifi is a very helpful chap and will sort any issues quickly. I'm going to get another one this winter for touring so I can leave one plumbed in on my site.
Almost forgot, another plus point is more secure browsing and being able to log five devices onto it at the same time. It will find a lot of signals from a good distance but if they're rubbish signals you just get a stronger rubbish signal. I use our excellent club wifi for a signal
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I use a set up by solwise. It's a lot cheaper but it's not permanently fixed. It works well - picked up BTwifi quite some distance away
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We reached a BTFon hotspot and remained connected for the weekend when staying at Uttoxeter racecourse so I'd guess a couple of hundred metres. We could 'see' wifi much further but it wouldn't connect reliably. I think that's the case for most devices. It will amplify the signal but won't improve quality
The rocket plugs into a repeater/adapter/router which should be linked from the aerial page. It's about £40 I think and IIRC 99 devices can connect to it.
I'm pretty certain the rocket has been updated with something new so I'll consult Google and post back
edit. The kit you need is here
If you are fluent in chinglish there are suitable repeaters/routers on eBay for not much money. A friend uses one with a rocket (which has been discontinued and replaced with the patriot)
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