Looking at rental car options, I’m seeing $1000 more for the same car with a WIFI router than without it. Is it worth it? Our hotels all have wifi so we should be able to plan each day without having it in the car! Is there a compelling reason to get it?
Posted by
Penzance
160 posts
Use your phone.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
3855 posts
We always get the wifi unit, but have never paid anywhere near that much for it. Often times we get it included, but even if not, it is only around $10-$15 per day. Hotels do have wifi, but some can be very weak when you are more remote. We get it for those instances, and for when we are out hiking. We also use our regular cell with the international plan, but like to have the wifi unit for these other instances.
Posted by
West Michigan
654 posts
$1000 sounds mind boggling. A wifi unit receives the same signals as a cellphone. As long as the cellphone sim card is registered on the same network, same signal. One could buy a $100 used phone and a $15 local sim card, activate the cellphone hotspot, and save $885.
Posted by
88 posts
We just used Google Maps on our phones and displayed on the car’s console. Worked great around the whole country. We never had problems accessing the network.