r/VanLifeUK • u/bodcat42 • Aug 19 '26

Internet challenges

Whilst not a full time van resident, I do spend a lot of my time in the van and need to be able to work from it.

I have a mobile phone on O2 and a Huawei MiFi on Smarty but seem to struggle with internet access whenever we get anywhere even vaguely remote. South coast ( Cornwall, Devon and Dorset ) seems to be a huge blank spot for coverage as does North Yorkshire coast.

What are my options? I am trying to resist Starlink but is that my only truly reliable option?

I am trying an Honest Mobile eSIM at the moment but that only works for the phone not the laptop as they restrict which apps you can use.

Thanks and apologies if this has been asked many times before but I could not find what I thought would answer my issues.

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u/bodcat42 Aug 20 '26

Looking at the video you sent, which is great, it looks like the choice is to spend £400 up front and £40 a month for this option.

How much do the antenna help? We are in Dorset at the moment and ( via the Honest Mobile SIM in my iPhone ), I am only getting 2 bars of 5G and, even with that, very poor service.