Wineguard

[Vatraveler]

Our Montana comes with the hook up for a wineguard satellite. We got the gateway for it but I question how good it is. Once you buy a plan and get it hooked up is it worth the cost? We have a MiFi now from Verizon and it seems to do the trick in almost every place we have camped. What is peoples experience? What is best for streaming and general internet service?

[Martyw69]

We have the Winegard and gateway using ATT and we just treated it like adding another phone so it cost less than $30 a month for unlimited use and we’ve been really satisfied with our reception and service . We are currently in Lake Havasu City , Az but have used it in Montana, Idaho and Washington. When we got the Gateway , we went to local ATT store and they gave us a sim chip was real easy setup

[Ironhrse]

My only problem with the winegard is everything depends on campground wifi

[Martyw69]

If you have a Winegard and the gateway you are your own Wi-Fi, it find 4 or 5 g signals nearby for your carrier . It just needs to be setup to do that rather than relying on someone else’s Wi-Fi . Maybe you just need to reset your preferences on the Winegard setup menu

[jsb5717]

Originally Posted by Ironhrse

My only problem with the winegard is everything depends on campground wifi

Really depends on which Winegard antenna you've got. We have the 360+ which has 3 different antenna and works for Over-The-Air TV reception, WiFi reception, and 4G reception.

Sounds like the OP has this version as well which can adapt to having their own internal WiFi (via the Winegard Gateway) which will connect to someone else's WiFi or a 4G service like Winegard, Verizon, or ATT, then transmit those signals in their trailer via their own WiFi SSID.

Some of us didn't get the Gateway and used the various wires from the 360+ to set up our own WiFi system. The Gateway is simpler but costs more. It will work either way.

[Ironhrse]

I have turned the 4G on before but will try that next time...thanks

[jsb5717]

Originally Posted by Ironhrse

I have turned the 4G on before but will try that next time...thanks

The 4G in the 360+ is only an antenna. It will only work when the Gateway, or a connected hotspot, has a sim card connected to a network.