WiFi extenders are common upgrades for cruising boats. They improve the connection to shore-based WiFi networks while a boat is in port. There are several WiFi extenders on the market that vary from a DIY approach to a fully plug-and-play solution. Popular DIY...
As of August 1st, 2018 Facebook implemented new changes to their API to limit ability for 3rd party applications to post to Facebook walls and pages. As a result, posting to your wall or page from Globalstar SPOT and SPOTX, Garmin InReach, Iridium Go!, and Xgate Mail...
Our banks, our social media, and even our blogs are increasingly requiring a special code – called two-factor authorization – to log in. Usually, they’ll send this code via a text to our cell phone. But what happens when a cruiser doesn’t...
Okay, so we’ve covered our experience so far, and some major tips on how to limit usage in the first place. But of course if you are trying to stay in touch with friends and family, managing a blog and/or Facebook page, or trying to maintain a Vlog on YouTube (good...
Richard Anderson is speaking at the 2018 Pacific Sail and Power Boat show in Richmond, CA. Come to the Craneway Seminar Pavilion at 3:30pm on Saturday April 21st, 2017. Attendees will participate in a discussion of the “patchwork quilt” concept of using different...
In the last Staying Connected While Cruising post, I shared the details of our mobile phone plans and the differences between the two carriers as we traveled from Washington up through British Columbia, into Alaska, then down the Pacific Coast to California. This...
Richard Anderson is speaking at the 2018 World Cruising Club training series in Annapolis, MD, March 24-25th, 2018. Richard will focus on the communications options available (including new products) for cruising boats and the way that cruisers actually use...
So we’ve been cruising up and down the West Coast from as far north as Juneau, AK to as far south as Cabo San Lucas, MX over the past 6+ months and we’ve been using our cellular phones for Internet access heavily (more than WiFi due to availability, and of course more...
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