“I’m going on a 3-week cruise starting tomorrow and I’m afraid my phone will run out of space for taking photos.” Don’t let that happen to you! And don’t delete photos off your phone without making sure they’re backed up first! We got together with our friends, Chris and Charles, the evening before they were to board a cruise ship…
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Slow cellular internet: When will carriers catch on?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris If you’re in Quartzsite, Arizona, you don’t need turkeys or fat guys in red suits to mark the season. Just try and fire up your internet service using one of the largest providers in the area and you’ll know the winter season has arrived. Springtime in the Northwest may be characterized by slow-moving slugs,…
Read MoreAllstays Camp & RV – the Best App – is Not on Google Play Store?
by Chris Guld, GeeksOnTour.com If you’ve attended any of Geeks on Tour’s seminars at RV rallies, you know that our favorite app for RVers is Allstays Camp & RV. It is simply the most complete collection of information about places for RVs to park in North America. You don’t need separate apps for Campground reviews, Rest Areas, Walmarts, Passport America…
Read MoreRV park WiFi bad? It may not be the park’s fault
Most RVers have experienced great RV park WiFi, as well as marginally good WiFi, as well as terrible WiFi. It’s easy to blame the RV park when the service is bad. But, as David Bott explains in this video, it may not be the park’s fault. You’ll have a much better understanding of what an RV park owner is up…
Read MoreAdding maps to your blog posts using screenshots
I really like the daily maps that Google makes of my whereabouts. It’s called my Timeline and it’s all done automatically as long as I have location services turned on. We took a cruise around Manhattan, and I think the timeline map will add a lot to my story. Don’t you agree? Any map (or anything at all!) that you…
Read MoreFMCA to announce today new Internet data plan
(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…
Read MoreGoogle 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…
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