RVers Guide to Getting Online On the Road

New ebook explains the many ways RVers can access the Internet from the road

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By Chuck Woodbury

Very high on the list of questions I receive as the editor of RVtravel.com and NewRVer.com are those about connecting to the Internet while on the road.

For many RVers, getting online means finding a phone line where they can plug in their modem. But this can be a major hassle, and often requires locating an RV park where such Internet access is available. But even in this day where most RVers depend on the Internet for email to stay in touch with friends and family, most RV parks still don't make it easy to log on.

Thankfully, there are many new ways to connect to the Internet while traveling, and RVers Guide to Internet Access On The Road explains them all. Which way is best for you? That's the big question, and it's not an easy one to answer. The good news, however, is that there are many more options than a few years ago, and some of them allow you to log on from the comfort of your RV, whether you're in a comfy RV park or camped next to a big cactus in the middle of the desert.

Many RVers are now using cellular phones to go online. For the most part, these connections are relatively slow, but to those of us who once had to beg, borrow or steal a phone line to plug in our modems, it seems like a miracle to actually get online from the comfort of our rigs. And the good part about using a cell phone to connect is that the price is right — typically the same as using a cell phone for voice calls.

And there are other ways to connect. Perhaps you have heard of WiFi, or "wireless Internet," where you can connect at broadband speed (fast) from Starbucks cafes, truck stops and even some McDonald’s restaurants. This is the hot new way to get online, and it won’t be long before hundreds if not thousands of RV parks offer the service. KOA has already announced that it plans to install the technology at hundreds of its RV parks. But to most RVers "WiFi" is a mystery. In this ebook, you'll learn how it works and how easy it is to set up. Unlike many other technologies, WiFi may or may not involve a monthly fee. Everyday free locations pop up where you can log on at blazing fast speeds without spending a penny.

Well-to-do RVers can spend several thousand dollars to be online virtually anytime and anywhere via a satellite link. Look for the price of this now very costly technology to come down over time.

For RVers who carry no computer, there are cheap devices that can do the job of at least sending and receiving email. The most popular, Pocketmail, is a breeze to use and makes it easy to get online from anywhere in world where there’s a telephone.

Old standby methods, too, can enable us to get online. Many public libraries offer free or nearly free Internet access. And there are literally thousands of cyber cafes (often called Internet cafes) around the USA and even the world where you can log on for a fee.

In this well-researched ebook, full-time RVer Steven Fletcher offers a comprehensive look at all the methods available to get online from the RV road, many of which he has personally used. To put all this timely information together yourseslf, you'd could easily spend a day or two surfing the Web. Fletcher has done the research for you, and spells out in an easy to understand way each method available to you, the cost of each, and where to go to get it.

The book can be read with the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader (installed on most computers or available free at Adobe.com). Works on PCs and Macs. Read online or print out .

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