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07-21-2021, 12:34 PM
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Newbie
City: Gabriola Island, BC
Vessel Name: Casper
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 3
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Coastal Marine WiFi - Defunct Vendor
We’ve been using a WiFi booster/router onboard our boat from Coastal Marine WiFi. The hardware worked wonderfully until the IOS interface suddenly announced that the App needed to be updated to work with the current version of IOS. Now we have a serviceable system that we cannot use. Alas, the company seems to be defunct. Has anyone discovered a solution for this problem?
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07-21-2021, 01:10 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
City: Stony Point, NY
Vessel Name: VARKA
Vessel Model: Helmsman Trawlers 43 PH
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 250
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Old iPhone or iPad from ebay with an old OS dedicated for your booster.
Set it and forget it
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09-19-2021, 05:40 PM
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#3
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Newbie
City: Sidney
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 2
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WiFi
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob E
We’ve been using a WiFi booster/router onboard our boat from Coastal Marine WiFi. The hardware worked wonderfully until the IOS interface suddenly announced that the App needed to be updated to work with the current version of IOS. Now we have a serviceable system that we cannot use. Alas, the company seems to be defunct. Has anyone discovered a solution for this problem?
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If anyone needs help, Please send me a private message.
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09-19-2021, 05:46 PM
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#4
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Guru
City: Sidney BC Canada
Vessel Name: RochePoint
Vessel Model: 1985 Cheer Men PT38 Sedan
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,744
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Welcome aboard!
Do you have any affiliation with Coastal Marine Wifi, asking for a friend?
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09-19-2021, 06:42 PM
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#5
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Newbie
City: Sidney
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rochepoint
Welcome aboard!
Do you have any affiliation with Coastal Marine Wifi, asking for a friend?
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I was the installer of the systems and manufacturer of various hardware.
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08-19-2023, 10:22 AM
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#6
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Veteran Member
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: Gail Marie
Vessel Model: Transpacific Eagle 40
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Radek
If anyone needs help, Please send me a private message.
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Hi, my email is abkuzma@gmail.com if you are able to send me that document on how to use the Coastal Marine Wifi Set up for the Ubiquity antenna. Thanks!
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09-14-2023, 11:55 AM
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#7
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Newbie
City: Vancouver
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 3
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Radek, I'd like to connect with you. Pm sent
We've a recently acquired boat with this system installed, hardware but no software. So effectively a dead duck at present
Anyone still using it?
Regards
David
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09-14-2023, 03:11 PM
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#8
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Guru
City: Montgomery
Vessel Name: Choices
Vessel Model: 36 Grand Banks Europa
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 897
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Just curious, why would you use this instead of a mobile 5G hotspot at $50/month?
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36 Grand Banks Europa
Montgomery, TX
Blog: "grandbankschoices"
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09-14-2023, 05:46 PM
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#9
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Newbie
City: Vancouver
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 3
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Indeed a good question. Choices.
Probably going to install a Starlink in its place, but before we abandon it, wondering if people still find this useful.
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09-15-2023, 06:44 AM
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#10
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Guru
City: Montgomery
Vessel Name: Choices
Vessel Model: 36 Grand Banks Europa
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 897
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I ask because where I live I have very poor cell reception. Starlink works great. But I have not moved from my hotspot just to let the technology work the bugs out.
My TMobile hotspot runs everything on my boat, TVs, gps, phones, laptops with no problem. Never lost service on the boat except offshore.
When we leave the boat it goes with us in the car to the house, connecting everything the entire way. Kind of hard to beat for the price.
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36 Grand Banks Europa
Montgomery, TX
Blog: "grandbankschoices"
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09-16-2023, 12:16 AM
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#11
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Newbie
City: Vancouver
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Choices
I ask because where I live I have very poor cell reception. Starlink works great. But I have not moved from my hotspot just to let the technology work the bugs out.
My TMobile hotspot runs everything on my boat, TVs, gps, phones, laptops with no problem. Never lost service on the boat except offshore.
When we leave the boat it goes with us in the car to the house, connecting everything the entire way. Kind of hard to beat for the price.
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Agree with you. The hot spot route with a cellphone booster might be the best interim solution. I don't want to be an expensive Guinea pig for Elon Musk...
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