Wi-Fi Question

[mz-s]

3 minutes ago, reeinaz said:

Like I said, it depends on what a person needs the access for. If just checking email a couple times during the cruise, then this might be better than paying for a daily rate a couple of times.

 

Do they charge overage or once you hit 50MB, it cuts you off? It's really easy to blow past 50MB of data just with background activity - someone back home sends you a few photos via iMessage and your phone downloads them when you turn off airplane mode and bam - there goes half of that 50MB limit without you doing anything at all.

[Bollycats]

Do I have to buy a wifi package for the whole week and can I purchase day by day as needed? 

[weezal]

1 hour ago, Bollycats said:

Do I have to buy a wifi package for the whole week and can I purchase day by day as needed? 

there is option to pay per day onboard
https://help.goccl.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1152/

Edited December 7, 2023 by weezal

[jimbo5544]

On 11/30/2022 at 12:26 PM, john91498 said:

Not sure where you're sailing from, but even with the premium on the west coast you'll not be able to stream anything.

 

 

I did not have any problem

[jimbo5544]

15 hours ago, Bollycats said:

Do I have to buy a wifi package for the whole week and can I purchase day by day as needed? 

If you would want it for more than a couple days, def worth the whole cruise rate.  There are significant upgrades and enhancements coming down the road in this area.

[jimbo5544]

On 12/6/2023 at 3:31 PM, mz-s said:

 

50MB of data is basically nothing. $20 for that little amount of data is offensive. You would be better off buying a 24 hour pass of the Value wifi onboard for basically the same price.

Offensive??? 

[mz-s]

7 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

Offensive??? 

 

Your phone will consume 50MB of data in about an hour of just doing background tasks if you have it set to fetch email, someone sends you a few iMessage photos, etc. There's very little you can do with 50MB unless you are able to carefully manage your usage to basically only text consumption. Sending and receiving business emails and the like. The average cruiser will buy that plan thinking they are good to go for the cruise when in reality they'll blow through 50MB before they even enter international waters.

[jimbo5544]

Just now, mz-s said:

 

Your phone will consume 50MB of data in about an hour of just doing background tasks if you have it set to fetch email, someone sends you a few iMessage photos, etc. There's very little you can do with 50MB unless you are able to carefully manage your usage to basically only text consumption. Sending and receiving business emails and the like. The average cruiser will buy that plan thinking they are good to go for the cruise when in reality they'll blow through 50MB before they even enter international waters.

I was not questioning your assessment of the plan (really depends on the need, we could debate that but not an issue per se), more the word chosen to describe the view.

[mz-s]

12 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

I was not questioning your assessment of the plan (really depends on the need, we could debate that but not an issue per se), more the word chosen to describe the view.

 

Nearly 50 cents per megabyte isn't a deal in 2023. The cruise industry and cellular carriers have to figure this out. Data is cheaper than ever with technology like Starlink etc - it's time to release the kraken.

[jimbo5544]

44 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

Nearly 50 cents per megabyte isn't a deal in 2023. The cruise industry and cellular carriers have to figure this out. Data is cheaper than ever with technology like Starlink etc - it's time to release the kraken.

Don't really have a horse in this race.  The point is that options are what they are.  If nobody takes them up they will reprice or other options will arise.  The technology is clearly evolving faster and faster, which connotes to cheaper and cheaper.