Thank you for taking the time to share the above information. I must admit and plead guilty to the fact that I am a complete moron regarding the subject of wifi, only knowing how my home router is set up and the fact that I have a half dozen items relying on it. As far as the coach is concerned, I have my iPhone, my wife's iPhone, an Apple TV and my MacBook that we take with us on vacations. I also have a new Garmin RV GPS that relies on wifi for software updates. When we travel, I try to use wifi whenever possible in order to avoid running up data charges since we have a 3GB plan with AT&T, which effectively gives us 6GB plus any rollover, which will usually be another 2GB every month. When we take a three week vacation, those 8GB are enough to get us by if we are careful with the data usage. But when we take a 5-8 week vacation, which we do every other year, we then can run into problems and must rely on wifi whenever possible. I do not have a MiFi or data card. When we watch television, we oftentimes choose to stream something from our home DVR from DirecTV to my phone, which is then mirrored to my Apple TV so the program can be viewed on the television. We also enjoy watching an MLB game now and then during the summer. That can't happen if we are relying on cell data alone.
Unless the WifiRanger has a substantially stronger antenna than either the phone or computer, I'm not sure why I would want one, now that you have explained that the distance will pretty much be limited to the campground I am in anyway. Previously, it was my understanding that the Ranger would draw in and blend every wifi signal it found within a 2 mile radius, providing an incredibly powerful signal that would then be channeled into the router that all my equipment would be plugged into. I often wondered how those signals could be stolen if the signal was password protected. I was under the impression that I would be able to stream movies or baseball games without issue if I bought one. However, if it is only going to draw the existing signal from the campground wifi, I'm not sure what difference it is going to make unless you are parked at a site that has considerable distance from any of the repeaters the campground may use. That is something I make sure of when making a reservation; I want to be close to the antenna, or one of them.
Please do not think I am attacking your product. Rather the reverse, I am interested in learning more about it from you so I can make an informed decision on a future purchase. Your description regarding your software allowing a virtual plug and play situation is appealing and may make your product much more valuable than the competition if they do not offer the same ease of operation and setup. However, at present, all I have to do is turn on my phone or computer and log on to the local wifi that is offered. Accordingly, I need to understand why it will benefit me to pay $300 or more for a WifiRanger product. I will appreciate your input and advice.