knotheadken Posted September 7, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) If we purchase the "1 device connection" can I connect my travel router to it then connect multiple devices to it? Chrome book and two Iphones? The travel router is designed so you can do this in hotels that only allow one device. Edited September 7, 2019 by knotheadken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotheadken Posted September 7, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On Caribbean Princess I assume that is referred to CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted September 7, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Yes you can. Set it as a hotspot, connect your computer to it then sign in to your ship account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotheadken Posted September 7, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks, I hope it works and I have two USB battery packs that I can use to power it. We'll put in a purse or bag and take it with us on the ship. That way we can sit anywhere on ship. I will hide the network name so everyone is not trying to hook into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted September 7, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 7, 2019 A travel router with "NAT" (network address translation) will almost certainly work, and even be undetectable by the ship's networking equipment. But then there is that little issue that you specifically bought access for just one device at a time and... 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted September 7, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, knotheadken said: If we purchase the "1 device connection" can I connect my travel router to it then connect multiple devices to it? Chrome book and two Iphones? The travel router is designed so you can do this in hotels that only allow one device. Is there any reason you would not pay for more than one device if you plan to use more than one? Seems like a scam on Princess .. and on everyone else who pays for what they intend to use. Edited September 7, 2019 by pms4104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotheadken Posted September 7, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted September 7, 2019 So if I purchase the "up to four devices" for the extra $70 on our 14 day cruise as me, will I be able to connect my phone and my wife's phone at the same time? If I add her and me then the price doubles. One would assume we both would be able to login and use it at the same time? I'm asking because on SiriusXM home streaming I can only use it on one device at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted September 7, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 7, 2019 If you purchase "up to four devices", then you get a logon credential that may be used on four devices simultaneously: yours, hers, the guy's across the hall, and a random passer-by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted September 12, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 8:13 PM, Haboob said: A travel router with "NAT" (network address translation) will almost certainly work, and even be undetectable by the ship's networking equipment. But then there is that little issue that you specifically bought access for just one device at a time and... 😞 Shouldn't matter. Ship will limit bandwidth to the router to equivalent of a single connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted September 12, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 8:06 PM, knotheadken said: Thanks, I hope it works and I have two USB battery packs that I can use to power it. We'll put in a purse or bag and take it with us on the ship. That way we can sit anywhere on ship. I will hide the network name so everyone is not trying to hook into it! Good. It’s obnoxious of those people to steal connections without paying for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted September 12, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2019 13 hours ago, LeeW said: Shouldn't matter. Ship will limit bandwidth to the router to equivalent of a single connection. That's only on ships selling tiered ("social" / "surf" / "streaming") packages. Otherwise, they don't bother with QoS functionality -- one more thing for the staff afloat to misconfigure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted September 12, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2019 You can set up WiFi sharing on my phone so I assume that will do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted September 12, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 6:06 PM, knotheadken said: Thanks, I hope it works and I have two USB battery packs that I can use to power it. We'll put in a purse or bag and take it with us on the ship. That way we can sit anywhere on ship. I will hide the network name so everyone is not trying to hook into it! It does work as noted by yarramar above. We've done it. The downside is you both have to be physically together for both to have internet, so no good if you both want to connect when you aren't together. You don't need internet to use the Medallion Class apps to communicate with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak City Man Posted September 12, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 8:52 PM, yarramar said: Yes you can. Set it as a hotspot, connect your computer to it then sign in to your ship account. What prevents using your phone as a hot spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted September 12, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 8:13 PM, Haboob said: But then there is that little issue that you specifically bought access for just one device at a time and... 😞 Yeah but it is their cruise and they will cheat Princess as they see fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted September 12, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Oak City Man said: What prevents using your phone as a hot spot? The phone is designed to hotspot a cellular connection not a wifi one. It doesn't work. I tried it on board just to see and it doesn't work. A travel router does. I currently have 5 devices connected and they all work seemlessly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted September 12, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 12, 2019 7 hours ago, antsp said: You can set up WiFi sharing on my phone so I assume that will do the same You do not want to do that afloat. When you set up your smartphone as a hotspot, it uses it's cellular radio for it's uplink, and it's WiFi radio to connect to the supported devices. In other words, the first step afloat is to turn off Airplane Mode and connect to the ship's cell tower. 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak City Man Posted September 13, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Good to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Yoda Posted September 13, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Why do you assume we are trying to cheat Princess? Can we not use our Platinum minutes any way we choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted September 13, 2019 #20 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, yarramar said: The phone is designed to hotspot a cellular connection not a wifi one. It doesn't work. I tried it on board just to see and it doesn't work. It worked on a recent Oceania cruise. My friend and I had to share a connection so when I connected my computer to the ship's internet and made it a mobile hotspot, my friend was able to go online on her phone as well as I could get on with my phone. Edited September 13, 2019 by Go-Bucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted September 13, 2019 #21 Share Posted September 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Haboob said: You do not want to do that afloat. When you set up your smartphone as a hotspot, it uses it's cellular radio for it's uplink, and it's WiFi radio to connect to the supported devices. In other words, the first step afloat is to turn off Airplane Mode and connect to the ship's cell tower. 😲 On the Samsung note 9 you turn of mobile data, set all calls to call forward and that's it. Your device act as a WiFi router 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted September 13, 2019 #22 Share Posted September 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Go-Bucks! said: It worked on a recent Oceania cruise. My friend and I had to share a connection so when I connected my computer to the ship's internet and made it a mobile hotspot, my friend was able to go online on her phone as well as I could get on with my phone. Yup. Sounds right. The key is that your computer and its operating system was doing the routing, not your phone or its operating system. Neither Android nor iOS support tethering except to a cellular data source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmets Posted September 13, 2019 #23 Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 7:02 AM, Haboob said: If you purchase "up to four devices", then you get a logon credential that may be used on four devices simultaneously: yours, hers, the guy's across the hall, and a random passer-by. So if I choose “up to four devices” plan i can use my iPad and my husband can use his? Would we have different log ins? Would we need to be using our devices at same time. Confused as no one person Would need to use 4 devices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted September 13, 2019 #24 Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, beachmets said: So if I choose “up to four devices” plan i can use my iPad and my husband can use his? Would we have different log ins? Would we need to be using our devices at same time. Confused as no one person Would need to use 4 devices Yes each has a different log in for the 4 device plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted September 13, 2019 #25 Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Haboob said: Yup. Sounds right. The key is that your computer and its operating system was doing the routing, not your phone or its operating system. Neither Android nor iOS support tethering except to a cellular data source. You can use my phone as a WiFi router, nothing to do with cellular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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