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Fumesucker

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16. How about a Wifi repeater powered by solar on the shore close to you?

Sat May 5, 2012, 03:00 PM

May 2012

With a repeater on the shore you could have a high gain directional antenna on shore end to pick up the Wifi from the further away unit and then broadcast it to your boat..

I have a similar problem, I'm a long way away from my Wifi access point and I use a repeater, I just have a long cord to power it and sits under a five gallon bucket as a weather shield.

Without repeater I get a very spotty signal, with the repeater it's solid 99% of the time or better.

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Being *throttled* by Verizon. [View all] cbayer May 2012 OP

Go back to dial-up? LAGC May 2012 #1

I live in a home that moves constantly (boat), cbayer May 2012 #3

DSL? fuddyduddy May 2012 #2

I live on a boat and not in a slip, so I have no access to cable of any kind. cbayer May 2012 #4

Would it be possible to get a DSL link on land and wifi over to your boat? Fumesucker May 2012 #7

I wish. There is nothing here and we don't stay in the same place anyway. cbayer May 2012 #11

How about a Wifi repeater powered by solar on the shore close to you? Fumesucker May 2012 #16

I see what you are saying, but I don't think that would help for the following reason. cbayer May 2012 #18

I meant to connect with a DSL line in town somewhere.. Fumesucker May 2012 #20

Worth talking to the owner of the wifi provider in this little town. cbayer May 2012 #21

I would get the best wifi antenna you can and put it as high as possible.. Fumesucker May 2012 #23

We have one of those router wifi cards. I can try running it up the mast cbayer May 2012 #25

Good luck with it.. Fumesucker May 2012 #28

That may be our only option. We could go into town to download movies/shows, then cbayer May 2012 #29

Is there a live-on-board forum you could ask this question on? Fumesucker May 2012 #31

That's an excellent suggestion. cbayer May 2012 #33

Do you live in an area where you can receive 4G signals? fuddyduddy May 2012 #36

Nope. N0 4g out here yet at all cbayer May 2012 #37

If Verizon is throttling you fuddyduddy May 2012 #40

Will do. I am going to find out who else has service out here cbayer May 2012 #41

Okay then - good luck. fuddyduddy May 2012 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LAGC May 2012 #14

It was bound to happen. cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

I agree with you. cbayer May 2012 #8

I agree with you cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

Exactly. I am paying for 3G unlimited and I am not getting it. cbayer May 2012 #12

I had the same thing happen with a Sprint device. hlthe2b May 2012 #6

What kind of broadband connection? cbayer May 2012 #9

comcast... hlthe2b May 2012 #13

Satellite, right? I can't access satellite. cbayer May 2012 #15

No... just cable broadband. hlthe2b May 2012 #17

Can't get cable at all. No access to land. cbayer May 2012 #19

Yes.. my Sprint overdrive device served me well (with a business unlimited 3G data plan) for two yrs hlthe2b May 2012 #24

I think, but am not sure, that AT&T is our only other option. cbayer May 2012 #26

Re: AT&T - I just called my Godson Morning Dew May 2012 #43

We just ran some of the tools linked to bey EFerrari in #38. cbayer May 2012 #44

I hope it gets resolved! Morning Dew May 2012 #45

Verizon is unfair. unhappycamper May 2012 #22

Hey you!! Nice to see you here. cbayer May 2012 #27

Data over useage: the only area of humanity where the upper 1% really gets screwed. Initech May 2012 #30

I have found that Verizon 3G is very unreliable. Are you SURE you are being "throttled"? Cronkite May 2012 #32

Just checked. Download is a miserable 183 kbps. cbayer May 2012 #34

Sounds right for a throttle. Cronkite May 2012 #35

You might be interested in this PC World article on the topic: EFerrari May 2012 #38

OH, thank you so much! cbayer May 2012 #39