INTRODUCING CRV FREEDOM INTERNET (CRV-Fi)
According to a study performed by Microsoft 1, a staggering 49% of Americans do not have access to a high-speed internet connection.
Are you one of the millions of people whose home or business is stuck in the early 2000s with painfully slow internet speeds with DSL or satellite as your only options?
For many, high-speed internet access is essential for productivity and entertainment. And even before the pandemic, access to broadband has long been considered a significant contributing factor to a student’s success in school.
And what about people who enjoy camping, boating, or getting in their RV to travel across the country? These activities have increased dramatically over the last 12 months as people have been reconnecting with nature to social distance. They have even less access to high-speed internet than those in “fixed” locations like homes or businesses.
Our solution, CRV Freedom Internet or CRV-Fi for short, delivers the same kind of lightning-fast internet speeds as cable broadband to you anytime, anywhere.
CRV-Fi VS. DSL/SATELLITE INTERNET
Let’s have a look at the differences between our high-speed portable internet solution and DSL/Satellite.
CRV-Fi INTERNET
CRV-Fi is available to 99% of the United States and Puerto Rico
It is unlimited, with no data caps*, no overage charges; the price never changes
Utilizes MIMO technology, so the link is very robust
The weather impacts neither service nor speed
The service is portable; people with RV’s or boats can take the router with them and have internet wherever they go
Installation is as easy as plugging in the router
The router has Wi-Fi built-in at no extra charge, so no need to purchase a separate wireless access point
No video quality streaming limitations – up to 4K
Stream online TV services such as YouTube.tv, Hulu, Netflix, etc. and cancel expensive cable, Dish Network and DIRECTV packages
Powerful router with features for business like QoS, Port forwarding, Static IP’s, bandwidth limiters, and more
DSL/SATELLITE INTERNET
Both have very slow upload speeds and do not allow customers to reliably view their live security camera footage, stream video (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.), use Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, or anything else that requires upload, making it an undesirable solution for both business and residential
Both do not allow for a business to utilize Voice over IP (VoIP) technology which is less expensive than analog phone service
While DSL is cheap ($55/month on average), the only thing you can reliably do with it is surf the internet, and both business and residential needs are well beyond that
Satellite is notorious for latency, and the signal constantly goes up and down, making it very unreliable
The weather impacts satellite service, and a very cloudy day or a hard rain can disrupt your service
Satellite is typically highly overpriced for what you get ($159/month on average) and is not unlimited – most plans max out at 50GB, and they throttle (slow down) the signal to an unfunctional speed once you reach that usage threshold
USE CASES
Listed below are some of the use cases where CRV-Fi can be utilized to provide broadband access anytime and anywhere in the United States. While these are some of the more popular applications, our high-speed internet access solution is not limited to these examples.
BUSINESS USE CASES
CONSTRUCTION SITES
Construction sites are extremely valuable and vulnerable targets to criminals and vandals alike. They contain expensive tools, materials, and highly desirable equipment. You need a fast internet connection to support site monitoring with surveillance cameras. Our CRV-Fi solution gives you the speed you need to have your investment monitored for the project’s entire duration.
And since our solution is portable, you can take your high-speed internet to the following site to be protected when you finish up your current project.
CONSTRUCTION SITES
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Many outdoor events like concerts/music festivals, art festivals, farmer’s markets, baseball/softball tournaments, and more happen in places where internet access is spotty at best and non-existent at worst. And then you have events where the internet access is fine until you pack thousands of people into a compact space.
You want to provide a positive customer experience to your event vendors who need fast internet to process mobile credit card payments. And then you have events where the internet access is fine until you have a lot of people in a compact space.
Our CRV-Fi is the perfect solution for locations with spotty coverage and can act as additional capacity when normal internet access functions become strained.
OUTDOOR EVENTS
RETAIL/RESTAURANT
Retail stores and restaurants alike made a significant shift during the pandemic to better serve customers with curbside service and expanding existing Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPUS) availability.
This led to the need for mobile/handheld payment options like Square, Shopify, and PayAnywhere to create a seamless experience where customers could receive and pay for their goods without leaving their vehicle.
As mandates and guest limit restrictions subside, is curbside still an essential channel for retail and restaurants? According to Starbucks CFO Pat Grismer, curbside pickup is one of the chain’s key initiatives fueling its recovery in the US. Grismer said, “We see curbside pickup as an important enabler … of our longer-term recovery,” he said, adding that curbside currently exists at about 800 stores and will more than double in the next couple of months. “Curbside pickup is so important because it provides customers another option.”2
If you do not have broadband level speeds, all of those handheld readers will be slow to process your customers’ payments.
You can improve customer experience by bolstering your internet speed with rapid CRV-Fi internet to provide a swift and straightforward payment process.
RETAIL/RESTAURANT
FLEET VEHICLES
Salespeople and service providers spend a substantial amount of time traveling in their vehicles to visit prospects and customers. Fleet vehicles are a sizeable expense for businesses to purchase and maintain.
According to the Census Bureau, 97% of the nation’s landmass are considered rural 3. For most companies, this means that your employees are driving through rural areas with either no access or slow access to the internet almost every day.
What does this mean for your business? If you are running fleet management software, this means that you could be missing valuable data to help manage asset utilization, compliance adherence, performance enhancement, and safety features of your software, ultimately costing you money.
Equally important is the ability to stay connected with your employees and for them to be able to have always-on access to mapping apps and be able to access company software like your CRM, inventory database, and many more.
With our high-speed CRV-Fi, which is available everywhere, you can be confident that you will be able to provide a better customer experience, increase efficiency, promote safer driving habits and manage a more accurate return on vehicles with your fleet management software.
FLEET VEHICLES
RURAL BUSINESS LOCATIONS
According to the Census Bureau, 97% of the nation’s landmass are considered rural 3. And a recent study performed by Microsoft 1 found that a staggering 49% of Americans do not have access to a high-speed internet connection. This translates into thousands and thousands of businesses that are operating on slow and inefficient internet connections.
Here are some of the impacts of slow internet speed on business:
Frustrated employees
Productivity drop
Missed deadlines
Delays in communication
Poor customer experience
With CRV-Fi, you now have a viable option for high-speed internet that will increase your overall efficiency and alleviate the frustrations brought on by a sluggish internet connection. This can reverse the negative impacts listed above for your business.
RURAL BUSINESSES
BACKUP SOLUTION
No business, no matter the size, can afford to have service slowdowns or outages. If you already have a reliable primary service provider, that’s great, but what happens when the connection slows down or cuts off altogether.
Even the best internet connections can and do experience outages. Bringing your operations to a complete stop can have far-reaching negative impacts on your business, even for a few hours. This is why it is vital to have a secondary or backup internet plan that can come to the rescue when your primary provider has a disruption of service.
Our CRV-Fi is an excellent option to provide a mission-critical backup solution for your internet needs. Not only can it instantly kick in when your primary fails, it’s broadband-fast. This means you can continue to operate in the same efficient manner you are accustomed to with your primary connection.
BACKUP SOLUTION
PERSONAL USE CASES
CAMPING
How many times have you been camping, whether you are in a tent or RV, and needed access to high-speed internet? Some would even argue that fast internet is almost as essential as water and power because it is vital for staying in touch with family and friends, the ability to connect to work if necessary, entertainment, and mapping your next destination.
Until CRV-Fi, getting high-speed internet service while camping and traveling was a very complicated, confusing, and frustrating process due to the myriad of lackluster options available. With our solution, installation is as easy as plugging in the router. You will be up and running your high-speed internet connection in minutes, anytime and anywhere. This is truly a game-changer for those of us who love to roam.
CAMPING
MARINAS/BOATING
Many marinas are found in rural areas across the country, which means if you want to live on a boat or enjoy a day on the water over the weekend, you will only have access to no or slow, unreliable internet. This did not stop people from flocking to the water during the last year as boat sales topped previous records set in 2007 due to the pandemic 4.
With the influx of new boat owners to our lakes, rivers, and oceans, the slow internet speeds became even slower due to the strain on an already inadequate system.
But there is good news! High-speed internet is now available anytime and anywhere with our CRV-Fi solution. Not only is our solution as easy to set up as plugging in the router, but it’s also portable so that you can take it (and high-speed internet) anywhere your boat will take you.
MARINAS/BOATING
TRAVELING
Whether you are traveling for pleasure or business, reliable, high-speed internet can be hard to come by here in the US, especially when your destination is a remote location like the mountains, a ranch, or even a small town.
Staying connected with family and friends, the ability to access your work, entertainment (like streaming TV), and mapping your next destination are all essentials that you need to be able to rely on while you are on the road. CRV-Fi is a new, easy-to-use, and portable high-speed internet solution that you can count on no matter your destination.
TRAVELING
RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS
According to the Census Bureau, 97% of the nation’s landmass are considered rural 3. And a recent study performed by Microsoft 1 found that a staggering 49% of Americans do not have access to a high-speed internet connection. This translates into millions of Americans operating on slow and inefficient internet connections, if they have access to them at all.
A combination of the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and an increase in crime in some larger cities has created the perfect storm causing Americans to move from those larger cities and seek out more remote and less populated areas of the county. One thing they did not realize is that, unlike their former homes where high-speed internet access was never in question, their new homes may or may not have access at all.
With CRV-Fi, those seeking to live in more rural locations now have a viable option for high-speed internet that will fully satisfy their needs and keep them connected to what matters most; family, friends, entertainment, and work.
RURAL HOMES
WORKING REMOTELY
The pandemic has accelerated the number of Americans who are now working from home. According to a Forbes study, since March 2020, the number of people working from home increased by 240% from 4.7 to 16 million workers 5.
While working from home was initially seen as a temporary patch to help stop the spread of the virus, many employers are now considering offering employees the choice of work from home full or part-time. And this idea is very appealing to employees as well. This is shaping up to be a win/win as studies show that 77% of employees say they have been more productive while working remotely 6. According to a study done by Global Workplace Analytics, “Work-at-home will save U.S. employers over $30 Billion a day in what would have otherwise been lost productivity during office closures due to COVID-19.” 7
Having a high-speed internet connection is essential for work from home success. What if you live in an area where you have no or slow access, and DSL and satellite are your only choices? We have a new solution to that problem that delivers broadband speeds right to your home. CRV-Fi is easy to install (just plug in the router) and is available everywhere. And unlike DSL, satellite, or even cable internet, CRV-Fi is 100% portable, so you can take it with you and work from home anywhere in the United States.
WORKING REMOTELY
REMOTE LEARNING
Before the pandemic forced schools into developing remote learning solutions, broadband access was considered a significant contributing factor to students’ success in school.
97% of the nation’s landmass are considered rural 3. And a recent study performed by Microsoft 1 found that a staggering 49% of Americans do not have access to a high-speed internet connection. This translates into millions of students operating on slow and inefficient internet connections, if they have access to them at all.
We have a solution that can deliver high-speed internet to help students achieve their full potential and have bandwidth left over to provide all of your connectivity needs. CRV-Fi is easy to install (just plug in the router) and available everywhere. And if you want to get a head start on a long weekend, but your child still has Zoom school on a Friday, CRV-Fi is 100% portable, so you can take the internet with you wherever you go.
REMOTE LEARNING
LEARN MORE
If you have any questions about CRV Freedom Internet (CRV-Fi), please feel free to give us a call at 855.855.8881 or fill out the contact form, and we will get back to you ASAP.
Sources:
1 The markup.org
2 Forbes.com
3 wikipedia
4 Fortune.com
5 StreamPage.org
6 EmailAnalytics.com
7 Global Workplace Analytics.com
*While there are no data caps, throttling can occur at different levels depending on your plan.
