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Hi Mike, Lee here, Product & Design Manager at Maxview. Thanks for the interesting video. I just wanted to add a few comments on the Maxview product to further the discussion. The routers we use are indeed RUT240s, although very soon to be RUT241s. We also use RUTX11s and RUTX50s on our other kits. Our Maxview Roam Antenna however is a Maxview designed and manufactured product - making antennas has been our business for almost 60 years. Certainly nothing wrong with Panorama and Poynting antennas though, they are very good products. You make a very good point on Antenna gain, and as I’m sure you will understand this is a complicated area! From our antenna modelling, peak gain across all bands is between approximately 6 and 9 dBi, with best performance in LTE Bands 1, 3, 7 and 42. Some of the smaller puck style antennas have very low (or even negative) gain in the lower frequency bands, so always worth checking the data sheets if available. In terms of price, the RRP is certainly £349.99, however you can pick up the kit from a lot of reputable online retailers for only £299.99, so pretty similar to picking up a RUT240 and comparable antenna separately. However it is customer support where we genuinely believe Maxview add value, as once you factor in all the different SIM providers, configuring APNs, running out of data etc., having someone knowledgeable on the end of the phone or email can be a big bonus. If someone really gets stuck, we can also make use of Teltonika’s great RMS service to remote in to the customer’s router and troubleshoot. We also think our Maxview Roam app has some good benefits, and we have a cool new feature being added to it in the near future… That being said, I have heard many times that people have also received very good customer support from our competitors. Hopefully this is interesting info to you and your viewers. Please don’t take the comment as a grumble, anything that gives consumers good information and keeps manufacturers on their toes is a good thing in my book!

Once again a cracking review and honesty Mike. The companies may grumble about you making videos like this but consumers save a lot of money which is what it's all about 👍👍

I've been debating the wifi issue for months now, and refusing to pay the £350+ for bespoke campervan solutions. Thanks for this video, and the discount on the antenna, really useful and finally provided a clear answer to what I need, for the right price.

Thank you so much for this video. Have bought the router off ebay and got Smarty sim - works great. My vodafone broadband contract has ended - so now I just use my Huawei with the unlimited data for £20 and it works fine in the home too. Used your link for Smarty so hope you get your £10 voucher - well deserved for the advice.

Great video and much appreciated. Be carful to which sim you use if you are only in one area. The Smarty doesn’t work for me here in rural Devon as it piggy backs off the 3 network which is incredibly bad. Anything off the Vodaphone network is the go to network for rural Devon, Cornwall.

Well what a great video! I am so grateful that this came up as a suggestion when researching wifi options. I have to explain that I am in no way technically minded and do not understand any of the terms and jargon I read or hear. I was minded to buy the Avtex kit as a peace of mind purchase but your video opened my eyes to not only purchasing the components separately but buying a used router. I have purchased a brand new Poynting Mimo 3 antenna for £115 (delivered) and a used Teltonika RUT950 in mint condition for £100. More importantly than just saving a few quid for me though is the process of learning and understanding the options has taken me. In my naieve way I feel a sense of achievement which is thanks to this and your other videos, for which I am very grateful. For other consumers who like me invariably look for plug and play solutions I managed to set this system up very easily. I had the advantage of utilising the hole in the roof of my motorhome by removing the TV aerial but the set up using the Teltonika wizard was straight forward as well. I am delighted with the results, thank you once again.

Great and helpful video! Thank you for the research work. I'm not a motorhome owner yet but your videos seem to be my go-to source for all these equipment needs.

Absolutely superb, been to a few festivals this year with very poor Wi-Fi, will follow this guide.. thanx

Like a 1 man mission to fix campervan wifi 😀😂👍👍👍

HI Mike, Paul here from KUMA UK. Thanks for reviewing our CONNECT product. There are some interesting points in it, some of which we agree with but we'd like to 'clear up' a few please too for your viewers. The KUMA CONNECT range does have a router shell the same as the one you showed, but as with all routers, it's what's inside that counts. Our CONNECT comes with our UK designed KUMA firmware, and more importantly for your viewers, all the settings they need to use any SIM, in the UK and Europe - plug and play You won't get that with the Chinese copy. It will arrive and it simply won't work. You need to log in to it, change the language into English, research the APN SIM settings you need and then put them in the back of the router. Then it 'might' work. Alos, just to clarify, our antenna certainly isn't made by Teltonika as you stated it looks like it is. Just another fact clear up too if possible please. You've quoted a £100 saving if imported but I am going to have to point out that you have 'missed' the duty, VAT and Chinese freight costs, somewhere around £50 minimum probably, plus the 2,(or 3,4,5), week wait. (All our products are shipped next-day with DPD) So, what do your viewers get for £40 more?? Let's see.... UK customer support on chat and email A choice, in the UK of 5 different antenna solutions A product designed for the UK that works straight out of the box, with a 30 day, no quibble, cooling off period and a 2 year warranty Real customer service (for example, we had a customer who purchased a STiK antenna kit, then changed his mind - we shipped him the PRO antenna free of charge - of course he's happy :)) UK 240v and 12v DC power supply (which you mentioned is unsuitable but is tested up to 14.8v DC which is more than suitable and in 1000's of sales we've never had a complaint about these) A free any-network BBGo SIM with 5Gb of data included Next-day delivery, with tracking by DPD We appreciate for some people, price is everything and of course we respect that. If any of your viewers want a 2 year warranty, UK support, plug and play and free data, they can get that here kuma-products.com/collections/kuma-connect-series Best wishes Paul and the KUMA UK team

I carefully watched your other videos, went a bit mad and ordered a RTUX50 and suitable antena hoping to get the best performance for years to come and never have to worry about wifi again. Found some slightly better prices this week as well which saved £90, still expensive though. I can't bring myself to watch this having just spent the money last week lol

Brilliant. Just timed perfectly for the finish of my build. Thanks for putting this info out there.

Very informative. Thankyou. I am thinking of upgrading, and do not want to pay over the odds.

Just what I needed to see. Cheers Still don't know about 4x4 , GPS and other features of the branded antennas. Any info appreciated on another video. Also, can we source a black poynting antenna ? Excellent.

Very useful video. Looking at the Maxview equivalent components the Poynting antenna is retailing with Solwise at £161 rather than the £139 you quote.

Great video ,as usual, we are both pensioners living and mostly travelling in Spain,Portugal and France. All we need wifi for is to watch a bit of TV in the evening or rainy days( not many of those😊) are these systems ott for us or worth the outlay.keep up the good work.

I haven't a clue about wifi for a MH, a great video and the process was explained and shown easily. Might be tempted to have a bash and get wifi in my new MH which comes in a couple of weeks. Rgds Gary

Interesting video - I am researching my planned van build for later this year. I don't understand why anyone would buy anything that is not 5G compatible. However I am minded to not have a router and get a Starlink for my van rather than rely on mobile phone signal.

One potential issue, not mentioned in this and your previous videos about the subject (IIRC), is the power consumption of each of these solutions (it doesn't really matter if the router comes with the kit or buy it yourself). I'm currently using an old android phone to keep my van under control with a wifi camera (the phone is actually doing a lot more than that), and the leisure battery has no problem keeping it on 24/7 (I have a solar panel keeping it topped up), but I don't know if I deploy one of these routers (or a different one, preferably with openwrt) which impact it will have on the battery.

3sim mobile broadband 20 quid a month unlimited data free router. sits on dash when parked runs the tablets/laptops. router came with a mains to 12v adapter so cut the cable off and run direct from battery

4:00 That ciggy plug is NOT a stabilised power supply. At all. I'm also struggling to figure out why a 12v to 12v adapter is needed. If you need a stabilised voltage, a buck converter would be best, cheaper too (£4 or less). Interesting comparisons, though.

I had the Avtex fitted to our new caravan by our dealer before we collect the caravan. I must say I’ve been disappointed with the Avtex that’s giving very slow speeds or non at all. That’s using a Smarty and a EE sim in the dual sim router. I’ve found that my backup Netgear Nighthawk M2 gives way better performance even tho it’s running on its internal antenna

The bit I found cheeky was the way some resellers are advertising the Avtex solution as 5G/4G/3G when really, it is just the antenna that's 5G the router is still only 4G. So it wont actually process 5G until you upgrade the router. The antenna is the cheap component in the kit. It's "5G ready.... ready for an upgrade"

Great video and certainly given me something to think about. You seem to like the Poynting antenna and the adhesive mounting. Surely though you still need to make a hole in the van roof to pass the antenna cable through?

Absolutely love this. great breakdown beautifully delivered.

Another really informative vlog. Thank you. I have a new van coming so will probably get that aerial and get them to fit it while I decide which router to get so they will just need to accommodate 2 small cables in the solar access point. Will they need a gland each?

Absolutely brilliant video and so much time gone into helping others save money!! For working remotely as a videographer (where I need good upload / download speed, fast browsing etc. and reliable internet for virtual meetings) do you think any options in this video are cut out or do those requirements sound like a starlink job? Thank you!

What a video, this has just saved me hundreds, thanks so much for sharing, now to tweak the router on your latest video lol, thanks again

My experience of an Avtex kit has not been good and Avtex themselves have been less than helpful. My EE mini mifi works in my van but the Avtex system I invested in does not..... They say its poor signal but if that is the case why does my mifi work in the van and the Avtex which has an external receiver does not???

Hi, i have the Mimo 3 and it doesn't boost increase the signal at all. I have tried it in various locations on the van and also in various places around the UK with different network sims in the Huawei B535 router. Any advice for this, otherwise I have a £140 paper weight.

Hi. I am just trying to get my head around WiFi set up for the van and have found this video very useful. A friend has already recomended the Huawei router so am thinking of using that. I am stugling however to find the Stabalized Power Suply adapter that you have shown. Please would you be able to give the ASIN for it. Many thanks. Jon

In Australia rural area means no man's land there is no signal tower whatsoever. I guess starlink is the only solution.

Really informative video and I have now bought a cheap router, a cheap antenna and should have good internet in my van for under £75! QUESTION: Do you know if I can get a 12V regulated supply that does not have a cigarette lighter on it, I just want to wire direct to my fuseboard

Hi Mike, Anthony from North Wales. I currently have a TP Link AC750 with a Poynting Puck on the roof. I think the router may be faulty as my speed results are suddenly very slow. I was looking to upgrade to an Avtex AMR985 or a Maxview Roam or Roam X. Do you think my puck would work OK with either the Teltonika RUT950 or RUT240 and would I gain much by upgrading the puck to something better. Also what do you think about upgrading further to an RUTX11and would I then need to change the aerial? Thanks

I've just use a "£103.99" wall mounted TP-link Archer MR 500 WiFi Cat 6 (Smarty network Sim ) with 2 x 4g mag mounts "£14.99" , powered by the Campervan`s 14.6 v LiFePO4 320Ah Lithium Battery/Solar system, I used a 3A Buck Converter Voltage Regulator (8V-40V to 12V 3A) "£13.99" inline just to stabilise a 12.0v into the Archer MR500 using a DC power plug 5.5mm x 2.1mm,,, Wi-Fi is great and hard wired Ethernet cable into the Victron Cerbo GX ,,, ,, all purchased from Amazon UK all for a total cost of around £150 inc the 1st month of unlimited data..

hi, comprehensive info, i bought a tuoshi router last year from aliexpress having watched this vid, only just got round to fitting it, and have an issue you might help me with, it is recognised by my phone laptop etc with a smarty data sim but won't connect to the internet ! it says dns resolution not resolved? have you come across this before? your help would be greatly appreciated best wishes Lindsay

Hi Mike! What you think which is the best WiFi setup for campervan? I think about to buy teltonika rut950 , 955 , or rutx14 with MIMO 4x4 antenna . Thank you

Great video, Have issues with wi fi and trying to improve. Have poynton puck how easy is it to put cable through solar gland ? 👍

great video thanks for putting it together. DO you know what the OEM router is in the AMR104X?

Great advice and ideas, thank you

Great video. With the B535-232 you have. Could you do a video showing RSSI values when changing from the stock antennas to the ones in this video. You can navigate to view these values in the firmware at Advance>System>Device Info.

Fabulously informative.....many thanks for this 🙏 🙌

Hi, you say you have the poynting antenna on your camp roof with the stick on pad, has it come unstuck at any time or is it solid if you don't mind me asking cheers

3 mobile phone on unlimited data, tether my tv laptop and my wifes phone £16 a month , what more do you need.

I started staying off the grid full time now an I'm realy looking for wi fi,don't have to be super fast but Decent and also I'm a little tight on my pockets Any advice for my R V? Thank you

I’m looking at one of the huwawei rougher and a Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 antenna as I have found them secondhand cheap. As our caravan always has electric hookup I’m assuming I don’t need the 12v adapter? And can run it on the mains plug.

Hi Mike, have you any info/thoughts on how the performance of a RUT950 differs when using the supplied 4G antennas vs an external antenna on a MoHo? ie. Is it worth the extra investment / work to fit an external or would the supplied 4G stub antennas suffice in most cases? (Assuming an “average” signal from a 4G service). Great video BTW, and I’m awaiting delivery of a RUT950 to get things started. I do already have a Netgear M2, but I’d like a more permanent installation in my Motorhome.

Does the Huawei B535-232 support bridge mode? I'd like to use it just as a modem. It would be connected to my mobile pfsense router with ethernet. If the modem is in bridge mode, then the router get's the external IP assigned, making it easier for remote access etc... Thanks.

Have you done an updated version of this to include 5g?

Hi Mike, great video. I am really interested in the fact that you managed to run the antenna cable through the same hole as your solar panel cable. I've got a factory made van. Is that possible with that too? If yes, do you have a video recommendation for that? Thank you for all your great advice.

Hi Do you no what antenna the Maxview 5g 4x4 use

Really appreciate this thank you!

Hi Mike. A bit ignorant on this and your video is really valuable. Can you advise if there is any info update on 5g options? I’m closer to buying a NETGEAR nighthawk M6 pro, but it’s a fortune and no real recommendations on antenna for that. Help?

Great Content, informative and easy to follow.

Hi there. I purchased a secondhand motorhome recently. It appears to have had the MotorhomeWiFi 4G Compact system installed. However, the router is missing. Can you please tell me the make and model of this router or suggest a compatible router I can use with this system? TIA.

Hi Mike I really enjoyed this video and decided to buy the roof aerial from Poynting a pre owned HUAWEI 535-232 Install went well, but when I connected my laptop and tried to access the router via the ip address I had the security risk message telling me it is misconfigured and the certificate has expired. Do you know if that means the router I have bought is useless? I am at a bit of a loss and appreciate any tips Thanks Ian

Hi I'm currently doing a van build and will need WiFi in remote areas like up in the lake district and through Scotlands forests I was going to get the max view 4x4 as it has 4 x antennas but the price is 900 pound is there any other options that are cheaper but similar signal strength thankyou

Great vid, Cheers. What about picking up wifo hotspots? The Avtex can switch to campside wifi. Will you solution do the same?

Great blog thanks, I know you’ve replicated the Motorhome application but is it only for Motorhome or would this be applicable to a caravan too??

I've just bought the same set up but, the antenna leads have no paper labels (but they do have printed LTE on two and Wifi on the other two) the only instructions are for fitting. There's also nothing to tell you which of these leads to plug into the back of the Huawei B535-232 it just says MAIN and DIV. Will I do any damage to the router if I experiment with the leads?

Would the Huawei B535 set up work with the Poynting XPol -1 V2 omnidirectional antenna instead of the Poynting Mimo ??

Thanks for a great video. Can I ask what may be a silly question please? I already have a motorhomewifi iBoost D8 Pro. I want a permanent antenna now but wondered if I could still use the mini router in my iBoost kit? Would it be effective do you think? Many thanks in advance.

I have a campervan and small house in France. Bought Free 5g Sim to use in phone as hot spot in van and house. Great speed outside my small narrow streets in village, nothing in house. Would any of these antennas help if stuck inside window of house please

We are looking to purchase either the Maxview Roam or the Avtex Wi-Fi for our caravan. Is there any real main differences between the two, does one function better than the other? Also I can see the Maxview has 2 options, 150 or 300mbps, would you suggest paying for the higher one for a family of 4?

Really interesting video, what's you view on the merits of the Poyniting Puck 2, or 5, or 7 models vs the MiMo 2 or 3, worth paying the extra for MiMo over the pucks. I've got a small camper with a pop-up roof so reluctant to drill holes, so currently favouring the Puck models magnetic fit option (happy to have the antenna removed when travelling). Am also considering a MiFi router such a nether nighthawk M1/Mr1100, again for a more mobile solution. However, looking like no UK providers provide sims that'll cover enough data for TV streaming in Europe when on a long tour.

so when you say these product's appears to be. what is these based on

Which do you have in your van & how do you find it on day to day use ?

Amazing video great break down. Thinking of using the puck and that Huawei router but I have a couple questions. The puck has 1 lead coming from it do you need 2 for that router? And what did you plug the charging cable into, could you snip the end off and plug it into a 12v fuse box?

Can I ask will this help then if I can not get WiFi on my phone ?

Thank you! Great video.

Hi Is there a kit that I can use without having an antenna on the roof for European travel?

Thanks for the advice

got any 4x4 options for a single Antena?

How do you get the discount code pls

but WHAt is the speed

No Starlink in the UK?

Well done these companies ripping you off just supplying kit with there name on it

Great video. Do you happen to know the password for the Huawei 4G + router as I am unable to configure it? Thanks