Here'n'There
Texas
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We've been here for 3 months now.... and for three months we have been putting up with crummy wireless internet (Sprint Aircard). We are at the bottom of a slope and only about 10' above sea level. Any way, connection to the internet was a hit or miss thing, slow in any case.
A few days ago I was up on the roof and brought my laptop up with me "just to see if it made a difference". It did. So I stopped in the local Radio Shack and bought a 10' USB extension cable.
Well... like they say... necessity is the mother of invention. In any case using the handle from a swifter (or whatever that fuzzy thing was at one end of it, I taped the aircard to it, covered it with a gallon plastic storage bag, taped it shut and fixed the handle to the awning support with a couple bungies and a bit of tape.
So far it works great!
Here'n'There
Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab Long Bed Diesel Dually
Carri-Lite 36SBQ 5th Wheel
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Role of the C133 in Viet Nam
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rv2go
Fulltime (Knoxville, TN).... or someplace else
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Don't you just love ingenuity. 
Winnebago Journey
TN Lic. RV 2 GO
Jeep Cherokee 4x4
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louiskathy
Oregon (presently)
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You won't believe what we used to do to be able to use our cell phones in "a hole". Suction cup hooks to the top of the inside of the windshield so we could hang up our cell phone, put it on speaker and "yell" at it. That was before wireless ear devices.
Kathy
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tahiti16
Camarillo, CA
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Why am I thinking I see a new Jeff Foxworthy routine in this??  LOL
Nice job really quick, easy and removable without leaving a mark!
Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child
2006 Dolphin 36' F53 V10 5 speed auto 2 slides 7.5 KW genset
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kknowlton
southeast Idaho, formerly IL/WI border
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Love it! 
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dmatt
Ventura County, CA
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tahiti16 wrote:Why am I thinking I see a new Jeff Foxworthy routine in this?? LOL
Nice job really quick, easy and removable without leaving a mark!
LOL...I'm thinking of Robin Williams in RV standing on top of the RV trying to get a signal...
Don, Jackie and the Boyz
Madison, our loveable Austrailan Shepard
Our new to the clan baby Black Lab, Riley
O'Malley the Alley Cat
2007 Four Winds Dutchmen 29R-Ford E-450 V-10 towing a 2008 Toyota Matrix XR
2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
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DutchmenSport
Between Anderson, Pendleton, & Lapel, Indiana
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I'll bet you were in the Army some time in your life! It's stuff like this we had to do in the Army all the time to get anything to work, especially when stationed in Korea!
I also bet you have a very good imagination and a creative flair! Maybe you should get a Patton now?
DutchmenSport
2005 Chevy Silverado 3500 Dually Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo
Century Truck Cap Commercial /Toolboxes
Northeast Outfitters Canoe
2006 Keystone Springdale Model 263DBL
Weight 4985, Carrying Capacity 2575, Hitch 560, Length 30'
Width 8', Height 10' 6"
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wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
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I use a Linksys WGA-54G (Wireless Game Adapter) this is kind of like your USB adapter save instead of a USB port it has a common LAN type port (Cat-5 cable) it also has its own power brick.
I currently have it on the roof
I've been known to "Run it up the flagpole)
I have set it under either the front or back of the rig when I had a clear view of the park router.
I"ve see it up to 80 feet away from the rig, to get a strong signal
Very nice and very handy... Bit tricky at set up but I'm getting better at it.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
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Dennise
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Well, I must be some kinda dunce  ...you put the aircard on the swiffer rod? My air card is attaches to my computer in a usb port, it is an older AT&T one that sticks out of the side of the computer...a real PIA ...so this doesn't make any sense to me. What am I missing?
dennise
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Fulltiming with the FedExMan
2002 Damon Utrasport
towing a 2007 Saturn Vue
with Yorkipoos Mack and Lucy
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louiskathy
Oregon (presently)
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Dennise wrote:Well, I must be some kinda dunce ...you put the aircard on the swiffer rod? My air card is attaches to my computer in a usb port, it is an older AT&T one that sticks out of the side of the computer...a real PIA ...so this doesn't make any sense to me. What am I missing?
dennise
Read his last sentance...
We've been here for 3 months now.... and for three months we have been putting up with crummy wireless internet (Sprint Aircard). We are at the bottom of a slope and only about 10' above sea level. Any way, connection to the internet was a hit or miss thing, slow in any case.
A few days ago I was up on the roof and brought my laptop up with me "just to see if it made a difference". It did. So I stopped in the local Radio Shack and bought a 10' USB extension cable.
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