How To Get WiFi And Internet In Your Caravan
May 2024
A caravan holiday presented the perfect opportunity to go off the grid and unwind in years gone by. Today, though, we’re much more chained to our phones, laptops, tablets, and TVs, and we need to stay connected.
Many caravan sites have their own broadband that you can use, but these sites don’t always have the best connection.
There are numerous reasons you might be looking at how to get WiFi or internet in your caravan. Maybe you need access to your emails or want to stream on a smart TV. If you’re travelling with teenagers or toddlers, a good internet connection is most likely essential to keeping everybody happy.
Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to hook your caravan up to the internet. We explain the different ways you can get WiFi and internet in your caravan.
Use a WiFi booster
A WiFi signal booster works by improving an already available connection, which will most likely be the one on your site. WiFi boosters are pretty simple to use and come in various forms – you can get wireless packages, outdoor USBs with antennas, and more. These boosters will connect to all kinds of wireless and wired devices, and you can get all-inclusive WiFi booster kits that include a router.
However, if your booster kit doesn’t, you need to make sure that it’s within close proximity of a router. A caravan site’s router is often located in a central and communal location like a clubhouse. So, if you’re happy enough with the connection when close to the router, a WiFi signal booster should do the trick.
A booster will improve connection to the nearest router and make it significantly easier for your device to pick up WiFi signals. A WiFi booster is especially handy if there’s some distance between your caravan spot and the router. WiFi boosters also come in useful if there is extreme weather like heavy rain.
If a WiFi booster sounds like it could work for you, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.
Firstly, it’s worth researching which kind of antenna works best for getting WiFi in your caravan. There are two different types of antennas – directional and omnidirectional.
Directional WiFi antennas are considered to work best, but you might need to adjust them to achieve the strongest connection.
Omnidirectional antennas offer a 360-degree range, meaning they can detect signals from all angles. However, they don’t have as good a reach as directional antennas and are more likely to suffer from interference when the router’s connection is busy.
It’s also worth checking if your mobile phone provider offers a WiFi signal booster. If so, you’ll likely be able to add it to your existing contract.