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I was wondering if you can give me some advice/directions.
I am looking to set up a comcast dsl at my slip. I would like to mount the dsl and wifi router in a weather proof box that i will strap to the pedestal at my slip.
I have a daughter in HS and I want her to be able to get online when we are on the boat so she can do her homework.

I hope you have some suggestions on equipment and or external antennas, I would like to keep the cost down please.

Thanks
Cor
 
Why can't you install this on the boat?
you will need 120 power to feed this box I would think this would be both better and safer on the boat.
 
What are the conditions at the marina? Does the cable company have RG-6 runs to your dock now? Is this a private slip? The equipment is easy as Dave said if your that close why not just install the Comcast/ Xfinity box inside the boat? Then you would just need to use or repurpose the TV input jack located on many boat's transome.
It sounds like you need to engage Comcast 1st and find out how close you can get the router to the boat?
I have some ideas in my area none of the slips are wired for Cable.
If you are in a Xfinity area already perhaps you can use a Wave WiFi product to get service to your boat.
I need to know if you need high speed internet when away from the dock? You might want to think about Verizon LTE (4G) there are some pretty awesome products for using LTE in your vessel and sharing it. Speeds for LTE are pretty amazing.
Bill
 
The cable runs right into the pedestal that is on the pier right behind my boat. I have my reasons for not wanting to hard wire into the boat, I like to keep the hookups to the boat at a minimum, I have a tracking dish on the boat for tv and run of my water tank instead of the hose. Plus I plan the share the wifi signal with my dock mate at the other side of the pier.
Power for the router should be no problem as the pedestal has 2x30amp, 1x50amp and a normal 120volt outlet, so easy enough to plug into.
I have thought about a mifi thing but I do not like the 30 day use it or lose it bs, plus I am not so sure that it would be all that reliable, I already experience issues with the cellphones just not wanting to pick up any data while the signal is good. I had friends on board a couple of weeks ago that had one of the sprint mifi's and it was very iffy.
I am in a Xfinity area but I do not think it works very will, I have heard some others talking about having tried the wave and it just did not work.

I might just take one of my netgear N routers from the house and mount that with the modem in a box like I said before. I have been dying to see if those new ac routers work better so I can go to just 1 network in my house, the n routers just did not have the power to cover both floors.
 
Dave posted a good link for mounting your Comcast box on the dock.
As far as a SPRINT MiFi they have very little (NV MMBTS) true 4G LTE data MACRO network sites built. You are more than likely to still be on their overloaded 3G network (slow). The sites that are 4G LTE are very limited because they don't have the bandwidth most of the other major cellular carriers have. Currently if your in a Sprint LTE area they only operate in a 5MHz up and down portion of the PCS G band. Unlike VZW or AT&T that operate in the 700MHz band with 4 times the bandwidth 20 MHz of UL/ DL.
Bill
 
Flytech Computers .com has all weather ABS enclosures you could use. Is the Comcast modem a DOCSYS3.0 modem? Does it have a WiFi chipset in it? Many Comcast cable modems do not have built in WiFi radios. You might need to install the cable modem and a WiFi access point inside the box. If your serious about this I can tell you what to purchase, who to purchase it from as long as you get me the cable modem's model number.
Your idea is solid as long as you are on a floating dock or you can mount the box high enough to avoid extreme tides.

Bill
 
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