1990 Ford Bluebird Conversion (No Name Yet)

[Ninjakitty]

I removed the forward and rear lights up top. I do have the correct forward Amber and rear red marker lights. Plus a few Amber lights I installed down the side.

[EastCoastCB]

Sorry to hear bout your electrical thing. I'm not much help in that regard unless its something I've had to fix on one of mine.

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Sorry to hear bout your electrical thing. I'm not much help in that regard unless its something I've had to fix on one of mine.

Thanks. I might just try to return them all to HD and order new ones

[o1marc]

Originally Posted by CHEESE_WAGON

I wouldn't delete the upper lights if I were you. On a tall vehicle such as a bus, I believe they are required for inspection, even if it is no longer being used for the originally intended purpose.

You mean the front and rear red and amber flashing lights that are required by law to be removed?

[Ninjakitty]

Is everybody saying the same thing but using different words? The flajers have to go, the marker lights have to stay. Up front, three Amber in the middle and one on each upper side for 5 marker lights. The rear is the same except red instead of Amber. If you keep the round flashers, they need to be changed to a clear lens.

[Ninjakitty]

Battery update:

They all tested bad... So... I called up Renogy and they are replacing all 4 under warranty. The batteries were supposed to arrive on the 2nd of May...

However, they were "lost" between UPS freight and their partner company Beaver Express. Neither company knows where they are.

Called Renogy back to explain the situation and they immediately sent out another 4 replacement batteries!!! They shipped with a different company and should be in around the 13th of May.

[Ninjakitty]

Being delayed by an extra 2-4 weeks wasn't part of the plan but I guess you have to roll with the phone. Planning on Carlsbad Caverns as our next stop.

[Ninjakitty]

We bought a Nighthawk router from otr mobile. $60 a month for unlimited data, unthrottled. We will see how it works. So far, after a day, we can use all our devices with no problems. Runs off of ATT towers

[peteg59]

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

We bought a Nighthawk router from otr mobile. $60 a month for unlimited data, unthrottled. We will see how it works. So far, after a day, we can use all our devices with no problems. Runs off of ATT towers

Is that router for a laptop as well?

[HazMatt]

Does OTR sell you a fon # to use their router?
I use Cricket, $55/M unlimited data, too. Faveset Klink app to tether fon->computers. (Tho it may well choke back data after 24G. Haven't hit that wall yet.)

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

We bought a Nighthawk router from otr mobile. $60 a month for unlimited data, unthrottled. We will see how it works. So far, after a day, we can use all our devices with no problems. Runs off of ATT towers

I'll be watching for performance updates. Cricket is a subsidiary of ATT, & likewise uses their towers.
Spotty & weak (1 bar consistently) where I'm at, but semi-serviceable, at least.

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by peteg59

Is that router for a laptop as well?

It runs up to 20 devices they claim. We are running two tablets, two phones, Roku tv, and the laptop. Seems to be working well so far.

[HazMatt]

It's a local hotspot?

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

It runs up to 20 devices they claim. We are running two tablets, two phones, Roku tv, and the laptop. Seems to be working well so far.

What's your 4G signal strength looking like?

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by haz.matt.1960

Does OTR sell you a fon # to use their router?
I use Cricket, $55/M unlimited data, too. Faveset Klink app to tether fon->computers. (Tho it may well choke back data after 24G. Haven't hit that wall yet.)I'll be watching for performance updates. Cricket is a subsidiary of ATT, & likewise uses their towers.
Spotty & weak (1 bar consistently) where I'm at, but semi-serviceable, at least.

We had cricket. Never got throttled using data on the phone, even over 50gb. However, I was hot spotting off my phone with out their 10gb hotspot plan and they kicked me out. Said I had to buy one of their phones if I wanted back in. I left and went to Google fi and got this hotspot/data plan

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by haz.matt.1960

It's a local hotspot?What's your 4G signal strength looking like?

I'm out here at the state park and have full bars. Bought the Nighthawk as it was the more powerful of the two hotspot options. The Nighthawk is designed to accept full 4G LTE signal.

Also looked at Road link internet. $30 a month, unthrottled data, on ATT towers. Have to pay the whole year up front and the router is $400. It's a large exterior router that mounts to the roof. I didn't want to drop $800 on an item that just started shipping out in April.

[HazMatt]

Hence my buying the Klink app. Micro USB to computer = stealthy internet access! [emoji6]

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

We had cricket. Never got throttled using data on the phone, even over 50gb. However, I was hot spotting off my phone with out their 10gb hotspot plan and they kicked me out. Said I had to buy one of their phones if I wanted back in. I left and went to Google fi and got this hotspot/data plan

Does the new carrier provide your vox service as well,
And if so, did they let you migrate your fon number(s)?

[HazMatt]

Good to know, thanx.

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

I'm out here at the state park and have full bars. Bought the Nighthawk as it was the more powerful of the two hotspot options. The Nighthawk is designed to accept full 4G LTE signal.

Also looked at Road link internet. $30 a month, unthrottled data, on ATT towers. Have to pay the whole year up front and the router is $400. It's a large exterior router that mounts to the roof. I didn't want to drop $800 on an item that just started shipping out in April.

I hear ya!
Let others be the guinea pigs, first!!!

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by haz.matt.1960

Hence my buying the Klink app. Micro USB to computer = stealthy internet access! [emoji6]Does the new carrier provide your vox service as well,
And if so, did they let you migrate your fon number(s)?

Yeah, I had done that as well for the computer. We had no house internet at that point so my phone served as the internet for our other devices.


I have voice/text/data with Google Fi for the two phones we have. Moved both numbers over. Google Fi charges for each gig of data up to 10 gigs then no more charges. Pay for what you use plus the base of $20 for talk/text.

We plan to carry the hotspot with us when we go anywhere so it will cut our Google Fi bill down to about $40, since we will have the hotspot.

Looking at about $100 month for phone service and unlimited data to all devices

[Ninjakitty]

Originally Posted by haz.matt.1960

Good to know, thanx.


I hear ya!
Let others be the guinea pigs, first!!!

I agree. A brand new project like that is going to have bugs for a bit. Plus didn't want to drop $800.

[HazMatt]

$100/M seems a scootch steep for just me & my one line (which I suspect would affect said rate), however, pending positive results received, I may well reconsider.
(Not calling all y'all guinea pigs, BTW! More sharing neighbors already committed to a program.)

[Sleddgracer]

Originally Posted by Ninjakitty

I agree. A brand new project like that is going to have bugs for a bit. Plus didn't want to drop $800.

when I'm about to go on a trip, one of the things I look forward to is getting away from the phone or internet