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Old 12-02-2016, 06:37 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by BandB View Post
Done through phones with hotspots or other internet services, not through landed WIFI towers in the weak areas. You can extend the range but not enough to bail yourself out in some of those areas. There simply are not many cell towers at the west end of the Okeechobee or in the Everglades. We use satellite. I would recommend some of the range extenders that have been discussed here previously. However, there are still some spots when cruising you won't have service.
BandB,

Good info....

As for satellite, did a search, and looks pretty reasonable, not much more that what we're paying at home.

Why wouldn't one just go satellite for everything, and carry the receiver with?
Assume there is some kind of receiver and antenna?
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