Question is it possible to connect to the internet using a generator while in my car?

[derrtyjerry]

sorry this is kind of a new concept to me but i will be traveling and living out of my car for the next week, is it possible to access the internet provided i have an ISP using a generator to power and connect to a wifi internet for a laptop?

 

[USAFRet]

sorry this is kind of a new concept to me but i will be traveling and living out of my car for the next week, is it possible to access the internet provided i have an ISP using a generator to power and connect to a wifi internet for a laptop?

What WiFi source would you be connecting to?

Starbucks, friends house, something else?

 

[stonecarver]

Yes you can and like USAFRet asked who and how will you be connecting to the internet.

My son and I did just what your asking on a road trip from California to Tennessee. We used a power inverter and not a generator. Wifi on the road while driving we used my cell phone as a hot spot. When resting the hotel and or like already mentioned Starbucks.

 

[derrtyjerry]

i feel like this is a sincerely stupid question but lets say i have a generator and get a wireless modem and pay for my own internet service provider.... is this even possible? im like super novice when it comes to technology. i dont even know how to google this information properly. like im basically trying to create an internet connection in my car that my laptop can connect to. but i guess something else?? i dont even know if a wireless modem is what i think it is.... seriously not a very techy person.. i work in manual labour trades

 

[USAFRet]

i feel like this is a sincerely stupid question but lets say i have a generator and get a wireless modem and pay for my own internet service provider.... is this even possible? im like super novice when it comes to technology. i dont even know how to google this information properly. like im basically trying to create an internet connection in my car that my laptop can connect to. but i guess something else?? i dont even know if a wireless modem is what i think it is.... seriously not a very techy person.. i work in manual labour trades

The power source for the laptop is irrelevant.
Internal battery, 12v -> 110v inverter in the car, generator, whatever...

Your real question is how to connect to the internet.

Do you have a cell phone?
That can often be used as a hotspot, and the laptop connects through that.

 

[derrtyjerry]

Yes you can and like USAFRet asked who and how will you be connecting to the internet.

My son and I did just what your asking on a road trip from California to Tennessee. We used a power inverter and not a generator. Wifi on the road while driving we used my cell phone as a hot spot. When resting the hotel and or like already mentioned Starbucks.

what if im not connecting to a buildings wifi, i know i can do hotspot my phone, but like will the internet on my laptop be fast enough to hot spot my phone? am i just making this too complicated thinking i need a modem and thinking i need to buy an internet plan to do this? i feel like i dont even know what im talking about

 

[derrtyjerry]

generally i just need the internet on my laptop for school work and web browsing, my cell phone hot spot would suffice?

 

[USAFRet]

what if im not connecting to a buildings wifi, i know i can do hotspot my phone, but like will the internet on my laptop be fast enough to hot spot my phone? am i just making this too complicated thinking i need a modem and thinking i need to buy an internet plan to do this? i feel like i dont even know what im talking about

Hotspot:
Phone connects to 'the internet'.
Laptop connects through the phone.

Done.

 

[USAFRet]

generally i just need the internet on my laptop for school work and web browsing, my cell phone hot spot would suffice?

Probably, yes.

 

[derrtyjerry]

okay well than i guess this post is moot. though, thank you for your time guys