steelmooch
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Hello, all...
I know there are a bunch of different ways that people monitor the interior temperature of their RVs...
Because of our specific usage/needs, I've ruled out a "WiFi"-based sensor. Also ruled out the method of "leaving behind a second cell phone, which is interfaced with a temperature sensor via a groundline-to-cellular adapter".
Though a bit pricey, I like the look of something like the MarCell (cellular) based product, with a seasonal cell plan associated with it.
My question is...in an RV, what type of gain/benefit would one expect to get from a cell signal booster?
If such a product took you from "1/5 bars"...or even "one fleeting bar if you wave it around the right way"...up to a solid 3/5 bars, then it would be reliable enough for temperature monitoring away from the RV.
If you need a decent signal anyway, however, and it boosts you from 3 bars to 5 bars, then it wouldn't suit our purposes because we're not using it to stream movies or anything like that.
Any experiences for what is actually gained with these devices in "1 bar" or even "no bar" types of areas? Thanks!
I know there are a bunch of different ways that people monitor the interior temperature of their RVs...
Because of our specific usage/needs, I've ruled out a "WiFi"-based sensor. Also ruled out the method of "leaving behind a second cell phone, which is interfaced with a temperature sensor via a groundline-to-cellular adapter".
Though a bit pricey, I like the look of something like the MarCell (cellular) based product, with a seasonal cell plan associated with it.
My question is...in an RV, what type of gain/benefit would one expect to get from a cell signal booster?
If such a product took you from "1/5 bars"...or even "one fleeting bar if you wave it around the right way"...up to a solid 3/5 bars, then it would be reliable enough for temperature monitoring away from the RV.
If you need a decent signal anyway, however, and it boosts you from 3 bars to 5 bars, then it wouldn't suit our purposes because we're not using it to stream movies or anything like that.
Any experiences for what is actually gained with these devices in "1 bar" or even "no bar" types of areas? Thanks!