@@fyvoin6964 it has wires coming out the back for the antenna, so I don't have a flat surface I have sat it in a block of solid foam with a hole cut out and working well
Please explain powering the router. Does it only work when the engine is running? Can it run on 3 pin normal socket? Is it something you charge up occasionally? Would it quickly run down the leisure battery when off grid? Excuse my ignorance. I really want to solve this problem. Even free campsite wifi is often very patchy. Many thanks for this interesting and useful video.🌷
Smarty uses the THREE network, not ee. If you have enough data on your phone, tethering is the easiest and simplest option. I have big data on my ee, and my girlfriend has plenty of data on her Smarty so almost always have internet via tethering.
Stupid question- what is the solution for getting wifi where I cannot even get a cellphone signal? I am often in places where there is no signal at all- so no point in having a router ? Need satellite?
Yes, it is incredibly fast and reliable, but most people do not require internet from anywhere, if you need it, it's worth the money, for me £10 a month on my Smarty Sim is doing the job for now
Is there much difference between a mifi and a router then? Just seems a mifi is the same thing ht smaller and with a battery. Is that smarty sim of yours just for you UK or Europe?
No difference really, router I can connect to 12v and also has ethernet ports so I can turn of wifi - sometimes I don't want to be in a tin box with a wifi router blasting out! Yes it's a bit bigger, but I have ours in a small space above the cab. Everyone's use case is differnent, I wanted 12v power, external antenna and an ethernet port so router was the only option
How much data do I have? Is my phone plugged into a charger. Is my phone next to the window so not in the box? All these problems with a phone Hotspot are non existent if you have unlimited data, plug your phone in and put it close to the window.
Not unless you get a repeater with an antenna on the roof which will boost your phone signal in the van, it’s what they do in large offices with poor mobile reception but not something you want to be doing in a Campervan!
