(Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017) — FMCA, the Family Motor Coach Association, will announce a new benefit today to its 74,000 motorhome owner-members, a new data plan from Verizon. Here are the details as they were provided to RVtravel.com a few days ago (with instructions to hold any mention of this until today). Complete details should be forthcoming from FMCA later…
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Google Maps can find your next rest stop
There are lots of apps that can tell you where the rest stops are, but they don’t know where you’re going. It can be a pain to check the rest stop app, then go back and check your GPS, then go back to the rest stop app, etc. Since Google Maps, on my iPhone, is doing my navigating, it knows…
Read MoreGoogle Voice breaks the shackles of your phone number
By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour Would you like to: Have a separate phone number for your business without getting a separate phone? Have one phone number that rings on multiple phones? Have a phone number that can spell something meaningful to you? Receive a written transcript of your voice mails? Use your computer to make phone calls? Use your…
Read MoreBuying your pet’s medicine online? Be careful!
As RVers, we’re often away from home and in spots where we don’t know where the nearest veterinarian or pet supply store is. According to a recent RVtravel.com survey, 50 percent of you have a pet (mostly dogs). So, when your pet needs medication, how are you handling it? If you’re purchasing medications for your pet online to save…
Read MoreTravel planning with one app? Not possible
by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com We spend the majority of our life traveling, mostly by RV. I’m starting my plan for 2018 now, yet I’m still filling in the details for the remainder of 2017. I’m not so concerned about turn-by-turn directions – we use a dashboard GPS and enter our destination each day before we get on the road. What I…
Read MoreweBoost Drive Sleek claims faster cell signals, cell data
ST. GEORGE, UT – September 25, 2017 — Wilson Electronics, the industry leader in cellular boosting technology, today launched its most powerful and versatile 4G in-vehicle cell phone signal booster — the weBoost Drive Sleek. Priced at $199.99, the Drive Sleek is an affordable, single-phone cradle that uses coupling technology to improve 4G LTE and 3G cellular signals up…
Read MoreEscaping Hurricane Irma in our RV – Smart smartphone use!
We had just settled in for what was to be 3 weeks at home in our townhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but Irma had other plans! When a major hurricane threatens, escaping in the RV is by far the best option! First we shuttered the house in Fort Lauderdale and drove the RV 10 hours to park at a friend’s…
Read MoreKing adding new powerful Wi-Fi extender for RVs
King, a Minnesota-based designer and manufacturer of satellites and antennas, will begin marketing a powerful Wi-Fi antenna this fall. The King Falcon will be out this October (2017) and is geared for RV, camper, and mobile home owners. The device is part omni-directional antenna, which gathers signals from all around it, and part directional antenna, which points to a…
Read MoreYour travel map with RVillage
By Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com If you’re a traveler, you probably love maps. I love to have maps of where I’ve been and we teach how to make these maps using Google My Maps. But, if you are an RVer and you use RVillage.com, it’s a lot easier. RVillage automatically creates a map of everywhere you check in. Here are the…
Read MoreOur motorhome is a work of art – Turn photos into artwork
We had a front row seat for the Solar Eclipse this week. Like after a touchdown at a football game, the crowd cheered. You could hear the applause and the hoots and hollers from across the vineyard. I added my voice with a full-out scream. Woo HOOOOO! We were cheering the fact that, after an hour of watching the…
Read MoreData roaming in Canada
by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com We just spent a week in Canada, traveling from Detroit thru Toronto and Kingston, then back across the border to Syracuse, New York. We’re here in Syracuse for the FMCA NE Area Rally. While in Canada, we were able to get enough Internet access with our mobile devices (on TMobile and Project Fi) to do our…
Read MoreNew app remotely controls RV thermostat
Dometic’s new CT Bluetooth Thermostat (CTBT) app, for iOS and Android, can control the temperature of Domestic single zone air conditioners and the furnace inside an RV. The CTBT app can be used to monitor and control a CT Bluetooth thermostat from a distance when a device is connected using a Bluetooth connection. The CTBT app allows users to change…
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