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We recommend the Pepwave Surf SOHO router to improve WiFi performance throughout your boat. This is the quickest and easiest device to install on your boat to improve internal WiFi without having to mount an exterior antenna and install cables. This router has a unique feature in that it is able to use a WiFi […]

Google has a new top secret project by the same team that brought us Project Loon, according to The Guardian. It’s called Project Skybender, and it aims to deliver 5G internet from solar drones. Mountain View has reportedly begun experimenting with millimeter wave-based internet in Virgin Galactic’s Gateway to Space terminal at Spaceport America in […]

We get this a lot: What can I do to better receive onSpot wifi throughout my boat; from the Saloon down to the Stateroom and all points in between? How can I make my Smart TV, Roku, or Apple TV hook up to onSpot wifi so I can watch Netflix and other streaming channels? I […]

Certainly something to think about as you roam from marina to marina … especially those marinas with bad WiFi.   If you’re an iPhone user who stays at a marina with lots of Wi-Fi dead zones, you should really think about turning off the Wi-Fi Assist feature that automatically switches your data over to your […]

New setting may possibly cause issues on WIFi. For troubleshooting tech calls – this setting could potentially cause iPhone or iPad to switch to cellular which may have poor signal and user may not be on WiFi anymore. This needs to be set to: WiFi Assist Off

      In marinas from Mile Zero to the Keys, onSpot WiFi is installing what every internet seeking transient and resident wishes all marinas would install: fast, reliable Hotspot internet connections. If your marina doesn’t have an onSpot WiFi system, pass this information along. You will be glad you did! onSpot Wifi is A […]

Tips and Tricks Written by Bob Taylor Okay, imagine this: You’ve just pulled into a marina after a long day on the water, and because the last marina’s Wi-Fi was nonexistent, you have emails that have been waiting two days to send. Now you’re tied up and powered up, you reach for that well-deserved refreshing […]

Many of us have had issues with our WiFi on iPads and iPhones. Apple released iOS 8.3 today with several bug fixes and a few new additions and you can update now by going to Software Update on your iOS devices. But most important to onSpot users: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes Fixes an issue where […]

though probably not an authentic Tesla quote… Television? 1926? “When wireless is perfectly applied, the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole.  We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance.  Not only this, […]

10 simple tips for making your home/boat wifi network faster Why not improve the WiFi network that’s aboard your boat. Surfing the net I came across this article and yes, it’s written for your home, but for most of us, our boats are our homes… so it applies. There’s a good chance that you’re reading this […]