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Old 02-27-2024, 04:14 PM   #41
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This is a lot of info to chew on. Thank you everyone, for your advice and input.

It seems that there are a number of ways to accomplish what I want to do, it all depends on how much I want to spend up front and then how much monthly.

Both my wife and I have iPhones and our carrier is ATT. We are not going to change this because we are part of the plan that I offer my employees and now that I am retired, the company pays for our phones (part of my exit deal) so if I change carriers then I will have to incur the monthly cost of our phones and I like not having to do that. I also don't want to incur a monthly cost for Starlink or any of the others. We are both retired so we are on a fixed budget and every penny counts!

We removed the TV from our Airstream because we wanted more counter space. This is why we purchased the Nebula 3 projector. So it looks like our best bet is to download what ever it is that we want to watch prior to our trip and then just watch it without having to rely on the campground internet.

I may invest in a wifi extender, like the King Max. It might help, just in general for browsing on our laptops or phones and I don't have to pay a monthly subscription.

That's my update for now!
Thanks to all!
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Old 03-01-2024, 07:33 PM   #42
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I promised pictures and here they are.

1: Satellite. Starlink is king of the category. It reportedly works great, but is expensive (upfront and monthly) and needs a clear view of the sky.

I have done it all, AT&T unlimited cell phone plan (it begins to slow after you have exceeded about 25G of data; usually in the midst of a ball game or movie. and you need to be in good cell range). Directv satellite (works great with an excellent picture; you can only pause your account for 6 mos and then pay full price for your programming the other 6). Movies...DVDs are by the wayside now, I found a software that allowed to transfer the DVD to and Hard Drive (we have about 500 on a 4TB hard drive); play them on the computer then mirror to Apple TV.

I am using the Starlink ($600 for the equipment & $150/mo) full time internet for work, banking, email, shopping....and now streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime, & Directv Streaming (program same as in the house; Airstream is considered an additional room).

I am using a 2X4 matrix to separate the 2 TVs (bedroom & living room) to allow separate programming.)

Attached are a couple of pictures of my setup inside and outside (quick connect) and secures the equipment.

I am not an engineer or technician; easy set up.
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