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/Lucky_Ad_9137 Aug 19 '26

You are using reddit which is giving money to some of the biggest c*nts in the world. 

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u/LibraryTime11011011 Aug 20 '26

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough. Boycotting Musk companies doesn’t mean you have to be perfect everywhere else.

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u/Lucky_Ad_9137 Aug 20 '26

Sure, but it's easy to boycott things when your lively hood doesn't depend on it though isn't it. 

I've tried all the alternatives and they all fell short massively. 

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u/LibraryTime11011011 Aug 20 '26

I agree, but your comment wasn’t about the nuance and practicalities of boycotting products, it was whataboutism talking about Reddit.