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    How to get TV streaming at camp?

    We have the typical antenna at camp but limited to about 15 channels. Looking at getting a firestick or something similar to watch more stuff. My question is we don't have internet service there. What's some good options to do this. I have good phone signal with my ATT phones. Also are there some with month to month services so I can turn off for spring/summer then re-activate. Not wanting to spend a ton of money on this either.
    Thanks

    #2
    You either need a hotspot for internet to connect firestick or stream off your phone and cast to the screen.

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      #3
      I use a firestick. I have Direct TV stream at the house so I just take one of the firesticks from home with me to the lease when I go and just use my phone as a hotspot. Just like I'm at home, except my cell service at the lease is pretty weak, but when weather is good, no issues.

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        #4
        Bottom line you need a dependable and decent signal strength for a cellular data connection to the internet. Then fire up a hotspot or phone hotspot and hit your streaming device of choice. Start there within that its a mute point.

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          #5
          Mobil Hotspot on your phone and a firestick/smart tv. Look in to ILMLTV. It'll make you cancel your cable.

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            #6
            do you guys use a cell booster? if so, which one do you have?

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              #7
              Originally posted by jshouse View Post
              do you guys use a cell booster? if so, which one do you have?
              I do. I use Weboost but its still weak at times. I really just don't have good cell service where I'm hunting, but it does work

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                #8
                Weboost has been good for us so far. Every now and then when it has weak signal I will restart it and it usually finds better signal. We had maybe 1 bar of ATT on a good day and the cellular boost gives us 4-5 bars and we usually can hotspot for TV streaming with no problems.

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                  #9
                  Starlink

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                    #10
                    Last time my son and I went to the deer lease we used the Starlink and an Amazon fire stick to watch the Astros, First time in 18 years I ever watched any kind of sporting event there. That weekend they were on ESPN, so I used YoutubeTV, but I also have MLB app and a VPN on the firestick. The only thing I had to buy was a $100 TV from Wally World.

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                      #11
                      Just tether your phone and use it as a hotspot. It'll run your TV but hammers the battery so put it up on charge. I work from camp for weeks at a time and run the laptop the whole week and stream movies after fishing.
                      Fforgot to add, I have a fire TV at camp, but before that used the Roku stick, prefer the Roku interface and options to the fire interface but they both work fine.
                      Last edited by justletmein; 09-08-2023, 09:31 PM.

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                        #12
                        Att is close to announcing a new internet service called something like AT&T internet air. This might be your solution. You can see YouTube videos about it but nothing official yet from AT&T. I was in an AT&T store this past week and the associate was telling me about it.

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                          #13
                          I use starlink at the ranch and when we have the camper out. I can stream 3-5 TVs plus the kids on their iPads or phones connected to it with no issues. We had my camper and my dads both running on it last season.

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                            #14
                            We had absolutely zero services at the ranch in Montana. We bought a Starlink dish and I get better service now at the ranch than I do at home in Helena.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Horsefly View Post
                              Att is close to announcing a new internet service called something like AT&T internet air. This might be your solution. You can see YouTube videos about it but nothing official yet from AT&T. I was in an AT&T store this past week and the associate was telling me about it.
                              My BIL was telling me the same thing last week. May sit back and see what happens with this.

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