Staying connected on the road

I'm kinda in the same boat, but at the same time, I don't want to have to earn more money to supply something I only want to use once a month.... I'm planning on just stopping at a hotspot during travels for updates along the road (if something awesome happens) to check emails, etc.

 

The last time I went on a decent road trip was all around Germany, Austria, Czech and Poland. We had a motorhome and calmed at camping spots. Every spot had wifi opportunity, you just had to pay for it at the front counter for the night. That's what we did anyway with our phones and iPad plus a friend had a MacBook.

Also throughout Europe it's good to know McDonalds usually provides free wifi and this also helps.

When we go out camping we aren't all old school with no technology. We bring our technology with us, especially music.

 

We used McDonalds, motel parking lots, many librarys.....

 

I've always used hotspots and Wifi in bars and cafes. I've always used a laptop for my business so being connected is essential either on the road or in one place for any amount of time.

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use your cell phone as a modem ... i did it with a shitty phone that cost about 10 bucks, much better than using the internet on the actual phone.

Can't give exact instructions cuz it was a few years, it required a tiny bit of hackery and setting up the laptop to use it like a modem. With smartphones it's much easier though, you can set them up as a wifi hotspot you can use.

 

if you have the money look at toshiba satellite laptops no need for a modem or anything just hooks up to the sats

 

I use a android phone and have a cell modem as well. I find myself using the android more and more rather than dig out my laptop.

 

A pre paid smart phone might be the way to go with unlimited data plan. Only down side is that most of the no contract plans throttle your data. You can get a prepaid smart phone for as little as $100.00 now days. A smart phone would probablely be all you need. I hardly ever use my lap top anymore. I surf the web, play games and even watch tv, read books and watch movies right on my phone. I was in a bad spot the other day. Wifi was down and was in a weak cell area. I only had a 2g connection and I was still able to stream my movie. The technology to stay connected on the road is thankfully improving.

 

I have Verizon. I can hotspot from my iphone to my laptop when I am literally 30+ miles from town. So long as I can get a cell signal, I can hotspot. And that is nice.

 

Verizon is the best especially if your in the boonies. Best bet is to get StraightTalk from Walmart. Their phones are either on the Verizon or ATT towers. MAKE SURE YOU GET VERIZION. 45.00 a month for 3 gig of 3G, Yeah its not 4g but its pretty good. After you do the 3gig of 3G they bump your speed down but its still usable.