Bill Adams

"We've seen people drive by our lot, turn their heads to see these things, then turn around and come back to get another look," said Bill Adams, owner of Central RV Sales and Service in Fallston.

T@bs - 15 feet, 6 inches long and 7 feet, 9 inches high - lure visitors into the rows upon rows of all sorts of bigger beasts at the RV show, but Adams, who's been in business for 41 years, sees the little trailers' niche.

"They've been sold in Germany for 20 years," Adams said.

Datastorm: A New Age in Mobile Connectivity by Bill Adams
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Bill Adams has been living and working in a RV since 1997. He and his wife Janet have been installing and servicing DataStorm mobile Internet systems since February, 2002, and are now the largest dealer for Ground Control (the leading satellite Internet ISP). Bill is a frequent guest speaker at RV seminars around the country where he shares tips and secrets for using DataStorm technology and satellite TV. Perhaps the most unusual aspect of their business, Internet Anywhere.us , is that Bill and Janet provide technical support to their customers free for life.

"Literally, the touch of one button will cause the antenna to go up, locate the satellite and lock onto it," said Bill Adams of RV Satellite Sales and Service, a traveling company based in Missouri.

Those options come at a variety of prices, Adams said.

What is new about satellite RV communication is the Internet - if you've got a fat wallet.

A DirectWay satellite dish, 39 by 24 inches instead of the standard 18-inch round dish, will bring full two-way broadband service into the motor home while stationary, and with a clear view of the southern sky."But it's pricey," Adams said, at $99.95 a month.

However, the TracNet traveling Internet service is even more costly, at $79 a month and $1.19 a minute to use.

"It works in motion," Adams explained."But it's really so costly that it's only useful for someone trying to monitor a business on the road."There are a number of other gadgets that will be on display.

Bill Adams

Bill Adams, owner of Intenet Anywhere US, reports on the current capabilities and features of 2-way satellite Internet service