ProfessLohr
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Primitivo, September 2018
Hi Friends, we are hiking the Primitivo this September. I work remotely and will need to be online with my laptop in the evenings. I'm looking at 2 options of considerably different pricepoints, hoping for advice. I know that the Primitivo is more rural and I definitely can't just walk in and count on reliable internet. Here's what I am considering:
1. Renting a portable wifi hotspot device. Pros: cheaper, lightweight. Cons: must have some sort of cell phone signal floating around in the town
2. Renting a BGAN (Explorer 510) which provides satellite internet. Pros: gets the job done for sure. Cons: expensive. Device is small and packable but needs to have a clear view of the sky to catch the satellite signal.
Anyone have any experiences or hacks for this? I don't need to upload photos or post to social media- I literally just need reliable enough internet to log into the corporate service and get my job done at night. Thanks so much in advance!
1. Renting a portable wifi hotspot device. Pros: cheaper, lightweight. Cons: must have some sort of cell phone signal floating around in the town
2. Renting a BGAN (Explorer 510) which provides satellite internet. Pros: gets the job done for sure. Cons: expensive. Device is small and packable but needs to have a clear view of the sky to catch the satellite signal.
Anyone have any experiences or hacks for this? I don't need to upload photos or post to social media- I literally just need reliable enough internet to log into the corporate service and get my job done at night. Thanks so much in advance!