 | | | Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. | | | | | | 30-01-2014, 14:17 | | Boat: Lagoon 450
| a 3G and wireless booster system for my and have homed in on Locomarine's Yacht Router Micro 3G/4G/Wifi system (
| | | | | 09-02-2014, 19:38 | | Boat: C&C 25
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| .
They have models that accept a USB based MIFI and some accept a SIM.
| | | | | 10-02-2014, 03:39 | | Boat: Wildcat 35, Hobie 33
| and then you can change SIM/modem as needed rather that being stuck with a built-in you can't change?
I also run a cradlepoint (MBR900, now discontinued, but they have new similar products). Works great for me. Have used it throughout swapping SIMs as needed. It supports a wide range of modems. And, it takes direct 12V .
I have also used DC-UNLOCKER to unlock modems, and phones, when needed.
| | | | | 10-02-2014, 05:09 | | Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
| swapping SIMs as needed. It supports a wide range of modems. And, it takes direct 12V .
I have also used DC-UNLOCKER to unlock modems, and phones, when needed.
| | 10-02-2014, 09:13 | | Boat: Wildcat 35, Hobie 33
| . So my cost all total was about $88US (64).
And, in the end, I think you would have a more practical configuration for cruising. | | | | | 10-02-2014, 12:43 | | Boat: Lagoon 450
| as the frequencies are different and Im out of range. My frustration then would have been well spent! Besides - its budgeted! These are key objectives for me as I will rely on an overall coverage for some 40 countries Im likely to into - I have my son and newphew both doing online uni courses hence part of the need. Coversations with a nr of cruisers says that range and frequency have hamperd their signals - particularly for 3G. Im willing to put a few esxtra bob into this to get good system.
Locomarine have an external antenna for improved signals.
However it seems none have used this system (yet) but i will look into the other systems mentioned above.
Thanks
Steve | | | | | 11-02-2014, 05:43 | | Boat: 33ft sloop
| . | | | | | 11-02-2014, 06:00 | | Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
| as the frequencies are different and Im out of range. My frustration then would have been well spent! Besides - its budgeted! These are key objectives for me as I will rely on an overall coverage for some 40 countries Im likely to into - I have my son and newphew both doing online uni courses hence part of the need. Coversations with a nr of cruisers says that range and frequency have hamperd their signals - particularly for 3G. Im willing to put a few esxtra bob into this to get good system.
Locomarine have an external antenna for improved signals.
However it seems none have used this system (yet) but i will look into the other systems mentioned above.
Thanks
Steve | | 11-02-2014, 06:01 | | Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
| | 11-02-2014, 07:30 | | Boat: 33ft sloop
| | | | | | 11-02-2014, 07:33 | | Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54
| | 11-02-2014, 07:41 | | Boat: 33ft sloop
| , the antenna cable + USB is supplied with the antenna as a whole. Length 5 or 10 mtrs. The antenna consists of two : the amplifier en the antennapole. The amplifier and cable are one solid unit. The USB fits in the hotspot which is inside fixed to a rotating post so that I can face the unit outwards. If there is a strong enough WiFi transmitter available I can just the antenna into my .
Costs together about US$ 320,- Huawei 3-4G unit and the antenna, the of the antenna separately is about US$ 150,- (calculated from Euro's to US$) | | | | | 11-02-2014, 14:06 | | Boat: Wildcat 35, Hobie 33
| range and reception, think about hoisting a Huawei E5776 up your mast in a waterproof box. For range and reception, just mount a good quarter-wave antenna directly to the Huawei without a cable, and hoist the whole lot up.
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| | 12-02-2014, 06:30 | | Boat: Selene 40 Ocean Trawler
| boat WiFi and only switch from marina WiFi to 3G. Once I had a problem with the configuration of a prepaid SIM-card. I could not access the internet. But since I had marina WiFi, the Locomarine support could connect to my Yachtrouter and fix the problem.
Last autumn we made the upgrade to the Yachtrouter 4G/LTE. Apart from the technical improvements from 3G to 4G/LTE, I can easy control now the Yachtrouter via WiFi. Previously this was not so, a ethernet-cable was necessary.
Bottom line, yes it was expensive, but we need good internet connection. We are happy with the Yachtrouter. For me it was worth the money!
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