Yay! We've finally got wi-fi and it's FREE!!!!!

[Beefnot]

I didnt think Disney gave anything for free.

"Free" is an interesting word....When I tell people I have a free RCI account by virtue of my Wyndham ownership I am usually corrected...Its not free, its included in your program fees

I think the same thing re free WiFi..its not free; someone is paying for it with their maintenance fees. Did your maintenance fees go up this year?..WiFi may be why.

Thinking your wifi is free is like me saying "... my last visit to Epcot I enjoyed the Soaring attraction for free"*

*with a paid admission to the park

That's funny. I would guess people would prefer to have those costs baked into their MFs rather than feel nickle and dimed once they get there.

 

[DKT]

I agree, nothing is really free and I would rather have less MF's. Then when I travel I can decide if I want internet etc and just put that into my budget for the trip.

Denise

 

[Queen]

I am heading to Holiday Inn, Orlando Feb.4 and am wondering if there is WiFi at this resort.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I am heading to Holiday Inn, Orlando Feb.4 and am wondering if there is WiFi at this resort.

I am pretty sure Orange Lake charges for the internet. Unlike other people, I know how little wifi costs for a complex, and I think it should be included and not paid for by the visitors to the resort at $9.95 per day.

Our podunk little resort in Fraser, CO, has wifi, and guess what? It was about $6.00 per unit, per month to make everyone happy--owners and guests.

It was about $20 per month at Val Chatelle, and we have fewer complaints about being nickeled and dimed to death with those charges.

 

[slum808]

Free wifi @ Aulani

I'm on Aulani's free WiFi now, I think its faster than my roadrunner at home.

 

[toxicesq]

I am at AKV-Kidani now but was at BWV the past 5 nights. The wi-fi is free, but it is terrible. it's usable in the middle of the day, when no one is at the time share, which is why I can write this now, but early in the morning or later, after the parks close, it is unusable.Cant get on-line or it's so slow so that you can't work on it or even review your photo pass photos. We have two laptops with us and it's the same on both. The 3g on my phone is faster--and it's very slow.
Not enough band-width, I guess. It's very frustrating that a place that's supposed to be so hi-tech doesn't have internet that works.

 

[rickandcindy23]

You need to call the tech people for DVC wifi and tell them you are having this problem. I had slow service, also, but when I called, they reset the modem on their end, and it was fast after that and didn't give us any problems the entire trip.

We will be there in 11 days, so I hope it's not gone downhill.

 

[chriskre]

It's very frustrating that a place that's supposed to be so hi-tech doesn't have internet that works.

:hysterical: Disney is NOT known for their high tech IT.
We DVCrs don't even have online booking yet.
They can't seem to even get that right so not surprised with the wi-fi.

 

[wed100105]

Can anyone update if it is indeed free for exchangers now, too? It would be a silver lining after having to now fly in a day late (and waste a night of BCV reservations).

 

[Culli]

Can anyone update if it is indeed free for exchangers now, too? It would be a silver lining after having to now fly in a day late (and waste a night of BCV reservations).

I just got back from a RCI stay at BCV and the WIFI is free but pretty much worthless. Too many users, getting kicked off constantly and very slow. It really is a joke on how bad the service is but YES it doesn't cost you anything more for the WIFI access.

 

[littlestar]

I'm at Old Key West right now and it has worked great for me for the past two days.

 

[wed100105]

I just got back from a RCI stay at BCV and the WIFI is free but pretty much worthless. Too many users, getting kicked off constantly and very slow. It really is a joke on how bad the service is but YES it doesn't cost you anything more for the WIFI access.

Thank you!

 

[lvkcwalker]

We recently returned from 3 wks -- 1st @ BLT, WiFi was almost non-existent...best time to try to get on was after 9 p.m. each night, but often bumped off once we got on.

2nd @ BWV, WiFi connections almost anytime day or night., never bumped off.

3rd @ AKV, Kidani, WiFi connections whenever we tried to log on, never bumped off.

 

[rickandcindy23]

You need to call the tech number on the phone at the resort. I thought ours was awful at OKW, but it was simply a matter of the tech guy rebooting the modem on his end. It was fixed in five minutes.

I have been at Disney at least six times since the new wifi, and it always works. Even if you have problems, you can always try plugging it in the old way.

 

[Culli]

Even if you have problems, you can always try plugging it in the old way.

Not with a WIFI only tablet you can't!!!!!!!

 

[hypnotiq]

Not with a WIFI only tablet you can't!!!!!!!

Sure you can, with an Ethernet dongle.

 

[Culli]

Sure you can, with an Ethernet dongle.

Remember the KISS principle, if I have to start doing network construction in my unit............I hear Germany screaming to share a beer with me. I do wish my Blackberry would have hotspot capability.

 

[Beefnot]

Sure you can, with an Ethernet dongle.

How does that work with an ipad.

 

[hypnotiq]

Because of the way the iPad is built, you can't. But other tablets, that have USB ports, you should be able to.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Not with a WIFI only tablet you can't!!!!!!!

Joe, is this situation making you grouchy? :rofl: I have never known you to "yell" before on TUG or the Foxrun group.

 

[Culli]

Joe, is this situation making you grouchy? :rofl: I have never known you to "yell" before on TUG or the Foxrun group.

Yes I was annoyed, but didn't mean to be yelling, I tend to get carried away with the exclamation points. It was very frustrating watching netflix or doing some surfing on the tablet and constantly getting kicked off unless it was after 11pm.

 

[rsackett]

We just got back from a week at Bay Lake Towers, and the wi-fi worked perfectly! Seemed fast enough, watched some Netflix, and we never got kicked off or had to reset it.

Ray

 

[bnoble]

Just got back from VWL. Service was adequate for simple browsing, but not much more. (1Mb/s down, about 250Kb/s up) Connectivity was decent, but I was close to the center of the building. I ended up using my 4G hotspot most of the time I was there.

 

[Jay_G]

Do you have to log into the system? Do you need to use a DVC member number to log in?

 

[bnoble]

You need to accept some (fairly generic) terms/conditions, but no DCV Member number. It is open to anyone physically on the property, registered guest or not.