“Our campground has wi fi. But, we cannot connect. Lots of trees and other campers. How can we get wi fi?”
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The camping area we go to has wi-fi too and if there are not many people there, we can normally connect but on busier week-ends, it's impossible to connect and stay connected. We have a travel trailer so we ended up buying a Prepaid AT&T Hotspot and before we go camping, we get a pre-paid card and activate it. My wife (yes, wife) uses it to connect the XBOX One to the internet so she can play her games and I've even played a couple of games of Halo using it. The only downside is the cost - the AT&T Prepaid Cards are around $50 for 5 gigs of data per month and if you don't use it, you lose it - no rollover.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I am guessing that your campground is providing the base wifi at a central point...similar to an office building. They would need to install several repeaters in various parts of the campground to relay the signal to users.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I am inexperienced with solving this situation, but generally speaking, an external antenna to receive the wireless internet is called for, then you run an ethernet cable into the structure (tent or whatever shelter) and from there either use a hub, switch, or router to continue the spread of the signal brought in by the ethernet cable. There are rugged, weather-resistant WiFi routers and access points (the receiver you want outside the structure needs only be an access point). However, these are specialty items and I am unsure what if any choices a Best Buy would have, and you may need to check with another online retailer.
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