Thanks everyone .. one last question. I know I have to go to the
"desk" to get the cable. Does anyone know if they run out of these
cables? I won't be boarding until mid afternoon and hopefully they
won't run out. I really would rather pay one fee than using the
wireless option.
Thanks,
Bobt
nobody@spamcop.net wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:17:10 GMT, Bill wrote:
>
> >Bobt wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi .. I'm leaving on Sept 8th on the Explorer of the Seas ... Is there
> >> internet access in your staterooms. I've been on other RCCL ships and
> >> have had internet in my room. Wondering if I should bring my laptop
> >> Thanks for any help ..
> >> Bobt
> >
> >Just came back from Explorer today. You can get the Cybercabin
> >($125 for 9 days, $100 for 7, $80? for 5) which is dialup speed
> >access. They also have wireless (WiFi) access for 33-50c per
> >minute. It is accessible in many cabins, but reception is
> >variable -- don't rely on it working in your cabin. My Promenade
> >view cabin had a good signal. Someone across the hall had spotty
> >reception. I know I saw people using it up near the pool area.
> >
> >Bill
>
>
> If your wireless card has a removeable external antenna, you can get
> improved or amplified antennas that can do wonders for increasing
> marginal reception.
>
> I beleive there are even stand-alone amps that allegedly boost
> reception/transmission but I've no experience with them.
>
> On one cruise, docked somewhere in Alaska, we didn't have a wireless
> signal in our cabin but if we went out on the balcony, we got a strong
> one from a HAL ship about half a mile away...open water must reflect
> the signals nicely. HAL's per minute price was *steep*, glad we
> weren't on that one as my wife gets withdrawal pangs if she can't keep
> in touch with her co-writers.
>
> After this next cruise, we graduate to free Internet on Princess.
> (Yay!) I hope they eventually extend the free to the wireless side,
> right now it's only for in-cabin use but it will still save me about
> $100 a week on cruises.
>
> Jim P.
>
> P.S. in response to someone's post who doesn't seem to like that my
> name is Jim but my listed email address isn't....that's because it
> routes to dev/null on spamcop.net (a fine service for trapping,
> tracing and beating the living c**p out of spammers, btw) since there
> are endless spammers' robots toiling away on Usenet looking for valid
> emails and I get plenty of spam already. If someone wants to email me
> badly enough, they can ask here and I'll contact them off list if they
> seem interesting or have questions I might be able to help with. Jim
> P.
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