Carnival - wireless internet?

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in a
minute or two.

George in NY



"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about $100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client that
will let you add your server in.

In article vQ0Wc.1220$1M3.567@trndny01, Georgeny
wrote:

Since I had left minutes on account in Octber I tried previous
month password and user name, lo and behold not purged from system so I got
to use remaining minutes before starting new account.

Intersting. How many minutes did you purchase and how many did you use?

--
Charles

"Georgeny" wrote:

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in a
minute or two.

I have a wireless card in my laptop (one of them and I'm trying for
the 3rd time to get one for the other one) which I have used in
marinas, and I now have a wireless network at home too. The computer
connects automatically. My question is, how do you 'get off' the
network to avoid extra minute charges if the computer is still being
used? Do you disable the wireless or what?


"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about $100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client that
will let you add your server in.


grandma Rosalie

"Georgeny" wrote:

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in a
minute or two.

I have a wireless card in my laptop (one of them and I'm trying for
the 3rd time to get one for the other one) which I have used in
marinas, and I now have a wireless network at home too. The computer
connects automatically. My question is, how do you 'get off' the
network to avoid extra minute charges if the computer is still being
used? Do you disable the wireless or what?


"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about $100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client that
will let you add your server in.


grandma Rosalie

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:50:13 GMT, Rosalie B.
wrote:

"Georgeny" wrote:

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in a
minute or two.

I have a wireless card in my laptop (one of them and I'm trying for
the 3rd time to get one for the other one) which I have used in
marinas, and I now have a wireless network at home too. The computer
connects automatically. My question is, how do you 'get off' the
network to avoid extra minute charges if the computer is still being
used? Do you disable the wireless or what?

Most "pay for play" wireless systems require you to log off via a
designated URL. T-Moblie does this with their hotspots.



"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about $100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client that
will let you add your server in.


grandma Rosalie

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

Dillon Pyron wrote:

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:50:13 GMT, Rosalie B.
wrote:

"Georgeny" wrote:

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in a
minute or two.

I have a wireless card in my laptop (one of them and I'm trying for
the 3rd time to get one for the other one) which I have used in
marinas, and I now have a wireless network at home too. The computer
connects automatically. My question is, how do you 'get off' the
network to avoid extra minute charges if the computer is still being
used? Do you disable the wireless or what?

Most "pay for play" wireless systems require you to log off via a
designated URL. T-Moblie does this with their hotspots.

OK - I've never paid for wireless - if I couldn't have it for free, I
used dial up.


"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about $100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client that
will let you add your server in.


grandma Rosalie

grandma Rosalie

When you start your browser you get sign on screen. You log on and that
opens a small window that indicates connected and the time remaining on your
account. That window has to remains open so you minimize that until you wish
to sign off. Go to that window and click disconnect and you disconnect from
network. While you are connected the time on and time remaining keep count
so you can always see how l;ong you have been on and how many minutes you
have left. After signing off if you wish to reconnect you simply click log
on again on window. In meantime you can use your laptop to read and answer
mail but are not connected. That's presuming of course that you are using a
mail program like Outlook or Outlook Express to download your mail. If you
are using an internet mailsite then you have to handle your mail and remain
online as with any computer.

At home you are just automatically connected because you have no program
running requiring account access since just connecting to your own network.
On ship you will always be prompted for a user name and password before
actually getting on network. User name is generally your last name and cabin
number. Password is either established when you see internet manager to make
an account or one is given you then. Now some ships allow you to establish
account from your laptop yourself. In that case when you go to Cafe screen
will ask for user info or have a click on to resgister and start an account.
The billing is to your onboard account.

George in NY



"Rosalie B." wrote in message
...
"Georgeny" wrote:

Actually much faster and easier using the laptop. With their terminals
you
have the layers of software making it all friendly and also connected to
the
network that has multiple users in cafe plus crew area. Laptop a direct
connect to network, easy connect to server then download email and off in
a
minute or two.

I have a wireless card in my laptop (one of them and I'm trying for
the 3rd time to get one for the other one) which I have used in
marinas, and I now have a wireless network at home too. The computer
connects automatically. My question is, how do you 'get off' the
network to avoid extra minute charges if the computer is still being
used? Do you disable the wireless or what?


"Mark" wrote in message
...
Carnival glory had it, (sister ship to conquest) I think it was about
$100
per week and you have to be near the internet cafe, it definately
wasn't
shipwide. The interent cafe connections were very slow, I'd imagine
that
using your own notebook would be an exercise in frustration. Internet
cafe
has no remote desktop or citrix and were unwilling to install it so I
was
limited to email for the week. Sign up for an web based email client
that
will let you add your server in.


grandma Rosalie

I had purchased 250 minutes for $100 and had something like 24 minutes
remaining. We had much sea time on those cruises, don't want you to think
that I lived on machine. I like downloading my local paper, NY Times and
Post in evening before I had for bed. This way I have it for morning coffee
in cabin. That uses up some minutes in 7 days. Also my wife likes to check
her own email from time to time and since she uses hotmail that is an online
situation. Still usually have minutes left and often wind up just cruising
net while waiting for disembark. I was lucky enough to have priority
disembark and the place to meet was just outside internet cafe so I was
live.

It's hard to judge how many minutes you need because speed of system also
impacts. It should be near DSL but depending on weather and location that
can vary since you are using satellite connection. Also I find systems to be
different on different ships although the programming system used appears
the same on Carnival and NCL. I think that sometimes depends on how much
their system demand is ( shops, casino, ship operations ) and how good their
IT people are at keeping a system cleaned up and running smooth.

PS : That's another advantage of buyng a minute package and using laptop. On
disembark day while you often wind up sittng and waiting that package is
still good whereas the per minute system is shutdown. Obviously because they
have closed your onboard account but if prepaid minutes they are still
active.

George in NY


"Charles" wrote in message
d...
In article vQ0Wc.1220$1M3.567@trndny01, Georgeny
wrote:

Since I had left minutes on account in Octber I tried previous
month password and user name, lo and behold not purged from system so I
got
to use remaining minutes before starting new account.

Intersting. How many minutes did you purchase and how many did you use?

--
Charles

In article FUrWc.5196$VY.4433@trndny09, Georgeny
wrote:

I had purchased 250 minutes for $100 and had something like 24 minutes
remaining. We had much sea time on those cruises, don't want you to think
that I lived on machine.

Thanks. That indicates to me that I should buy the 250 minutes package
when I am on Carnival Miracle in October.

--
Charles

In article FUrWc.5196$VY.4433@trndny09, Georgeny
wrote:

I had purchased 250 minutes for $100 and had something like 24 minutes
remaining. We had much sea time on those cruises, don't want you to think
that I lived on machine.

Thanks. That indicates to me that I should buy the 250 minutes package
when I am on Carnival Miracle in October.

--
Charles