Franc of sv Can Drac told me they used Skype when they could pick a free signal on their recent travels. They enhanced this capacity with a kit from Netgate. (btw - super helpful Customer Service - maybe it's since they live in Hawaii).
Since I'm on a limited budget I took a gasp at the price of $ 219. for the Extended 500mW Marine PLUS: WiFi Kit. And truthfully, I didn't even know what I was looking at, so I called them up.
After talking, realized that the RV version at 1/2 the price would work just fine and would save installation. He said the only difference between the marine and Rv version was that one had the word marine which automatically ups the price and a fancy swivel for the antenna. (This works with PC and Mac on both versions).
My conclusion: Save $ 100., order the RV version, when the boat drops anchor or takes a rare slip, attach the antenna with duct tape (maybe there's something better) to a halyard and hoist up the back stay - fella at Netgate thought this would work just fine, even though he was losing $ 100. in the sale.
What do you think ?
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