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    Falcon Technology 4G Combo 150 MBPS All In One Outdoor Router

    in Motorhome Matters

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    On 22/11/2023 at 22:14, the clampits said:

    We went down the Falcon road recently. We got a new campervan a year ago, and decided not to fit a tv antenna or a satellite dome. We had both items on previous vans, and decided that the satellite dome in particular, was a waste of money.

    We were due upgrades on our phones so after a bit of research went to EE and got a deal from them. In addition to the phones, we got an unlimited SIM for the Falcon.  Now this next bit may not be exactly accurate, as my wife dealt with the whole contract thing, but as far as I know, the Falcon SIM is on a  monthly contract. Connecting our tablet, we are able to cast the picture onto the tv through Google Chromecast and watch BBC Iplayer, Disney and Netflix by logging into our account. ITV is a bit difficult, and we haven't quite worked out how to do that.

    The real bonus is logging into IPlayer for the weather forecast when in UK. We live in Scotland and do most of our trips here, especially up northwest and so far its working well.  I think we've only had one site where we couldn't get a signal to connect onto.

    We toured Europe earlier this year and used the Falcon there. You have to log into your EE account and enable roaming, and pay slightly more.  We had a few probs doing this the first time, which involved calls to Falcon, but they were helpful and sorted it out. Important to remember to notify them when we returned to the UK.

    So far,  it is working well and we've enjoyed using it all through the UK. We just stick it on the outside of the window where it always seems to get a signal. You can connect several devices, I think four or five, meaning the phones always get a 4g signal. We even use it in preference to using free WIFI on sites, it works so much better.

    Thanks a lot for the info The Clampits much appreciated.

    Falcon Technology 4G Combo 150 MBPS All In One Outdoor Router

    in Motorhome Matters

    Posted

    On 20/11/2023 at 22:19, DickB said:

    Maybe a bit late, but I use my mobile as a hot spot everywhere, UK and abroad. I have iD Mobile as the provider, which uses 3 network. £10/Month for 80gB and I never get near that even when watching TV at length. Any unused at the end of the month is rolled over. Roaming in the EU up to 30gB is included. 

    Dick 

    Thank you for the information Dick B much appreciated.

    Falcon Technology 4G Combo 150 MBPS All In One Outdoor Router

    in Motorhome Matters

    Posted

    On 23/11/2023 at 09:59, Deneb said:

    ITVx is available on Amazon firestick, Roku and NowTV stick and similar streaming devices, along with many other channels. I haven't bothered with a separate TV aerial for several years. EE can be quite expensive for mobile data. Popit (EE network) is cheaper and can be paused when not used. Ditto Smarty (Three network) although signal coverage is not  as extensive.

     

    On 22/11/2023 at 17:22, Deneb said:

    As I indicated in my previous reply, tethering to your mobile phone (which if connecting by wi-fi is the same as a hot spot) is the cheapest option as long as you have a good signal. If you always go to places where a good mobile signal can be relied upon, and/or a mobile connection is nice to have but not necessarily critical, that will probably do you. If however, you go to remote places where a phone signal is not always available on your mobile, you wont't be able to tether anything. A Mi-Fi router connected to a 2x MiMo external antenna via dual antenna leads will in my experience be able to find a network signal almost anywhere, SIM operator dependant.

    In Scotland a few years ago, we arrived at a croft off the beaten track, where we found on arrival that we needed to contact the owner by phone to turn up and allow us access. The notice explained that a mobile signal could be obtained by following the road back to the top of a hill, about a mile away. Neither of us had a signal on our phones, but after turning on the MiFi, we got a good connection on EE and used wifi calling to contact the owner from outside the site gate. We were also able to stream TV whilst we were there. 

    Great Deneb that sounds like the setup I would like.!

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