Milwaukee Eight Posted February 5, 2018 #101 Share Posted February 5, 2018 The real question is not how you got the router aboard, but where does one smuggle the big bag of Cheetos[emoji41] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Don’t you mean “cheat os” ? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 5, 2018 #102 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hey There. We're on the AoS on Feb 10 as well and would like to know how you managed to connect the N300 to the Royal Network......I haven't bought one yet but the TP-Link n300 seems viable. Can't seem to find any config methods....... Don't really care what I purchase as they're all around the same price point.....just want to know that one works with the current system on the ship. Thanks Vijay As I recall, I connected my laptop to the wired port on the router and used it's web page to configure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 5, 2018 #103 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Ah okay.....hoping to use the ipad......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 5, 2018 #104 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Ah okay.....hoping to use the ipad......... Before you leave home, set it up on your home router. Then you will have access to the management features via a wireless from your iPad. When you get on the ship, all you need to configure is the wireless connection to the ship. Don't mess with the wireless config that connects to your iPad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMan Posted February 5, 2018 #105 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Don’t you mean “cheat os” ? Sent from my iPhone using Forums I tip my hat, lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 5, 2018 #106 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Good advice and thank you. What router do you recommend? Hootoo, TP-Link....... there are many..... Before you leave home, set it up on your home router. Then you will have access to the management features via a wireless from your iPad. When you get on the ship, all you need to configure is the wireless connection to the ship. Don't mess with the wireless config that connects to your iPad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 5, 2018 #107 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Good advice and thank you. What router do you recommend? Hootoo, TP-Link....... there are many..... I've only used the Netgear, and that worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ_MT Posted February 5, 2018 #108 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Good advice and thank you. What router do you recommend? Hootoo, TP-Link....... there are many..... That N300 seems like it needs to be externally powered. I bought a HooToo router and love this little thing. It's self-contained and self powered and even provided a USB power port if you need to charge something. You can plug in another drive (eg: USB Flash) full of movies/photos and view them from any device. The RAVPower looks similar, but I've never used one. Originally I bought it because it's an obscure device whose MAC address isn't likely to be blocked. I doubt that's true now. If they are blocking routers, I'm sure they have all of them blocked. Although maybe spoofing the MAC address would overcome this. On Royal, we each had our own WiFi account, so I didn't use it. On Norwegian Escape, they only gave us one WiFi account and we took this little guy with us around the ship. The HooToo was THE logged in device all week and our iPhones/laptop/iPad shared it all over the ship because it's self-powered. It lasted about 2 days between charges. We never had to log back in and it felt like being at home with a constant WiFi connection. I changed the SSID to something official-looking (eg: ROYAL 3B or BOBS iPhone) so as not to attract too much attention. Turnin off the SSID broadcast created connect issues with our devices. We've used it on airplanes to share a paid connection to check email etc. I'd feel guilty streaming video and high bandwidth stuff, but we mostly check email, surf, post photos to social and checkin airlines. But really, you are on a cruise, watch TV at home. How often do you get to look out at the ocean? Royal has 2 packages. The Surf and Surf & Stream which I assume is faster bandwidth. Surf & Stream Voom 1 device: $19.99 per day, per device 2 devices: $18.99 per day, per device 4 devices: $16.99 per day, per device Single Day Pass: $29.99 per day, per device [*]Surf 1 device: $15.99 per day, per device 2 devices: $14.99 per day, per device 4 devices: $12.99 per day, per device Single Day Pass: $22.99 per day, per device I guess they need to pay for that O3B satellite link. I'm just not going to pay $15/day more so I can avoid logging out/in to each device to check our email. If you are watching videos, buy the extra account. Royal uses the O3B network and has TONS of bandwidth. This network was designed to serve small countries. A ship with 5,000 people is nothing. On Allure, we were amazed at how solid the WiFi infrastructure was and the ample bandwidth and low latency. VOIP calls were perfect. Sending video was a breeze. I've heard older ships with older infrastructure may have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proggieus Posted February 5, 2018 #109 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I'm just not going to pay $15/day more so I can avoid logging out/in to each device to check our email. Amazing how easy it is to justify theft when it’s convienant isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ_MT Posted February 5, 2018 #110 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Amazing how easy it is to justify theft when it’s convienant isn’t it? Yup. And when I spent $10,000 on cruise fare and I only want to check my email from my phone 2 times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 5, 2018 #111 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Amazing how easy it is to justify theft when it’s convienant isn’t it? Sharing a paid for VOOM package is not theft. There are no rules against sharing published by the cruiseline and they make no effort to limit the login to one device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proggieus Posted February 5, 2018 #112 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Yup. And when I spent $10,000 on cruise fare and I only want to check my email from my phone 2 times a day. What does how much you spent on a cruise have to do your morals? Is it really that hard to sign in and out twice a day if that is truly all you want to do? Maybe next time you should go for an inside cabin and then not have to resort to stealing to enjoy your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 5, 2018 #113 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Russ, Which HooToo did you get? I'll order one......Easy to config? I bought a HooToo router and love this little thing. It's self-contained and self powered and even provided a USB power port if Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ_MT Posted February 5, 2018 #114 Share Posted February 5, 2018 This is the one I bought https://www.amazon.com/HooToo-Wireless-10400mAh-External-Performance/dp/B074LHG47K/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1517860235 It's a few years old now. The RAV looks interesting also. It might be more ergonomic to fit in your pocket. As a side benefit, the router also acts like another firewall between you and other guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 5, 2018 #115 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Russ, How about this? I think it's the newer one to the one you bought : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HZWOQZ6/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B00HZWOQZ6&pd_rd_wg=AXBsm&pd_rd_r=53053T3ABARF8G9RZKE1&pd_rd_w=OpK0Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ_MT Posted February 5, 2018 #116 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Russ, How about this? I think it's the newer one to the one you bought : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HZWOQZ6/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B00HZWOQZ6&pd_rd_wg=AXBsm&pd_rd_r=53053T3ABARF8G9RZKE1&pd_rd_w=OpK0Y I think that one is similar to the N300. It's a travel router, but not self powered/battery. I think it would function the same, although not as portable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 6, 2018 #117 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Russ, Okay, the Hootoo just got delivered. Configured it on my network and it worked perfect. Now.... question is that if I use my ipad to log into the ship's network using the login page that it'll send you to with the user name and pass, how does the hootoo then share THAT access? The app (Tripmate) won't allow changes to the forms of connection....AP, router, etc. It's stuck on WIRELESS ACCESS.... Thanks for the help. (BTW - the one I got was the one without the battery which is no big deal). The app is the same for both devices. Vijay I think that one is similar to the N300. It's a travel router, but not self powered/battery. I think it would function the same, although not as portable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ_MT Posted February 6, 2018 #118 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Russ, Okay, the Hootoo just got delivered. Configured it on my network and it worked perfect. Now.... question is that if I use my ipad to log into the ship's network using the login page that it'll send you to with the user name and pass, how does the hootoo then share THAT access? The app (Tripmate) won't allow changes to the forms of connection....AP, router, etc. It's stuck on WIRELESS ACCESS.... Thanks for the help. (BTW - the one I got was the one without the battery which is no big deal). The app is the same for both devices. Vijay I don't remember the interface. I'll have to dig mine out and see. The Router (HooToo) is the login device that the Hotel/Ship will recognize as the authorized device. Once you get past the login screen, it will treat every subsequently attached device as having already logged in. In our case. I logged in ONCE to Norwegian's WiFi via the HooToo. The HooToo then remained connected. Now if you turn it off, I don't know if you need to go through the login process again. Maybe. I'll dig mine out and try it on my local WiFi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 7, 2018 #119 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks. With my iPad, I logged into my own network and it worked fine. It’s the login page that may be the issue.... otherwise works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted February 7, 2018 #120 Share Posted February 7, 2018 You know, it's really easy to switch devices. Mine remember the access code. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcclmiami Posted February 7, 2018 #121 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I'm sure if the actual RCI IT Dept tried this, it would probably kick the Bionic Bar on Quantums out of order :p dp They work??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssking Posted February 8, 2018 #122 Share Posted February 8, 2018 So I went to the local Starbucks whose network has a login page much like Royal does. It worked! I was able to log in to the router, then to the network. Each device I then connected to the router worked without having to sign in. Mission accomplished. Thanks Ryan! Vijay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruislovin Posted July 15, 2018 #123 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Has anyone successfully used a router on the Symphony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 15, 2018 #124 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Has anyone successfully used a router on the Symphony? There should be nothing different on Symphony from other ships - as long as you have a router which can accept the VOOM credentials, it should work. This assumes you know what you need it for and doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHana Posted July 16, 2018 #125 Share Posted July 16, 2018 On many ships I see what looks like a wired network connector near the desk power connectors but I never had the courage to try it. Does anyone have experience with these wired network connections? Do they work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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