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 204 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.

Our current plan (March 2025) is to use our FRVA Tech Connect as our primary Internet source, which is a cell-based Internet 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.