Smitheroo Posted November 10, 2023 #76 Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 7:12 PM, RocketMan275 said: If I understand you corrctly, one can share the internet as long as only one person at a time is using it? Is that correct? no , two people at a time can use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted November 10, 2023 #77 Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Smitheroo said: Are you saying do it, just dont tell anyone? the first rule of "sharing internet with a travel router" club is that there is no "sharing internet with a travel router" club. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimix Posted November 10, 2023 Author #78 Share Posted November 10, 2023 13 hours ago, fstuff1 said: i'm looking for a battery powered portable router. i upgrade to unlimited basic wifi and connect the router to ship wifi. I put the router in my pocket. my phone logs into the router. any of my friends around me also can log on to the router. does such a battery powered portable router exist? Personally I don't know of a battery powered one, but the one I have is powered by a USB plug. You could probably just run it off a battery you would normally use to charge a phone on the go (not wireless obviously) I haven't checked the current draw of the route so am unsure how long it would last... The router itself would fit in a pocket, about 2.5"x2.5"x1" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitheroo Posted November 10, 2023 #79 Share Posted November 10, 2023 40 minutes ago, UKstages said: the first rule of "sharing internet with a travel router" club is that there is no "sharing internet with a travel router" club. what does this mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown84 Posted November 10, 2023 #80 Share Posted November 10, 2023 55 minutes ago, UKstages said: the first rule of "sharing internet with a travel router" club is that there is no "sharing internet with a travel router" club. Luv this 🤣😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare smillerholmes Posted November 10, 2023 #81 Share Posted November 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, Smitheroo said: what does this mean? oh no - I didn't think there was anyone who didn't know this pop culture reference?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitheroo Posted November 10, 2023 #82 Share Posted November 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, smillerholmes said: oh no - I didn't think there was anyone who didn't know this pop culture reference?!? well, I'm old. Maybe that is the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare smillerholmes Posted November 10, 2023 #83 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, smillerholmes said: 23 minutes ago, Smitheroo said: what does this mean? oh no - I didn't think there was anyone who didn't know this pop culture reference?!? Sorry - my crappy Breakaway internet dropped. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted November 10, 2023 #84 Share Posted November 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, Grimix said: The router itself would fit in a pocket... this is good! easy to hide. the second rule of the "sharing internet with a travel router" club is that there is no router. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted November 10, 2023 #85 Share Posted November 10, 2023 5 hours ago, Smitheroo said: well, I'm old. Maybe that is the reason. before electricity was invented? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted November 10, 2023 #86 Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, UKstages said: this is good! easy to hide. the second rule of the "sharing internet with a travel router" club is that there is no router. well done. Hide? It's not like alcohol... lol. pocket size for ease to carry. i guess i'll resort to buying the OPs travel router and carrying a small battery back as well and hold them together with a rubber band Edited November 10, 2023 by fstuff1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted November 10, 2023 #87 Share Posted November 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Grimix said: Personally I don't know of a battery powered one, but the one I have is powered by a USB plug. You could probably just run it off a battery you would normally use to charge a phone on the go (not wireless obviously) I haven't checked the current draw of the route so am unsure how long it would last... The router itself would fit in a pocket, about 2.5"x2.5"x1" hm.. i played around with using my phone as a internet hotspot but when i turn on hotspot, wifi turns off. Google says that's because hotspot and wifi uses the same antennae. you can only use one at a time. but some expensive phones (ie: samsung, pixel) can hotspot while on wifi. Looking around other settings on my phone, i can share internet via bluetooth while on wifi! Got it to work with my laptop. it wasn't easy or intuitive. It's easier to connect your laptop to wifi then hotspot your laptop. my laptop has a hotspot button and i can hotspot while on wifi. but carrying your laptop around just as a hotspot is cumbersome. so now to find another phone to test bluetooth hotspot from my main phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted November 11, 2023 #88 Share Posted November 11, 2023 21 hours ago, fstuff1 said: hm.. i played around with using my phone as a internet hotspot but when i turn on hotspot, wifi turns off. Google says that's because hotspot and wifi uses the same antennae. you can only use one at a time. but some expensive phones (ie: samsung, pixel) can hotspot while on wifi. Looking around other settings on my phone, i can share internet via bluetooth while on wifi! Got it to work with my laptop. it wasn't easy or intuitive. It's easier to connect your laptop to wifi then hotspot your laptop. my laptop has a hotspot button and i can hotspot while on wifi. but carrying your laptop around just as a hotspot is cumbersome. so now to find another phone to test bluetooth hotspot from my main phone All of these connections are making me dizzy. The router connect to the ship. Your phone connects to the router. Laptop connects to the router. Done. One connection per device. What's with hotspots, WiFi, blue tooth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted November 11, 2023 #89 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, cruiser2015 said: All of these connections are making me dizzy. The router connect to the ship. Your phone connects to the router. Laptop connects to the router. Done. One connection per device. What's with hotspots, WiFi, blue tooth? good for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pub Posted November 15, 2023 #90 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I'm sold. Amazon just delivered, and it works like a champ at home. Will try it on my premium service next week. I really need it for 2FA on work things, where I'm connecting a computer, but need my phone to receive a push notification! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penlanspice Posted November 18, 2023 #91 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Half of the time people would be better off not sharing information on these sites they just get abuse and criticism. If people don't like it don't do it. Cruise lines charge a shocking price for internet, if it was a reasonable price I'm sure many would pay it, so ideas like these help people out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimix Posted November 18, 2023 Author #92 Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/14/2023 at 7:24 PM, Pub said: I'm sold. Amazon just delivered, and it works like a champ at home. Will try it on my premium service next week. Once on the ship configure it with the same SSID and password as your home network and your devices should log onto it without you have to reconfigure them! (I've used it in hotels to get Alexa speakers to work as they can be a pain to reconfigure the network on...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pub Posted November 18, 2023 #93 Share Posted November 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Grimix said: Once on the ship configure it with the same SSID and password as your home network and your devices should log onto it without you have to reconfigure them! (I've used it in hotels to get Alexa speakers to work as they can be a pain to reconfigure the network on...) That's my plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pub Posted November 26, 2023 #94 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On ship now, works like a champ except for the cruddy non-starlink internet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted November 26, 2023 #95 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Just to be clear, somebody with an iPhone can just make it a hotspot and avoid all of this, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_S Posted November 29, 2023 #96 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 1:12 PM, ChiefMateJRK said: Just to be clear, somebody with an iPhone can just make it a hotspot and avoid all of this, right? You certainly could. The idea is the same. Having a small travel router is more convenient as you would simply plug it in, a quick webpage visit to enter your ship login credentials, and leave/forget it on a counter plugged in. Using your phone hotspot requires you to turn the hotspot on each time you want to use it. Therefore you would also need to remember to turn the hotspot off when out of the room or not using it. Likewise it will drain your battery quickly. I have used the travel router solution for years when I traveled professionally. For me, it's more of a safety issue. I would work on my computer in the hotel room to finish up paperwork. The router is a firewall and blocks other people from reaching individual devices (ie., blocks them from hacking or browsing your public ports or folders) while logged into the public wifi. Being able to use multiple devices in your room with the same login is a secondary benefit in my opinion. Primary is data safety honestly. Just remember, this is not (different from) a VPN tunnel. The network admin will still be able to see what sites you are visiting and potentially intercept information you send or view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted November 29, 2023 #97 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 12:41 PM, Pub said: On ship now, works like a champ except for the cruddy non-starlink internet. yup. i went from viva to sky on the same day. oh what a difference! crawling with sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbarr65 Posted December 30, 2023 #98 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) How does this work with the onboard network? For example, can I still use my onboard app to view the scheduled activities for the day while connected and can I still get messages through the apps messaging features? Meaning the chat feature on Carnival and the included messaging on the Royal Caribbean app? Also, will these work individually for everyone connected? Will I get any chat messages for me while other continue to get their specific messages while connected to one of these routers? Edited December 30, 2023 by rbarr65 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted December 30, 2023 #99 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 9:48 AM, K_S said: Just remember, this is not (different from) a VPN tunnel. The network admin will still be able to see what sites you are visiting and potentially intercept information you send or view. What if I use VPN on my devices? (I do when accessing important websites) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted December 30, 2023 #100 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, rbarr65 said: How does this work with the onboard network? For example, can I still use my onboard app to view the scheduled activities for the day while connected and can I still get messages through the apps messaging features? Meaning the chat feature on Carnival and the included messaging on the Royal Caribbean app? Also, will these work individually for everyone connected? Will I get any chat messages for me while other continue to get their specific messages while connected to one of these routers? Each connected party has there own pipeline into the system. It should operate the same for all as if just one person was connected directly. I doubt that you meant to, but you just asked if features from Carnival & Royal apps work on NCL. Not relevant as you are working with different software. But the Norwegian app should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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