Winegard is launching a new indoor router called the Basestation 5G, which is available for preorder with shipping expected the… Continue Reading
Search Results: booster
Our content at MIRC is broken out into different types of pages - news articles, guides, gear center and resource collections.
Here are results for your search term across these pages.
Boost Mobile started out as as a prepaid brand, but is now the brand name used by Dish Wireless. They offer both prepaid and postpaid plans.
news Results: 20
Timely news articles relevant to your search.
Apple’s Cellular Evolution: iPhone 17 and iPhone Air Debut Along With New N1 Wi-Fi an C1X Cellular Connectivity Chips
Yesterday, Apple announced this year’s batch of new iPhone models: the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max, and… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Launches New Business Smartphone Plan Lineup – Including Support For 5G Network Slicing
T-Mobile has rolled out a new business smartphone plan lineup, replacing the previous “Business Unlimited” lineup. There are three new… Continue Reading
SpaceX’s Starship Nails Tenth Test Flight and Tests Orbital Pez Dispenser – Paving Way For Starlink V3
SpaceX is celebrating today after a near-perfect Starship test flight last evening, including the first successful demonstration of the innovative… Continue Reading
Starlink Drops Roam 10GB Plan, and Introduces $5/Month Standby Mode Replacing Free Pausing
Starlink is well known for sudden and unannounced changes to its terms and plan lineup, and today Starlink is true… Continue Reading
Visible Announces Inner Circle with $5/month Discount on Visible+ and Visible+ Pro
Visible, a prepaid subsidiary of Verizon offering low cost smartphone plans, has announced a way to combine accounts for a… Continue Reading
Starlink Standard Dish Discounted by 50% and Residential Service Plan Discounts in Select Areas
Starlink has discounted the Starlink Standard dish price by 50% bringing the cost to $175 (normally $349). It is not… Continue Reading
New Peplink Antenna MAX S Combines Starlink Mini and Cellular Router In One Rooftop Enclosure
Mounting cellular antennas on a boat or RV typically requires an awkward bundle of coax antenna cables running between the… Continue Reading
Starlink Beam Switching – What is it? Does It Eliminate Obstruction Drops?
Starlink has no doubt changed mobile internet connectivity, allowing users to have reliable high-speed internet anywhere in the US or… Continue Reading
Winegard ConnecT 5G Rooftop Dome Released – Combining An X62 5G Modem With Wi-Fi, TV Antenna, And Ethernet
Winegard has finally released a new and significantly updated version of the ConnectT all-in-one rooftop dome connectivity system, the ConnectT… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Trial – All the Features of Experience Beyond, Free for 30 Days
T-Mobile has typically always offered a trial program allowing customers to try out their network for free for a set… Continue Reading
FCC Approves T-Mobile Acquisition of UScellular Customers And Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a deal between UScellular and T-Mobile that will result in UScellular ceasing to operate… Continue Reading
UPDATED: T-Mobile’s “T-Satellite With Starlink” Messaging Service Launching July 23rd, Limited Satellite Data Support Coming In October
At a live streamed event on June 23rd to celebrate being crowned the “Best Mobile Network” by Ookla (the SpeedTest.net… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Revamps Lineup of Mobile Internet Hotspot & Router Plans – 100GB for $50/mo
T-Mobile recently made some changes to its lineup of data-only plans, including improving one of our Top Pick plans. T-Mobile… Continue Reading
Starlink Formalizes Ability Of Roam Unlimited To Opt Into Ocean Coverage at $2/GB With “Ocean Mode”
When Starlink massively revamped its Priority plans back in March, one question that remained open was whether Starlink would continue… Continue Reading
AT&T Adds “Turbo” Option to Business Unlimited Premium Smartphone Plan
AT&T has added its “Turbo” option to the top-tier Business Unlimited Premium Smartphone Plan. The “Turbo” option was first launched… Continue Reading
Peplink Releases The SpeedFusion Connect App, Bringing SpeedFusion Bonding And VPN To iOS and Android Smartphones – For Free!
Router manufacturer Peplink has launched a new SpeedFusion Connect App that lets those connecting via iOS or Android phones experience… Continue Reading
Starlink Launches New Performance Kit With The Potential For Gigabit Speeds, Replacing Flat High Performance Dish
Starlink has released a new performance-oriented user terminal, one that is expected to replace the Flat High Performance dish. The… Continue Reading
Inseego Launches Wavemaker FX4100 Router With An X72 Modem, Exclusively For T-Mobile Business
Inseego just launched a new generation of its Wavemaker routers, which are enterprise-focused, fixed wireless devices. The FX4100 is similar… Continue Reading
SpaceX’s Starship Experiences Third Consecutive Failure – Implications For Starlink?
SpaceX’s Starship development program is having a bad year – yesterday experiencing its third major failure in a row. Yet… Continue Reading
gear Results: 20
Gear center entries about products we track with specs, purchasing info and reviews.
Review: SpaceX Starlink (Satellite Internet)
SpaceX’s high-speed, low-latency broadband Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.
Overview: Consumer Cellular (Cellular Data Plans)
AT&T based MVNO targeting AARP members. They offer phone plans with data that can be used as mobile hotspot, but their biggest plan only has 50GB of high speed data..
Review: Winegard / WiFiRanger Indoor Routers
Winegard / WiFiRanger’s interior mobile router options that include 5G or Cat-4 LTE modem options, depending on the model.
Overview: Business Plans by Verizon (Cellular Data Plans)
Verizon’s business plan options including unlimited smartphone plans and plans for tablets and data devices.
Overview: Postpaid Consumer Plans by Verizon (Cellular Data Plans)
Verizon postpaid cellular phone, tablet & data plans.
Overview: Business Plans by T-Mobile (Cellular Data Plans)
T-Mobile offers a line of plans for small business customers that are priced similarly to their consumer plans but offer more features & benefits.
Review: Visible by Verizon (Cellular Data Plans)
Verizon’s prepaid brand for select smartphones, offering two different plans with unlimited on device data and unlimited mobile hotspot data for one device, capped at 5 Mbps. Inner Circle offers $5/mo discount up to 7 users.
Review: Home Internet, Small Business Internet & AWAY Data Plans and Gateways by T-Mobile
T-Mobile’s home and small business data plans and gateway routers come with fixed-location and expensive mobile options.
Overview: Postpaid Plans by T-Mobile (Cellular Data Plans)
T-Mobile’s postpaid consumer plans for smartphones and tablets, and data plans for hotspots & routers.
Review: Antenna MAX Series by Peplink (Cellular Antennas)
The Peplink Antenna MAX series are roof-mounted enclosures that combines cellular, Wi-Fi, GPS antennas with a space for a Peplink router inside. The S-series has a Starlink Mini bundle solution.
Overview: MobileMustHave.com (Equipment Vendor & Cellular Data Plans)
Run by fellow RVers, with a focus on higher-end mobile internet solutions catering to the RV and boating market. They offer data plans, routers, antennas and boosters, and other mobile products.
Overview: UScellular (Cellular Data Plans)
The largest regional carrier in the U.S. offering plans that include nationwide roaming coverage. Acquired by T-Mobile in 2025.
Review: ConnecT Rooftop Connectivity Domes by Winegard (Mobile Router | Wi-Fi Extending )
Winegard’s second attempt at a roof-mounted router, offering options for Wi-Fi extending and cellular integration and even an integrated OTA TV option.
Overview: US Mobile (Cellular Data Plans)
US Mobile is an MVNO with plans on the AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile networks.
Review: Cricket Wireless by AT&T (Cellular Data Plans)
A subsidiary of AT&T offering prepaid smartphone & hotspot device plans including our top pick 150GB for $90/month Simply Data plan.
Review: AT&T Prepaid (Cellular Data Plans)
AT&T’s direct prepaid cellular phone & data plans. Including our top pick data plan for hotspots and routers offering 100GB for $90/month.
Review: Routica Routers (Mobile Routers)
Routica offers the Explorer series of cellular embedded routers designed for the RV and boat market
Review: OMNI Series Cellular and/or Wi-Fi Mast Antennas by Poynting (Cellular and Wi-Fi Antennas)
The OMNI series of combination mast antennas by Poynting come in a variety of configurations including medium and high-gain SISO, MIMO cellular with Wi-Fi/CBRS band support.
Review: InvisaGig Cellular Adapter
The InvisaGig is a cellular adapter that provides a 5G cellular data connection to almost any Ethernet device.
Review: MikroTik Routers (Mobile Routers | Wi-Fi Extending)
MikroTik makes a large variety of routers and networking devices and provides the hardware that many of WiFiRanger’s routers are built upon.
guides Results: 20
Educational guides kept constantly up to date.
Choosing The Right Starlink Data Plan for Your RV or Boat Travels
Starlink offers several types of data plans – from Roam, Residential and Priority levels. This guide dives deeper into understanding the trade-offs for different use cases for nomadic travels.
Peplink – Getting Started Initial Settings
Peplink routers have a lot of features. This guide is here to help get you started with your Peplink device’s settings, with mobile internet in mind.
Starlink Satellite Internet for Mobile RV and Boat Use
SpaceX’s Starlink – the insanely ambitious satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk with the goal of delivering broadband satellite internet to even the most remote locations. A very popular option for portable and mobile Internet access for RVs and boats, with a lot of considerations to make.
Achieving Mobile Internet Redundancy with a Peplink Router
Peplink Routers can be a central conductor of multiple WAN/internet sources to create a reliable redundant internet setup using embedded cellular modems, external cellular devices, Starlink, wired internet or Wi-Fi as WAN.
Peplink Key Features – What Sets Their Routers Apart for RV & Boat Use? Copy
Peplink offers a lot of key features in their mobile routers that sets them apart from other mobile router options on the market.
Peplink Key Features – What Sets Their Routers Apart for RV & Boat Use?
Peplink offers a lot of key features in their mobile routers that sets them apart from other mobile router options on the market.
Networking Basics 101 For RV And Boat Mobile Internet Users
In this guide, we aim to provide you a primer on networks from a mobile internet perspective – what they are and how they work – along with useful and simple definitions for all the arcane network terminology.
Alternatives to Starlink Mobile Internet for RVers & Boaters
Can you keep online from an RV or boat without relying on Starlink? Absolutely! From cellular to Wi-Fi hotspots to satellite communicators, there are options.
Selecting a Smartphone, Tablet or Laptop as part of a Mobile Internet Solution
Choosing a smartphone, tablet, or laptop is a personal decision, and there is no universal best pick but we can share some tips for consideration in selecting your personal devices for RVer and cruiser mobile internet optimization.
Understanding MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) – Cellular Speed & Booster Implications
What is MIMO is, how does it work, and how it can be used to enhance cellular speeds? MIMO has the potential to make finding great mobile internet on the road an easier experience for RVers and Cruisers.
Selecting Cellular & Wi-FI Antenna Cables, Connectors, and Adapters for RV and Boats
Ethernet, Coax, SMA, SMB, FME, N, TS-9, and more! One of the most confusing aspects of hooking up mobile internet gear is figuring out what cables, connectors, and adapters are needed.
Choosing an RV or Boat Antenna for Your Peplink Router
What cellular, Wi-Fi or GPS antenna should you select to use with your Peplink Router for a RV or boat installation?
Which Cellular Carrier is Best for RV or Boat Mobile Internet?
There simply is no single cellular carrier network that works best everywhere that an RV or boat might travel to. This article is an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the current major cellular carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile & DIsh) in the U.S. as they relate to mobile internet for RVers, cruisers and frequent travelers seeking an on-the-go home internet replacement.
Overview of the Starlink App
The Starlink app has several key functions that we’ll go over in this guide including the built in speed test function, visibility viewer, and others.
Choosing Your Peplink Router for RV & Boat Travels
Choosing a Peplink Router for RV and boat travels can be a daunting task. Some considerations like modems, WAN & LAN features and power sources can help narrow it down.
Mobile Satellite Internet & Communication Options for RV and Boat Use
There are places far beyond Wi-Fi or cellular coverage, where only a satellite far above can keep you online. As fun as it is to fantasize about connectivity everywhere, today’s typical geostationary satellite options come with many tradeoffs to consider. But exciting stuff is (literally!) on the launching pad. These options will hopefully eventually prove to be mobile-friendly for RVs and boats.
Using Wi-Fi as a Mobile Internet Source for RV & Boat Travels – Selecting Long Range Wi-Fi Extending Gear
Every RVer and cruiser at some point has thought about connecting to the internet via someone else’s Wi-Fi network. Fast! Free! Unlimited! But all too often attempts to use local public Wi-Fi networks result in a disappointing reality. This guide will help you determine if free Wi-Fi is worth it and help you select Wi-Fi extending gear for your arsenal.
Great Loop Mobile Internet Tips for Keeping Connected while Cruising
BookmarkThe Great Loop & Mobile Internet The Great Loop is an amazing adventure by boat: circumnavigating the eastern half of… Continue Reading
Peplink Captive Portals & Guest Networks: Sharing Your Connection
Peplink Routers allow you to setup both Captive Portals and Guest Networks. This guide goes over why you might want to, how to and the differences between the two.
Video Conferencing & Broadcasting Over RV Mobile Internet
Video broadcasting or conferencing over Zoom, Microsoft Teams, YouTube Live, Facebook, Twitch or Skype using mobile internet from an RV or Boat presents some unique challenges.
resources Results: 20
Curated resource collections on topics and pages across the site.
Sample Setup – Home Internet, Satellite, Non-Cellular Router
Sample Mobile Internet Setup Explorer Here you can explore some common mobile internet configurations, including some of the mobile internet… Continue Reading
Sample Setup – Mobile Router w/ Tethered Hotspots & Wi-Fi Extending
Sample Mobile Internet Setup Explorer Here you can explore some common mobile internet configurations, including some of the mobile internet… Continue Reading
Mobile Internet Assessment Worksheet
This assessment workshop is intended to help you understand your mobile internet needs, and we feel it important that you… Continue Reading
History Of Starlink
The Starlink app can give a user lots of information about how the Starlink is performing, any error messages from the dish, network devices, statistics with up time and outages and several settings that can be set.
Starlink Obstruction Finder
Starlink operates best when there are no obstructions in line of site of Dishy. Starlink’s App for iOS and Android has an Obstruction Finder that will scan the sky and show you where there are obstructions that can cause drop-outs.
Learn how to use the Obstruction Finder App to anticipate drop outs so you can avoid them.
Switching Between Starlink Data Plans
Starlink for RV & Boat Mobile Internet Resources Starlink satellite service is a game changer for mobile internet for RVers… Continue Reading
Which Starlink Dish Should I Choose?
Starlink Standard or Starlink Flat High Performance Dish? Which is right for your RV or boating satellite internet connectivity needs?
Sample Setup – Hotspot & Starlink
Sample Mobile Internet Setup Explorer Here you can explore some common mobile internet configurations, including some of the mobile internet… Continue Reading
Sample Setup – Technomadia’s Boat Setup – One of Everything!
Sample Mobile Internet Setup Explorer Here you can explore some common mobile internet configurations, including some of the mobile internet… Continue Reading
Starlink RV & Boat Mobile Internet Resource Collection
This collection of articles brings together all of our content on configuring and utilizing Starlink as a part of a mobile internet solution for nomads.
MIRC Webinars & Events
MIRC Events: Q&As, Webinars, Workshops and Presentations Subscribe to Calendar Get Event Details Throughout the month, we offer our MIAs… Continue Reading
Mounting Starlink on an RV or Boat
This article goes over different installation options for using Starlink in a mobile environment – from temporary mounting on poles, ground deployments to permanent installation on rooftops.
Single YT Embed Test
loading… Powered by Pretty Google Calendar
International Travel Resources
Traveling outside the USA for a bit? Find all our guides to connectivity for Canada, Mexico, Bahamas and beyond.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about MIRC Here is a list of frequently asked questions that we received at the… Continue Reading
Top Pick Cellular Data Plans for RVers and Cruisers
The Best Cellular Data Plans for RVers & Cruisers Welcome to our central resource page for data plans, highlighting the… Continue Reading
Overview Of The Starlink App
The Starlink app can give a user lots of information about how the Starlink is performing, any error messages from the dish, network devices, statistics with up time and outages and several settings that can be set.
Combining Starlink with Other Internet Sources: Cellular & Wi-Fi
While Starlink is a great source of internet for use in a portable fashion while RVing or boat – it’s not always ideal in every situation. Which means many may want to also use other sources of internet like cellular or Wi-Fi to complement satellite.
This resource article goes over considerations and approaches to combining Starlink with cellular and Wi-Fi.
Starlink Ethernet Bypass Mode
Starlink’s Ethernet Bypass Mode allows you to bypass Starlink’s indoor router, letting your own router of choice communicate directly with the Starlink network. Here’s how to do it.
Peplink for RV & Boat Mobile Internet Resource Collection
Peplink routers are a popular option for RVers and boaters. This collection of resources is designed to help our consumer based audience with selecting and configuring this enterprise class gear.
Mobile Internet Resource Center (dba Two Steps Beyond LLC) is founded by Chris & Cherie of 