What are the options for Internet on the trailer / camping place?
from cheap to expensive:
If there’s a nearby hardwired WAN connection, e.g. at a neighbor’s house:
- long range wireless LAN @ 2.4 Ghz with parabolic dishes, WDS, <32mbit
- if clear LOS (line of sight): long range optical modulation, e.g. RONJA (Open Source!). Basically laser half-duplex communication, <10mbit
if not:
- LTE (long term evolution) high speed mobile internet: 0-25mbit
- UMTS/3G: 0-15mbit
3G is enough for my purposes I’m currently working with 3G network from hotel and it’s faster than the T-Com WLAN hotspot
Problem is: Costs and Traffic. Most providers charge 80-90 Euro per month for an all-free 3G internet flatrate. And even this one has a traffic limit at 2-5GB / month.
Current prices for 3G are 30-50€ for 10GB/month.
O2: https://www.o2online.de/tarife/datentarife/?exclusivId=epo2p_8x6-b_tarife-zum-surfen
Vodafone: https://shop.vodafone.de/Shop/picknmix/choose_tariff.jsp?tariffGroupId=6641197&doResetFlow=false&propositionId=prod233654&doNotRebuildProposition=true
1und1: http://mobile.1und1.de/NotebookFlat?__lf=Static&linkOrigin=&linkId=hd.subnav.notebookflattarife
Thus one should use wireless LAN if possible. As listed above, 3G is the most expensive wan connection.