beljwl Posted September 20, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thinking about buying the unlimited package. There is only a $20 difference between the Unlimited Wifi Package – Unlimited use throughout the cruise and the Unlimited Premium Wifi Package – Unlimited use throughout the cruise. Is there a major difference in speed (or anything else) between the 2 packages? I will just be using it mostly to check email, reading news and checking out a few other websites, nothing major. If I go with the lower cost one and I find that it is too slow can I upgrade to the premium one for the $20 price difference while on the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsavtechcruise Posted September 20, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Been told it’s same speed the streaming one just opens up the ports and website that let streaming pass through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted September 20, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2019 It's the same dynamically cached & shared satellite connection, subject to various tech limitations, and bottleneck from peak demand/use like classic cable "broadband" - I always find upload to be better & consistently low vs. download that varied widely, depending on time of day, ship's location at sea and # of concurrent users signed in - over the same bandwidth. Ship's navigation, operations & business functions will nearly always take priority over satellite comms traffic. As user above noted, the premium option just unblock sets of DHCP (udp & tcp). IMHO - don't spend extra for it and if you only plan to be connected infrequently, the timed plan like 250 minutes/1 GB plan can often be chosen as a "free" promo option. It's your choice and YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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