Briadband in remote areas in campervan

EveryWhere

EE seems to indicate there is coverage. Perhaps just not at the exact place you stop.
https://ee.co.uk/why-ee/mobile-coverage#nav-0
Don't just look at 4G.

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Network/Coverage

Three indicate a Very Good 3G service

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/network/status-checker

So go for a cheaper MiFi and an aerial or stick the MiFi on the caravan roof in a plastic bag.
Though how will you charge it?

EveryWhere

Gloomendoom wrote: »

What area are you looking at exactly? Given the terrain, Three 4G seems to have reasonable coverage in the Brecon Beacons area.

We have a place in Wales where no signal appears on phones Android or Apple but it is possible, depending on where you stand, to get a weak Three 4G 800 Mhz 4G data signal on an iPad.

We use a Huawei B310 on a pole outside to get connected. As I said in a recent similar thread, external aerials just didn't work... and I have tried several different types.

Nope...they claim quite the opposite. Though they claim their 3G signal is good. The OP may not need 4G.

Gloomendoom

EveryWhere wrote: »

Nope...they claim quite the opposite. Though they claim their 3G signal is good. The OP may not need 4G.

No point in arguing. These are Three's coverage maps...

3G on iPad


4G on iPad


http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Network/Coverage

Edit: OP, if you are looking for a device, check that it can receive Band 20 (800 MHz)

Linton

We use a Huawei mobile router with an external aerial on our canal boat and are almost always able to receive 4G in remote areas even when a usable mobile phone signal is not available, The key advantage of the external aerial is that you can keep it outside on top of a steel boat or caravan/campervan (if caravans are made of steel) where it benefits both from the extra height and avoiding any shielding effect from the metal. We have found that EE has the best coverage.

EveryWhere

Gloomendoom wrote: »

No point in arguing. These are Three's coverage maps...

3G on iPad


4G on iPad


http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Network/Coverage

Edit: OP, if you are looking for a device, check that it can receive Band 20 (800 MHz)

Showing that map is only part of the story. Post the whole page;





So you were at least right in deciding to not argue.

EveryWhere

Interestingly enough, when I put a model of MiFi that I own in addition to the location, I get this;



So as Gloomendoom suggests, look out for Band 20 support(ideally, Band 3, 7 & 20) in any 4G MiFi you might wish to purchase. You can pick them up second hand from around £20.

Gloomendoom

EveryWhere wrote: »

Interestingly enough, when I put a model of MiFi that I own in addition to the location, I get this;



So as Gloomendoom suggests, look out for Band 20 support(ideally, Band 3, 7 & 20) in any 4G MiFi you might wish to purchase. You can pick them up second hand from around £20.

Yes, it does depend on the device you are using. Which is why I included "On iPad" with my maps.

At our place, slightly north west of the Beacons, there is only Band 20 coverage on 4G. Supposedly good but, in reality, it's weak and won't penetrate indoors.

Incidentally, the Huawei B310 runs off 12 volts and has very sensitive internal aerials.

EveryWhere wrote: »

So you were at least right in deciding to not argue.

Apology accepted.

Cisco001

If you go there in person and checked there is no signal, there is no point of getting mifi device.

By the way, have you check vodafone and O2?

EveryWhere

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Yes, it does depend on the device you are using. Which is why I included "On iPad" with my maps.

At our place, slightly north west of the Beacons, there is only Band 20 coverage on 4G. Supposedly good but, in reality, it's weak and won't penetrate indoors.

Incidentally, the Huawei B310 runs off 12 volts and has very sensitive internal aerials.

Indeed Band 20 is good for outdoors as you can get wider coverage with less masts, but not great for indoors unless you have more masts.

Gloomendoom

EveryWhere wrote: »

Indeed Band 20 is good for outdoors as you can get wider coverage with less masts, but not great for indoors unless you have more masts.

No. The other problem I have found is that on fine days, particularly weekends, demand on the few available masts increases and connection speeds decrease or stop altogether.

I was expecting snow and heavy rain to block the signal but, paradoxically, speed actually increases.