The Best Internet for RV Nomads in 2021

Finding the best Internet for RV Nomads is a daunting task but we have advice for you from two experts who know more about this than anyone else you can find.
With the help of Chris and Cherie of Technomadia, the RV Lifestyle’s top Internet experts, we’re going to tell you what companies and what plans are the best for today’s demanding RVer.

They candidly warn us what companies to stay away from and what service providers are offering the best plans.

Plus we learn why 5G may not be very handy for the RV community just yet and what – and when – that new Starlink Satellite constellation will be ready for RV Nomads.

If you prefer, you can listen to the podcast in the player below. The interview is about 25:00 in.

The Best Internet for RV Nomads
Our guests o are Chris and Cherie of the website Technomadia, which chronicles all things technology-related to RVers, and the Mobile Internet Resource Center,  which is a member-supported site that is the most respected and reliable resource for the absolute latest information about Mobile Internet.

Chris and Cherie are true Nomads themselves, traveling the country in a bus converted into an RV, a Class B van and a boat. They truly are the leading experts on anything related to RVing and the Internet.

We interviewed them in a recent episode for our RV Podcast and tapped into their expertise to help our readers and listeners fund the best Internet for RV Nomads in 2021.

Cherie and Chris of Technomadia and experts on finding on the best internet for RV Nomads
Here's a full transcript of the interview on how to find the Best Internet for RV Nomads:
Mike Wendland:           Joining us now are Chris and Cherie. You guys are on, let's see, you have a whole fleet of mobile, you're in a boat right now, right?

Chris:                            Yes. We have a boat, a bus, and a van. So we kind of dive into many different ways of being a nomad.

Mike Wendland:           That is awesome. That is awesome. Well, it's been a while since we've had you on. And so much has changed, particularly in the lockdown that we're all going through. So many people now working from home and now people saying, "Well, why should we work at home? Let's go work from the road."

                                    So let's start off with a couple of questions about those who are out there on the road and need internet. What's the best advice for September of 2020 from the tech nomadic experts here that really know more about it than anybody else I know?

Cherie:                         It's a tough challenge right now because the needs for a lot that are hitting the road right now, they're trying to work remotely. They may be doing a lot of video work, like what we're trying to do right here. They're schooling their kids on the road. And they want to be able to stream Netflix and YouTube. So they want all the high-bandwidth things.

Chris:                            Just like they're at home.

Cherie:                         Just like at home. But these are some of the most difficult things to do over mobile internet. And at the same time, there's a lot of us wanting to do it right now because, well, not just wanting to, we need to with the pandemic and work from home. So the carriers, especially the cellular carriers, are all having supply and demand issue. So they're having to-

Chris:                            Their networks are overwhelmed. They're trying to price their plans and stuff. Their target market isn't people who live and work full time on the roads. They're trying to design their plans around people who are just, you know, need to be connected in between home and work or just when they're away from the house.
Best Internet for RV Nomads Advice: Be Flexible, plans change
                                    So we're kind of special. The whole mobile community is kind of special. You have to find the right combination of how to use the devices,