I want to get internet in the caravan, as I have got BT Openzone. But the nearest house that is next to our usual campsite is about 1 to 1 1/2 miles away. Looking at the web, it seems that you can things like yagi.
But with all the different types of receivers and DBi , Mbps. Has anyone got or used a wireless booster / extender antenna ?
I think you are really going to struggle to get WiFi if you are that far from the source. A normal wireless antenna on a router is only going to have a range of about 100 metres and at the edge of that the signal woukd be weak.
A better bet would be to either use a mobile phone configured to share its internet connection or a dedicated 3G (or 4G) device like a MiFi.
Quote: Originally posted by AdenG1 on 16/3/2014
I think you are really going to struggle to get WiFi if you are that far from the source. A normal wireless antenna on a router is only going to have a range of about 100 metres and at the edge of that the signal woukd be weak.
A better bet would be to either use a mobile phone configured to share its internet connection or a dedicated 3G (or 4G) device like a MiFi.
If you get a range of 100m from your wireless router I want to know what brand it is!
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Quote: Originally posted by jjob on 16/3/2014
Hi all,
I want to get internet in the caravan, as I have got BT Openzone. But the nearest house that is next to our usual campsite is about 1 to 1 1/2 miles away. Looking at the web, it seems that you can things like yagi.
But with all the different types of receivers and DBi , Mbps. Has anyone got or used a wireless booster / extender antenna ?
Any help would be great
I assume you have permission to use the wireless from the house that is 1-1.5 miles away? The likely hood of picking up the signal from that distance with any kit on the market today is probably 0%
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Hi, we use a £15 a month pay as you go T-Mobile mifi and found it fine for web browsing , it wouldn't be ok for streaming video watching tho but checking e mail and logging on to this forum etc
Hi depending on what mobile phone you have you can tether your device to the phones 3G or 4g mobile internet connection but for streaming videos it would have to be a 4g signal
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I don't have a smartphone, I do have a 3 dongle for which I pay just under £16 per month, it works well. I used to have a PAYG dongle from BT with endless problems.
I think you could probably get a cheaper option if you know where to look.
Quote: I assume you have permission to use the wireless from the house that is 1-1.5 miles away?
Dont need permission, its bt openzone, there are thousands off hotspots all over the place.
I do have a 3G phone that gets internet and also makes a temp hotspot so that i can get the net through it, but its very expencive and i have bt openzone (free) . Thats whay i was looking for some sort of way for long distance wifi, like on boats (yagi).
Sorry, was not clear from original post that 'the nearest house' had BT Openzone
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