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Travlfi Router is a game changer
First off….I am not an employee of, affiliated with, owner of, or connected in any way with TravlFi……
I have been searching for an internet solution for my bus. I have gone through every carrier “hotspot” there is and most recently replaced my Pepwave fallback router with a new device. That device is the TravlFi XTR router. Replaced the Pepwave back in June with the intention of using the TravlFi for 90 days while travelling out west in the mountains to see how it performed.
My standard router system (the one I have had the best luck with) was a Pepwave router tethered to an AT&T hotspot with an external antenna for the hotspot on top of my Prevost. When stationary, I also feed Starlink into the Pepwave using a Gig Ethernet adapter from the Starlink. This way my bus WIFI network always stays the same.
The TravlFi router is a “Virtual” sim unit with VSIMS for all three US Cellular carriers built in. This means the VSIMS are routinely checking the AT&T network, the T-Mobile network and the Verizon network for “best” signal. Best signal is defined as not the strongest signal to the antenna, but best throughput to the network. I was skeptical at first, but WOW……it works.
The best parts:
+ You do not have to subscribe to all three networks for this to work. You only need a plan from TravlFi and they handle the rest.
+ The router find the best network automatically for you.
+ The plans are month-to-month, so cancel if you will not be using them for awhile.
+ Data is truly unlimited. I stream all my TV viewing and no data cap.
+ Data while travelling.
The worst parts:
– Dependent on the cellular network.
– $129 per month for the unlimited plan (but suspendable)
I can honestly say, I have been living in my coach since June (travelling the Mountain West) and I have not deployed my Starlink since I installed the TravlFi…..It’s truely a game changer for me. I want to stress that again, you are dependent on there being a cellular data network near you, but I have not run into any issue with getting signal.
I will also say that the firmware is pretty stable. It feels like it’s an update or two away from being rock solid, but I find once you get it configured, it is very stable, just a little clunky in the interface.
I’m a convert for now. If I run onto anything bad, I’ll make sure and post here.
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Good review.
Curious does this new setup allow connecting to more than one network to get faster throughput like the Pepwave will?
I was using a T-Mobile home hot spot under their $50 / month plan which gave great results as long as a T-mobile network was available.
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Does it allow wifi wan?
I use pepwave with starlink and t-mobile home on the WAN ports then cg or my home wifi, all bonded together. I then have Verizon sim set as a lower priority.
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Julian……no, you can only connect to one network at a time.
Captain…..yes, it will do wifi as wan. I suggest if you can, buy the ethernet adapter for Starlink (about $25) and feed the SL ethernet connection into the WAN port of the TravlFi. You will see much higher throughput speeds doing that. BTW…..You can do that with your Pepwave system as well.
No prioritiation to set. It automatically prioritizes a hardwired WAN connection first, then falls back to Cellular if the hardwired WAN is not available.
30 day money back if you don’t like it. The plan is not refundable, only the hardware.
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