Hi to both and great to see another video from you. Very informative regarding the product and your experience so far with it. We have a box fitted to our motorhome as this was standard fit at the time for our model. As you have found totally depends on your location and distance from the 'Towers and Network Provider ' I believe. We also have a static caravan across from Anglesey and Puffin Island and this is very restrictive Radio Frequency attenuation/absorption and even reflections can be an issue due to our geographical location next to the rock faces. We tether the phones at time to our systems in the motorhome utilising EE, Vodaphone and site WIFI (Contention ratio dependent). Seems to work for us most of the time, other times we have found RF wilderness! ) We still work and manage 'Teams Meeting's ' when on Holibobs with few issues, stream 'Netflix/Sky Go/TH-cam ' on most occasions when the weather is inclement. Thanks again and look forward to more content coming.
Hi Steve, thanks for commenting. You raise some points there which tell me you're well sighted on the whole issue. We'll hopefully have another video out next week covering our stay on that sight and a couple of places we visited whilst there. 👍
Hi guys and your channel's a great find 👍. Found you by binge watching channels for the Phoenix + 644 before we pick ours up our 2023 model hopefully in late November. Not a million miles away from you in North Shropshire. But back to this vlog on WiFi....... When we gave up caravaning in 2021, our WiFi set up was a Solwise omni directional roof mounted antenna (£150 fitted), linked to a 4G MiFi (£30), plus a selection of 20GB PAYG sim cards at £10 each. If we ran out of data on the cards, we'd tether our mobiles (unlimited data) to the MiFi. Internet speed and coverage, like you've already discovered, depended on the SIM provider but we never seemed to get less that 20mps on 4G, enough for streaming in 1080HD. In the Phoenix, we're going back to basics and just going to stream via our tethered mobiles with unlimited data on two different SIM providers, no extra kit involved. Interested to know more about your choice to go with the Avtex 5G system in lieu of mobile phone (or MiFi) and external antenna? Maybe catch up one day on our travels? 👋👋👋
Hi Paul, thanks for watching and for commenting, we appreciate it. As for why I chose this unit...before buying it I only knew avtex were a popular company in the van market. I did a little research mainly on TH-cam and actually decided on the 104 model, the model below this one. I didn't even know the 105 existed until an installer mentioned it. Best of luck to you with your new van and happy and safe travels 👍
I'm considering the 104x for my motorhome. Unless you're a particularly heavy user I'd say 4g is more than fast enough for touring use. Also the coverage is far superior to 5g which is almost non existent in many rural areas. Not to mention the 104x is almost half the price. All the best.
Hi Scuba, thanks for commenting. You make some good points...as for coverage...what made me stump up the cash for the 105 was the fact that it'll only get better. 5g is the future.
New sub here. Interesting to see your conclusion that signal strength is paramount. I understand that even 4g can reach speeds of over 100MB per second with a strong signal, so yes, in my experience 5G is great, but often unnecessary as even a 4k video stream only needs around 25MB
@chrisyates399 Hi Chris, thanks for commenting and a BIG thank you for the sub, really appreciate that. You raise some valid points and when I thought about it..the main argument I could come up with for justifying the price paid for the 5g unit was that I was 'future proofing' 🙄
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling Yes, and I also have a Three 5G hub that travels on the road with us and agree that it's 'future proofing' however for most needs and just 1-2 people 4G is plenty as long as strong signal.
I wonder, say without subscription to a specific sim supplier you could use a card before purchase of a month or so to test signal. So you could carry a group of different sims try for the best then subscribe for about a month.
@georgepiercy7501 Hi George, thanks for commenting. Yes, you probably could but the issue with travelling about in a van is that if one particular network sim works well in one area, has good coverage there...chances are..next site you go to..that sim might have poor coverage. You're constantly at the mercy of the Network providers 🤔
Mark, thanks for commenting, you're spot on and I have done...just didn't film it. As I say, it's very early days and I need to test more over a longer period. I'll probably do a 6 month review. Do you caravan yourself and have WiFi installed?
I am I between Motorhomes, new one arrives March. Previously used Netgear Nighthawk M1 4g 3sim with no external antenna and worked amazingly until recently. Have purchased Starlink mini but hope to only use normal when 4g5g sim unable connect so interested in whether it’s worth installing external antenna. Thks
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling honestly not been able to test myself yet but from what I have read online seems to be bulletproof but very expensive even with the roaming pause option. I have bought it more as a back up and use in Europe if 4g5g fails but would prefer to find the perfect or as near as best sim option. Best of luck
We have the avtex 4G router with a vodaphone sim, we have not had any issues with caravaning and watching netflix etc, even when our phones have been struggling in the same location. It's a great bit of kit.
@paulharrison904 Hi Paul, thanks for commenting. Small world...my three network sim is from Smarty also. As I mentioned on thr video, my WiFi is with EE...which personally from a coverage perspective I believe is the best network in the UK. I haven't got any experience of any other van router type but I think avtex are a quality piece of kit 👍
What you may find if you have a poor 5g signal, go into the settings just like what you would on your phone, and drop/restrict it to a 4G signal. which I have done this many times, because restricting it to 4g, I had a better through put on speed test than 5G. But as with anything you are totally dependant on your location and distance from the 'Towers and Network Provider
Do you find your van WiFi speed varies signicantly, site to site?
Hi to both and great to see another video from you. Very informative regarding the product and your experience so far with it.
We have a box fitted to our motorhome as this was standard fit at the time for our model. As you have found totally depends on your location and distance from the 'Towers and Network Provider ' I believe.
We also have a static caravan across from Anglesey and Puffin Island and this is very restrictive Radio Frequency attenuation/absorption and even reflections can be an issue due to our geographical location next to the rock faces.
We tether the phones at time to our systems in the motorhome utilising EE, Vodaphone and site WIFI (Contention ratio dependent). Seems to work for us most of the time, other times we have found RF wilderness! )
We still work and manage 'Teams Meeting's ' when on Holibobs with few issues, stream 'Netflix/Sky Go/TH-cam ' on most occasions when the weather is inclement.
Thanks again and look forward to more content coming.
Hi Steve, thanks for commenting. You raise some points there which tell me you're well sighted on the whole issue. We'll hopefully have another video out next week covering our stay on that sight and a couple of places we visited whilst there. 👍
Hi guys and your channel's a great find 👍. Found you by binge watching channels for the Phoenix + 644 before we pick ours up our 2023 model hopefully in late November. Not a million miles away from you in North Shropshire. But back to this vlog on WiFi.......
When we gave up caravaning in 2021, our WiFi set up was a Solwise omni directional roof mounted antenna (£150 fitted), linked to a 4G MiFi (£30), plus a selection of 20GB PAYG sim cards at £10 each. If we ran out of data on the cards, we'd tether our mobiles (unlimited data) to the MiFi. Internet speed and coverage, like you've already discovered, depended on the SIM provider but we never seemed to get less that 20mps on 4G, enough for streaming in 1080HD.
In the Phoenix, we're going back to basics and just going to stream via our tethered mobiles with unlimited data on two different SIM providers, no extra kit involved.
Interested to know more about your choice to go with the Avtex 5G system in lieu of mobile phone (or MiFi) and external antenna?
Maybe catch up one day on our travels? 👋👋👋
Hi Paul, thanks for watching and for commenting, we appreciate it. As for why I chose this unit...before buying it I only knew avtex were a popular company in the van market. I did a little research mainly on TH-cam and actually decided on the 104 model, the model below this one. I didn't even know the 105 existed until an installer mentioned it. Best of luck to you with your new van and happy and safe travels 👍
I'm considering the 104x for my motorhome. Unless you're a particularly heavy user I'd say 4g is more than fast enough for touring use. Also the coverage is far superior to 5g which is almost non existent in many rural areas. Not to mention the 104x is almost half the price.
All the best.
Hi Scuba, thanks for commenting. You make some good points...as for coverage...what made me stump up the cash for the 105 was the fact that it'll only get better. 5g is the future.
New sub here. Interesting to see your conclusion that signal strength is paramount. I understand that even 4g can reach speeds of over 100MB per second with a strong signal, so yes, in my experience 5G is great, but often unnecessary as even a 4k video stream only needs around 25MB
@chrisyates399 Hi Chris, thanks for commenting and a BIG thank you for the sub, really appreciate that. You raise some valid points and when I thought about it..the main argument I could come up with for justifying the price paid for the 5g unit was that I was 'future proofing' 🙄
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling Yes, and I also have a Three 5G hub that travels on the road with us and agree that it's 'future proofing' however for most needs and just 1-2 people 4G is plenty as long as strong signal.
@chrisyates399 Is that three hub locked to their network?
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling No - I paid to have it unlocked when the Three contract came to an end.
@chrisyates399 Ah I see 👍
I wonder, say without subscription to a specific sim supplier you could use a card before purchase of a month or so to test signal.
So you could carry a group of different sims try for the best then subscribe for about a month.
@georgepiercy7501 Hi George, thanks for commenting. Yes, you probably could but the issue with travelling about in a van is that if one particular network sim works well in one area, has good coverage there...chances are..next site you go to..that sim might have poor coverage. You're constantly at the mercy of the Network providers 🤔
You really need to check the speed inside the van just using your phone to compare with the Avtex external aerial and router.
Mark, thanks for commenting, you're spot on and I have done...just didn't film it. As I say, it's very early days and I need to test more over a longer period. I'll probably do a 6 month review. Do you caravan yourself and have WiFi installed?
I am I between Motorhomes, new one arrives March. Previously used Netgear Nighthawk M1 4g 3sim with no external antenna and worked amazingly until recently. Have purchased Starlink mini but hope to only use normal when 4g5g sim unable connect so interested in whether it’s worth installing external antenna. Thks
@markfisherg I considered starlink before installing this unit...from a performance point of view do you think they're the market leader?
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling honestly not been able to test myself yet but from what I have read online seems to be bulletproof but very expensive even with the roaming pause option. I have bought it more as a back up and use in Europe if 4g5g fails but would prefer to find the perfect or as near as best sim option. Best of luck
@markfisherg Thanks, you too, happy and safe travels in the new van 🚍👍
We have the avtex 4G router with a vodaphone sim, we have not had any issues with caravaning and watching netflix etc, even when our phones have been struggling in the same location. It's a great bit of kit.
@@ChrisGetsOut Hi Chris, thanks for commenting. Which model do you have...also is a dual sim?
@@LivandTrekGoTravelling Avtex WiFi AMR994X 4G, yes it is dual sim, really pleased with it.
I have a avtex amr104x with a smarty sim and a ee sim so far this summer I’ve found that the ee sim works better and in more places than the smarty .
@paulharrison904 Hi Paul, thanks for commenting. Small world...my three network sim is from Smarty also. As I mentioned on thr video, my WiFi is with EE...which personally from a coverage perspective I believe is the best network in the UK. I haven't got any experience of any other van router type but I think avtex are a quality piece of kit 👍
Smarty sim works on the Three Network. Most other non primary sim card providers piggyback onto one of the main network providers
What you may find if you have a poor 5g signal, go into the settings just like what you would on your phone, and drop/restrict it to a 4G signal. which I have done this many times, because restricting it to 4g, I had a better through put on speed test than 5G. But as with anything you are totally dependant on your location and distance from the 'Towers and Network Provider
Kevin, thanks for commenting. Good suggestion, I'll give that a go next time we're out in the van. Thank you 👍
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