RV internet connectivity tips and hacks

How do you stay connected to the Internet in your RV? Are cell plans reliable, should you use campground wifi and is it even safe? And is Starlink a good thing or a bad thing? In episode 328 of the StressLess Camping RV podcast we discuss how we stay connected while traveling in our RV and what it takes to have Internet depending on how much you need. We also have honest reviews of cell phone boosters and even a trick to get better signal more often.

Currently we are using the Winegard 5G Gateway. This uses antennae installed on the roof of our Rockwood Mini Lite 2506FK and a Gateway 5G router inside the RV. The monthly plan on this runs $99 for truly unlimited T-Mobile wifi and we’ve found this is highly effective. You can also pause and restart the plan at any time.

We also have had great success using the TechConnect+ program through the Family RV Association. This utilizes T-Mobile and costs $59.99/month for “unlimited” use. Our back-up plan are the “unlimited” plans on our cell phones - we have one AT&T phone and one Verizon phone.

To back all that up we have a Starlink 50 gigabyte plan which runs $50/month but we can turn this on and off. We had been using Starlink’s Roam Unlimited plan which was $165/month but combining the cell phone plans with the Starlink as a back-up has saved us $55/month. We have found that the cell-based Internet is actually faster than Starlink much of the time. This combined plan keeps us connected to fast, reliable Internet.

Our podcast and video on staying connected in 2025