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Well, so much for "Hi-Tech" goodies

Yahoo Message Number: 9183
Hi-Speed internet connection anywhere while out in your coach!!!! Satellite TV using the same equipment!!!!! Wow! What a deal -- and only $5100 installed. Wrong.

Man, I was looking forward to this set-up almost as much as I was looking forward to getting my new Magna this Friday. Service guy called me and had all kinds of problems for me to face. My computer table is in the slide-out on the driver's side, and he said he didn't want to run satellite wires there. He suggested an alternative that would render a three or four ft. section of wire kind of "dangling" out of the back of the "L" shaped table behind the driver's chair -- not acceptable in a $450K coach! I cancelled on the satellite system. I also wasn't excited about him drilling holes in that nice, one-piece fiberglass roof. I'm really disappointed, though. I really wanted this "Hi-Tech" fun while traveling. Always seems to be the case -- deviate from what the factory already set up . . . and the problems begin. I was on a "cloud-nine high", thinking of getting my new coach with all this fun stuff -- but this news brought me back to earth. I'll have to come up with something else, I guess. So much for a Data-Storm (or Moto-Sat) install. It's "outa there!"

Re: Well, so much for "Hi-Tech" goodies

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 9190
You can have a wireless setup. See www.datastormusers.com and look at the wireless setup article which describes using a DW4020 and a net-to-serial device. Others install a laptop with the modems and then use a normal wireless laptop on the computer table. Post a question and you will get all the help you need from installers and users. No need for dangling cables.

Quote from: Glen Gieg
Hi-Speed internet connection anywhere while out in your coach!!!! > Satellite TV using the same equipment!!!!! Wow! What a deal -- and > only $5100 installed. Wrong.

Man, I was looking forward to this set-up almost as much as I was > looking forward to getting my new Magna this Friday. Service guy > called me and had all kinds of problems for me to face. My

computer

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table is in the slide-out on the driver's side, and he said he

didn't

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want to run satellite wires there. He suggested an alternative

that

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would render a three or four ft. section of wire kind of "dangling" > out of the back of the "L" shaped table behind the driver's chair --

not acceptable in a $450K coach! I cancelled on the satellite > system. I also wasn't excited about him drilling holes in that

nice,

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one-piece fiberglass roof. I'm really disappointed, though. I > really wanted this "Hi-Tech" fun while traveling. Always seems to

be

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the case -- deviate from what the factory already set up . . . and > the problems begin. I was on a "cloud-nine high", thinking of > getting my new coach with all this fun stuff -- but this news

brought

Re: Well, so much for "Hi-Tech" goodies

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 9193
You can have a wireless setup. See www.datastormusers.com and under articles look for All Wireless Datastorm. It describes a DW4020 with a net-to-serial device in the cabinet. Wireless laptop on the computer desk will do the find satellite. Or in a more standard setup, put a DW4000 and laptop gateway running Hughes and Datastorm software in a cabinet. From the wireless laptop on the computer desk, connect to the gateway laptop using remote access (Windows XP) or VNC and do the find satellite.

Signup for posting and you will get your questions answered by installers and experienced users. The installers who post on the forum are top notch.

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Quote from: Glen Gieg
Hi-Speed internet connection anywhere while out in your coach!!!! > Satellite TV using the same equipment!!!!! Wow! What a deal -- and > only $5100 installed. Wrong.

Man, I was looking forward to this set-up almost as much as I was > looking forward to getting my new Magna this Friday. Service guy > called me and had all kinds of problems for me to face. My

computer

Quote
table is in the slide-out on the driver's side, and he said he

didn't

Quote
want to run satellite wires there. He suggested an alternative

that

Quote
would render a three or four ft. section of wire kind of "dangling" > out of the back of the "L" shaped table behind the driver's chair --

not acceptable in a $450K coach! I cancelled on the satellite > system. I also wasn't excited about him drilling holes in that

nice,

Quote
one-piece fiberglass roof. I'm really disappointed, though. I > really wanted this "Hi-Tech" fun while traveling. Always seems to

be

Quote
the case -- deviate from what the factory already set up . . . and > the problems begin. I was on a "cloud-nine high", thinking of > getting my new coach with all this fun stuff -- but this news

brought

Re: Well, so much for "Hi-Tech" goodies

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 9199
Just call Bill Adams

http://www.internetanywhere.us/pages/883501/index.htm running the cable into the slide takes longer, but is done all the time, and not by leaving 5' laying on the floor.
He does this full time, period.

If you want to learn about the Datastorm, join the forum at:
www.datastormusers.com there are 1000 members, most own Datastorms.

Bill Harris

03 Allure 1st Ave 30912

Datastorm-wireless net in coach

Quote from: Glen Gieg
Hi-Speed internet connection anywhere while out in your coach!!!!
Satellite TV using the same equipment!!!!! Wow! What a deal --

and

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only $5100 installed. Wrong.

Man, I was looking forward to this set-up almost as much as I was
looking forward to getting my new Magna this Friday. Service guy
called me and had all kinds of problems for me to face. My

computer

Quote
table is in the slide-out on the driver's side, and he said he

didn't

Quote
want to run satellite wires there. He suggested an alternative

that

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would render a three or four ft. section of wire kind
of "dangling"

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out of the back of the "L" shaped table behind the driver's chair -

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not acceptable in a $450K coach! I cancelled on the satellite > system. I also wasn't excited about him drilling holes in that

nice,

Quote
one-piece fiberglass roof. I'm really disappointed, though. I > really wanted this "Hi-Tech" fun while traveling. Always seems to

be

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the case -- deviate from what the factory already set up . . . and > the problems begin. I was on a "cloud-nine high", thinking of > getting my new coach with all this fun stuff -- but this news

brought

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me back to earth. I'll have to come up with something else, I > guess. So much for a Data-Storm (or Moto-Sat) install.

It's "outa