bluestocking7 Posted November 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Can you stream TV shows on your computer? Or is the Internet capacity only sufficient for emails, posting photos, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted November 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, bluestocking7 said: Can you stream TV shows on your computer? Or is the Internet capacity only sufficient for emails, posting photos, etc.? It is extremely slow. If you pay the additional fee you might be able to stream from some sources at some times. I have run speed tests from all ships on multiple cruises over 400+ nights. Part of the issue is that the cabin walls are metal so try Observation lounge and position yourself under a ceiling mounted router. If I need to send or download something large, I do it at 3AM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppyluv1 Posted November 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Question….is a password required to access Wi-Fi on the ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portolan Posted November 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2022 No password. You register your device using your suite number and some personal info. You can register multiple devices, but only the number of free links you've been provided can be used simultaneously (or, I believe you can purchase extra links). E.g., if you have 2 links (and they are assigned by passenger, so 1 each) you could have 2 devices registered for each passenger (4 total), but you'd have to disconnect any other device assigned to a specific passenger before you could log on with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted November 30, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Pcardad said: Part of the issue is that the cabin walls are metal so try Observation lounge and position yourself under a ceiling mounted router Another possibility I have used on numerous ships is to prop the suite door open with a trash can or something similar which gives the signal a route to your computer avoiding the steel walls. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppyluv1 Posted November 30, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Thank you Portolan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted December 1, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 3:25 PM, Portolan said: No password. You register your device using your suite number and some personal info. You can register multiple devices, but only the number of free links you've been provided can be used simultaneously (or, I believe you can purchase extra links). E.g., if you have 2 links (and they are assigned by passenger, so 1 each) you could have 2 devices registered for each passenger (4 total), but you'd have to disconnect any other device assigned to a specific passenger before you could log on with the other. I thought the base level of internet is one link per suite, unless you are at least Gold or in a Concierge suite or higher? Then if you are Gold, Concierge, or higher, then you get 4 links per suite. Am I mistaken? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portolan Posted December 1, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 1, 2022 41 minutes ago, SusieQft said: I thought the base level of internet is one link per suite, unless you are at least Gold or in a Concierge suite or higher? Then if you are Gold, Concierge, or higher, then you get 4 links per suite. Am I mistaken? Could be one per suite if not >Silver or in Concierge. Been a long time since we were starting with Regent...and everyone paid for Internet in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted December 1, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I wish it were Silver, but I am pretty sure that you have to be Gold to get 4 connections. We have one more cruise in Silver, and DH is already complaining about sharing one connection. We took advantage of the "free 2 level upgrade" to get Concierge on our first cruise so we had 4 for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted December 1, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Portolan said: Could be one per suite if not >Silver or in Concierge. Been a long time since we were starting with Regent...and everyone paid for Internet in those days. It's one wifi connection per suite unless Concierge or higher or you have Gold status. Here is the quote from Regent's website: " FREE Unlimited WiFi includes one log-in, one device, per suite" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted January 14, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) On 12/1/2022 at 3:46 AM, papaflamingo said: It's one wifi connection per suite unless Concierge or higher or you have Gold status. Here is the quote from Regent's website: " FREE Unlimited WiFi includes one log-in, one device, per suite" That is their written policy. However, on our recent Navigator cruise (Silver, below Concierge level), the IT guy explained (?) to me that although we got one log-in, it could be used on 4 devices at the same time. So we both logged in as DH, but we each had 2 devices and we were able to keep all of them online. I don't think that is the official policy, but I certainly was not about to argue with him about it! 😁 He said that once we are Gold, we can both have 4 devices, although 2 each is plenty for us. Edited January 14, 2023 by SusieQft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted January 14, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 14, 2023 11 hours ago, SusieQft said: That is their written policy. However, on our recent Navigator cruise (Silver, below Concierge level), the IT guy explained (?) to me that although we got one log-in, it could be used on 4 devices at the same time. So we both logged in as DH, but we each had 2 devices and we were able to keep all of them online. I don't think that is the official policy, but I certainly was not about to argue with him about it! 😁 He said that once we are Gold, we can both have 4 devices, although 2 each is plenty for us. I wonder if that's how the internet works on Navigator? On our Navigator cruise last summer we were also able to both log on. We were Silver and in a Deluxe cabin. However by the end of the cruise we would become Gold, so I just figured they had given us the Gold perks when the cruise started. Could be that there's something about Navigator's internet that allows more than one device on a single log in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted January 14, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, papaflamingo said: I wonder if that's how the internet works on Navigator? On our Navigator cruise last summer we were also able to both log on. We were Silver and in a Deluxe cabin. However by the end of the cruise we would become Gold, so I just figured they had given us the Gold perks when the cruise started. Could be that there's something about Navigator's internet that allows more than one device on a single log in. The regent policy is that if you are going to reach the next level during a cruise you get the increased benefits on day one. That change in policy was in September 2009. am very familiar as the effective date was day 1 of the cruise we became silver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted January 14, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Just now, rallydave said: The regent policy is that if you are going to reach the next level during a cruise you get the increased benefits on day one. That change in policy was in September 2009. am very familiar as the effective date was day 1 of the cruise we became silver Thanks. That would explain it. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted January 14, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 14, 2023 20 minutes ago, papaflamingo said: Thanks. That would explain it. 😎 Thanks and need to add upon boarding had a letter in our suite informing us of the status change. Perhaps Regent should continue that letter process so people unaware of this policy become aware. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare florida23 Posted January 16, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Has anyone tried connecting 1 device, say an IPhone, and then using it as a hotspot to connect 1 or 2 other Ipads to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidebite Posted January 16, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 16, 2023 That would be my solution, but iirc the speeds were bad enough with 1 device, it would be even worse sharing it with another device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted January 16, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, slidebite said: That would be my solution, but iirc the speeds were bad enough with 1 device, it would be even worse sharing it with another device. You are not sharing bandwidth with 1 other, you are sharing with the entire ship (or rather whomever is on that network - the ship has multiple networks and multiple connections). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted January 16, 2023 #19 Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pcardad said: You are not sharing bandwidth with 1 other, you are sharing with the entire ship (or rather whomever is on that network - the ship has multiple networks and multiple connections). Yes, sharing with the entire ship and in addition in the case as described, there is a single connection to the ship which the poster is trying to share with 2 additional devices thru the hot spot. This further dilutes the bandwidth because up to three devices are now trying to share a single connection to the ship network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted January 16, 2023 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, rallydave said: Yes, sharing with the entire ship and in addition in the case as described, there is a single connection to the ship which the poster is trying to share with 2 additional devices thru the hot spot. This further dilutes the bandwidth because up to three devices are now trying to share a single connection to the ship network. Can you even create a hotspot without cellular data? I am pretty sure you can't create a hotspot with an Android phone while on Wifi only....maybe a repeater, but not a hotspot. Edited January 16, 2023 by Pcardad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidebite Posted January 16, 2023 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Pcardad said: You are not sharing bandwidth with 1 other, you are sharing with the entire ship (or rather whomever is on that network - the ship has multiple networks and multiple connections). Of course. My point is my single connection you have per suite was dreadful as it was. Hotspotting that same connection (and sharing it with another device, or two, since that is what a hotspot is) would just be sharing be sharing an awful connection. It's been 4 years since our last Regent cruise it was awful then. Maybe they're better now? :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted January 16, 2023 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, slidebite said: Of course. My point is my single connection you have per suite was dreadful as it was. Hotspotting that same connection (and sharing it with another device, or two, since that is what a hotspot is) would just be sharing be sharing an awful connection. It's been 4 years since our last Regent cruise it was awful then. Maybe they're better now? :shrug: I am suggesting that you might not be able to hotspot a wifi connection...only a cellular connection. I think you can bypass it if you make the phone work as a repeater but not certain. Apple says cellular only....https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204023 Edited January 16, 2023 by Pcardad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidebite Posted January 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I have a Pixel 6 and I just turned off my sim completely (zero cell operating) and it still allows me to enable hotspot hooked up to wifi. Now, I haven't connected to it so I can't say for sure it work but I suspect it *probably* will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted January 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Awesome!! Apparently it does work with some Android phones... https://www.androidpolice.com/android-phone-as-hotspot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeb_bud Posted January 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted January 17, 2023 18 hours ago, slidebite said: Of course. My point is my single connection you have per suite was dreadful as it was. Hotspotting that same connection (and sharing it with another device, or two, since that is what a hotspot is) would just be sharing be sharing an awful connection. It's been 4 years since our last Regent cruise it was awful then. Maybe they're better now? :shrug: Last year it was reported in one of the live blogs that during a town hall meeting the Regent CEO said a major WiFi upgrade was in the works and would be implemented in Q1 of 2023. We will be on Voyager in May and are looking forward to experiencing this improved experience. Or not. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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