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Default WiFi and Cellular Internet on Boats

On Jul 9, 2:04 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"Alan Spicer" wrote in message

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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I use idockusa.com while on my boat in the marina. They have decent
coverage and speed. I believe they have some agreement with Broadband
Xpress for locations other than California.


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* Interesting. I checked out that site idockusa.com. I also stopped by
your web site. I'm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but one of my yacht
customers is over there somewhere. MY Maximus II.


Anyway I take it you're getting enough signal on a laptop not to have to
put an external antenna or amplifier?


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Definitely enough... I'd say it's near DSL speed, although I haven't run any
of the available tests. When I was in Richardson Bay Marina, the signal
strength was ok I guess, but I wasn't really happy with it, and I was
considering an external antenna or amp, but when I moved marinas, the change
for the better was dramatic. I have trouble with cell service at the new
place, but not for WiFi.

I'm not familiar with the boat... sorry.

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(Posting via Google tonight. Bellsouth/AT&T NNTP Server having
problems)

If you would like to do a speed test try http://performance.toast.net/
Try a
few different
Servers on there in case some of them are just slow themselves.

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Alan Spicer