Thanks, I am an SVN owner at SVV and SVR but I traded via II for these 2 weeks....when you say cash through resort fees are you speaking of the room tax that we pay?
When we were at WKORN two weeks ago, the WiFi in our room in Bldg 5 was very good and reasonably fast. The next week we were in Bldg 8 and for some of the time the WiFi worked fine, then the signal quality went down and so did the speed. I finally connected via the cable, and things were better.
Not sure why the signal quality and speed varied so much, but that is life.
Greg
Thanks for the router idea. I just ordered one. Ill be there for 10 nights beginning next week!![]()
First, make sure the wired connection is going directly from the jack on the wall to the router (i.e., some units run the wired connection through the phone first. If so, disconnect the phone connection and run the wired connection directly from the wall to your router)
FYI, the reason some of the units have the cable go to the phone first is because that is the wireless access point. When guests disconnect this, the wireless signal throughout that area of the resort is diminished.
FYI, the reason some of the units have the cable go to the phone first is because that is the wireless access point. When guests disconnect this, the wireless signal throughout that area of the resort is diminished. It is an inherent flaw in the system that exists at these resorts. Roughly every three units have one of these devices, and you can imagine how poor the wireless may be when a number of people remove the connections (or, as is also common, the unit fails to work properly).
Frankly, I was astonished when I learned that the access points were located within the units and available for damage and/or modification by guests. If they need to locate the access point in the units, they should be physically secured from disruption by resort guests.
FYI, the reason some of the units have the cable go to the phone first is because that is the wireless access point. When guests disconnect this, the wireless signal throughout that area of the resort is diminished. It is an inherent flaw in the system that exists at these resorts. Roughly every three units have one of these devices, and you can imagine how poor the wireless may be when a number of people remove the connections (or, as is also common, the unit fails to work properly).
Frankly, I was astonished when I learned that the access points were located within the units and available for damage and/or modification by guests. If they need to locate the access point in the units, they should be physically secured from disruption by resort guests.
WKORV Newsletter just came over this morning stating:
In our continued effort to keep you updated on the latest resort enhancements, we present the enhancements that are recently completed:
• High-Speed Wireless Internet Access has been upgraded throughout the resort
Can any recent visitors confirm that internet speeds are now acceptable?
So that might explain why my WiFi signal dropped part way through my visit. Guess one of my neighbors disconnected their phone.
Greg
Really?!?
As for using my wireless device as a wifi router, Verizon charges $20/month to activate this feature on my iPhone, and that is certainly an option. Of course if one were to "jailbreak" their iPhone to allow bootleg apps to be installed, there is probably a bootleg app or two out there that does the same thing without triggering that $20/month fee that someone so inclined could Google (try searching the terms “redsnow” and “cydia” and “mywi5.0”) to find and install . . . . .. But, with both the $20/month and the bootleg versions the internet cuts out whenever a phone call is received on the phone making this option annoying at best.