If sailing divina be aware…

[Sandyfeetdeb]

Satellite is down and had been fir a while evidently. So no tv or movies! Also if you chose 1 device WiFi make sure you sign on to the device you want to use for the whole cruise. I signed into my phone so it was easy to take pictures at ports. Wanted to switch to my iPad for emails but that’s not allowed!!! Literally only one device period. Can’t switch between phone and iPad! Ridiculous! 

[JAGR]

16 minutes ago, Sandyfeetdeb said:

Satellite is down and had been fir a while evidently. So no tv or movies! Also if you chose 1 device WiFi make sure you sign on to the device you want to use for the whole cruise. I signed into my phone so it was easy to take pictures at ports. Wanted to switch to my iPad for emails but that’s not allowed!!! Literally only one device period. Can’t switch between phone and iPad! Ridiculous! 

I have visions of an upcoming Golf Cart protest parade against MSC back at your home! 😉

[GoldnGrl98]

21 hours ago, Sandyfeetdeb said:

Satellite is down and had been fir a while evidently. So no tv or movies! Also if you chose 1 device WiFi make sure you sign on to the device you want to use for the whole cruise. I signed into my phone so it was easy to take pictures at ports. Wanted to switch to my iPad for emails but that’s not allowed!!! Literally only one device period. Can’t switch between phone and iPad! Ridiculous! 

Just create a hotspot with your phone.

[quattrohead]

Who goes on a cruise to watch TV ???

 

[publicpersona]

35 minutes ago, GoldnGrl98 said:

Just create a hotspot with your phone.

 

Depends on device. You can only share cellular internet on an iOS device. I've been told you can share wi-fi on Android devices, though.

[mscdivina2016]

4 hours ago, quattrohead said:

Who goes on a cruise to watch TV ???

 

We don't go to watch TV but we do watch TV. We also bring a DVD player along.

When we have 10-15 Sea days on different lines it's something to do. We do use ppv allot.

[bac513]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:25 AM, JAGR said:

I have visions of an upcoming Golf Cart protest parade against MSC back at your home! 😉

Please do not forget the boat parade protest on either the Gulf or Atlantic side.

[mowogo]

19 minutes ago, bac513 said:

Please do not forget the boat parade protest on either the Gulf or Atlantic side.

Parade protest is only on the Atlantic side, since that is the only area MSC pays attention to.

[Lefteyephoto]

5 hours ago, quattrohead said:

Who goes on a cruise to watch TV ???

 

I agree

[blueskadoo]

1 hour ago, mscdivina2016 said:

We don't go to watch TV but we do watch TV. We also bring a DVD player along.

When we have 10-15 Sea days on different lines it's something to do. We do use ppv allot.

I was told by the YC Concierge that you can't hook up a DVD player to the Divina TVs. I would love to know if that's false and we'll pack ours too! 

[mowogo]

5 hours ago, quattrohead said:

Who goes on a cruise to watch TV ???

 

TV on is very useful for dealing with noise from nearby venues.  

[Homosassa]

40 minutes ago, mowogo said:

Parade protest is only on the Atlantic side, since that is the only area MSC pays attention to.

Boat parade protest on the Atlantic side needs to take extra care.

 

The FBI may be watching.

[uCruiser]

It's been that way for several month. I guess fixing it isn't their highest priority

[Acrobatu2]

1 hour ago, blueskadoo said:

I was told by the YC Concierge that you can't hook up a DVD player to the Divina TVs. I would love to know if that's false and we'll pack ours too! 

I follow on that, I believe you need to have an universal remote or use an app on your phone if your phone has infrared connectivity, but I don't know for sure.

[awhcruiser]

The tv has a bridge cam for us Interior cabin passengers.

[mscdivina2016]

1 hour ago, Acrobatu2 said:

I follow on that, I believe you need to have an universal remote or use an app on your phone if your phone has infrared connectivity, but I don't know for sure.

You are correct!!!

Once you have remote access, switch the input.

We bring a universal remote and we have it do the code scan.

[perakcruiser]

7 hours ago, uCruiser said:

It's been that way for several month. I guess fixing it isn't their highest priority

If they not fix it by December and the TV stays black during the World Cup this will be the end of the Divina 😄  

[awhcruiser]

How does the internet know if you try to switch devices?

[JAGR]

52 minutes ago, awhcruiser said:

How does the internet know if you try to switch devices?

Just a guess:

 

This is probably something that MSC has built in to their Captive Portal.  Most likely, MSC is relying on use of MAC when you initially log in, and probably a tie to your IP address.  A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.  The system would then be able to detect a different device attempting to use the account.

Edited August 11, 2022 by JAGR

[awhcruiser]

Ok...I will be using my phone only for internet. 

[Seadweller001]

The TV stations are abysmal on the Divina so other than the mandatory muster film there is nothing worthwhile watching.  All the current news and weather, etc can be checked on the internet.

 

If we want ambient noise we use Pandora.

[publicpersona]

5 hours ago, JAGR said:

Just a guess:

 

This is probably something that MSC has built in to their Captive Portal.  Most likely, MSC is relying on use of MAC when you initially log in, and probably a tie to your IP address.  A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.  The system would then be able to detect a different device attempting to use the account.

 

This is very likely to be the explanation. Apple devices by default do not expose the true MAC address, though, which introduces some doubt. However, the private MAC address exposed should be constant per wi-fi SSID, so it would be one they could associate with that device.

[wcook]

On 8/10/2022 at 8:51 AM, quattrohead said:

Who goes on a cruise to watch TV ???

 

Not me. Unless the bridge cam channel counts.  But considering the amount of money cruise lInes spend on tv’s and service I assume a lot of people do. 

Edited August 11, 2022 by wcook

[Janicept]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:08 AM, Sandyfeetdeb said:

Satellite is down and had been fir a while evidently. So no tv or movies! Also if you chose 1 device WiFi make sure you sign on to the device you want to use for the whole cruise. I signed into my phone so it was easy to take pictures at ports. Wanted to switch to my iPad for emails but that’s not allowed!!! Literally only one device period. Can’t switch between phone and iPad! Ridiculous! 

I was on the 8/7/22, 7-night sailing.  I agree the TV did not work except I was able to get channel 20 which had movies (maybe four different ones) and Bob's Burgers playing on a loop.  

 

I had issues with my phone when I switched to the Ocean Cay wifi.  I went to guest services and they fixed it.  I was sailing solo and only had my phone but it was giving me an error that I had too many devices.  If you are having trouble switching between devices try guest services or the internet desk for help.

[HipHipOnAShip]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:08 AM, Sandyfeetdeb said:

Literally only one device period. Can’t switch between phone and iPad! Ridiculous! 

If that's the plan you signed up for, then, yes.  Does it stink? Of course, but it's a way for them to make more money.