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Stuart Sweet
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· posted in The Solid Signal Blog
If you look at a certain way, there are two kinds of RVers. Not that either is better than the other, mind you. And some folks might fit into both categories. Which are you?

Some RVers stay at RV parks pretty near the highway. These parks are near food and other amenities, and are often tricked out with things like cable TV service and Wi-Fi. On the other hand, there are other RVers who go out into the woods to stay for a while. They bring everything they need in the RV and go to RV parks that are really campgrounds more than anything else. The allure there is the fresh air and the ability to get away from it all.

This article is really for the first group. Nothing against you nature fans, because that's a great way to be. But this article is intended for people who like to go to RV parks that offer more amenities.

RV Wi-Fi is great but…


A lot of RV parks have their own Wi-Fi. This makes it easier for visitors to connect their devices, and sometimes represents a profit center for the RV park. I get it. I like having access to the outside world when I travel too. And while I'm one of the lucky ones who has an unlimited data plan thanks to Solid Signal, not everyone is. Some tethering plans only allow about 20GB of data per month, which is about enough to stream Netflix in HD for one night. Knowing that, Wi-Fi is a much better bet.

The only problem is that getting Wi-Fi in the RV can be pretty hard. Believe it or not, your RV does a practically perfect job of blocking cellular and Wi-Fi signals. I'm sure you've noticed that if you're not right by a window, the coverage is pretty spotty.

Blame the way RVs are built. The fiberglass skin, metal frame, wiring harnesses, and even the hardwoods of the cabinets all block or absorb those signals. The result is that you just get weak signal inside the RV. Weak signal means slow speeds when you work or play around on the internet.

There's a perfect solution

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This is the KING Falcon. If you want Wi-Fi in your RV, you want it. Plain and simple. It's a two-piece system that will solve the problem of poor service in your RV.

The first piece is a super-powered outdoor antenna. This antenna is directional, meaning that you point it where the Wi-Fi signal is coming from. This means it can use all of its receiving ability to get Wi-Fi signals from one location. Antennas like this have been used for decades with astounding results. It's not uncommon to get Wi-Fi from a mile or more with an antenna like this one. If there's a signal that reaches your RV, no matter how weak, this antenna will grab it.

The signal goes through a single cable into your RV and attaches to the other piece, which is KING's amazing WiFiMax router. This router creates its own Wi-Fi network that attaches to the park's Wi-Fi, then blasts the signal throughout your RV.

There are two advantages to a system like this. The first, obviously, is that your Wi-Fi goes from zero to hero instantly. You get the speed you need to do the things you want to do. It's just that simple. The other advantage is that your devices are shielded from the public Wi-Fi. You've probably heard of people whose computers have gotten malware from public Wi-Fi. It's not a common thing, but it does happen. If you're accessing sensitive information, like from your office, you'll want to make sure you're as secure as possible. A router like KING's adds an extra layer of security to help you and your employer feel better.

Install it yourself or have it installed?


If you're comfortable with drilling a hole in your RV, you can absolutely install this product yourself. It really doesn't take much more than a drill, a screwdriver, and a wrench. However, if you're not really ready to take power tools to your six-figure investment, I get it. Any qualified RV installer can do the work to the RV. Installing the router is easy with tools available on your phone. It's practically self-configuring. If you can use an internet browser, you can configure this device.

No matter what, you really owe it to yourself to look into this KING Falcon system. If Black isn't your style, the outdoor antenna is also available in white. If you've looked at those links, you know it's not the cheapest thing in the world. I understand that may make it a little harder for some folks to embrace. But it's a one-time purchase that will enhance your RV experience for years to come. It's worth thinking about.

If you're interested in finding out more, call the experts! We have technicians ready to answer the phone during East Coast business hours. Call us at 888-233-7563 or fill out the form below!


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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I Care About Detroit - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
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I Wanna Talk About Me - Toby Keith
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98.6 - Keith
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I'm Easy - Keith Carridine
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It's Easy - Boston
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Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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arlo
A recalibration might be needed. Even if it shows full, the individual cells may have become unbalaced. And the BMS chip in the battery reports false information to the pc.
Try this. Start it up in the bios/uefi and leave it there until the battery dies and it shuts off.
It might just keep running longer than in Windows. Or run for a short while and shut off.
If it's the first case. Probably just needs a balancing. If the latter, the pack might just be dead.
Not throwing stones but perhaps just a cheaply constructed battery with substandard cells. Could be.

Patience. Keep restarting it in bios/uefi until it won't fire up anymore.
Then plug the charger in and let it complete a full charge. And see what happens. If it's better.
Do the same thing one more time. Run it until it dies dead-dead. Then just let it charge, pc shut off.
When charged, it might be better. It might not be.

There are bench jigs that read the actual BMS and override it to let a tech manually monitor and charge the separate packs. They can also reset any "time bombs" in it that cause an otherwise good pack to show bad.
Maybe Santa will be good to me some year.

You might just need a new battery. Maybe the PC power management chip is going. A Dell common thing.
Leaving a laptop plugged in with a full battery is known to reduce the life. Asus for one recommends that you don't leave the charger plugged in all of the time even when shut down. And setting Windows to charge the battery to 85% instead of 100% increases life.
That's all I got.
dishstaller
That's all I got.
That was quite enough....I definitely learned something from your post. Thanks
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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b4pjoe
I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
If you can't get into the router to reserve an IP address just don't use DHCP on the device that needs connected and assign it to a specific IP address in the network settings.
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HipKat
I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
They are not. Your best bet is to set up a third-party router, attached to the Starlink for your server, that you can get into, like a Linksys, etc
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…it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
The Starlink V5 Install Kit I just got comes with the Mini Router. It is pretty limited in what it can do. For example, it can provide only one IP subnet at a time, no Guest Network, but it does support the pass-thru to a third-party Router. You can also split the Wi-Fi into separate 5 GHz & 2.4 GHz SSIDs to help some IoT devices that don't support 5 GHz bands to work.

The larger Starlink Router that still comes with the V4 Kit does support a Guest Network with separate IPv4 Subnet, but it's $120 from Starlink. And it still won't do DHCP Reservations.
harshness
If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.

Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):

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Now that I've had the v5 kit with the Mini Router, it's not as bad as I first thought. Yes, no DHCP reservations, but you can set up multiple SSIDs that have separate IPv4 subnets, and like the big brother, you can select from 192.168.x.0/24 or 10.x.0.0/16 (where "x" is 1-4).

You can also split a subnet and have different SSIDs for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz channels to handle some IoT devices. I haven't discovered what subnet the 2nd NIC on the router assigns, I'm guessing it's the first subnet.
dishstaller
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dishstaller
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
dishstaller
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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

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Jimbo
Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.
dishstaller
Thought this article might be of interest to some of you who might travel via train.