Posted on 28/07/2019 11:45
Just spent £345 for two weeks at Bladon Chains in Oxford. If I wanted wi-fi it would have cost me more.When we got the bus into Oxford wi-fi was free,when we went for something to eat wi-fi was free.Am I the only one who thinks we,re getting ripped off by the club when it comes to wi-fi on sites.
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Posted on 29/07/2019 11:25 by TinwheelerYou assume a lot, Steve.
As I said, some Scottish sites do not have Wi-fi at all. If you consider provision of a hotspot in the laundry room at Dunnet Bay to be an improvement over having no Wi-fi, then you’re right.
Why so dismissive of those who complain about site Wi-fi? To call them one off rants in such an imperious manner because they don’t fit your picture of perfection demonstrates your unwillingness to consider any view but your own which saddens me as I thought you to be more open minded than that.
Posted on 29/07/2019 15:58
I have to say I find the OP really amusing , "free wi-fi " on buses and places to eat / drink etc I don't think so . In my area bus prices increased to be shortly followed by "free wi-fi " , and I'm sure that's across the board .What happens then is everyone pays whether they want wi-fi or not. At least CMC show it as an extra , then becomes your choice .There would soon be plenty of whining if they increase pitch prices to be shortly followed by "free wi-fi " .Be careful what you wish for .As to its quality , that's for another time .
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Posted on 28/07/2019 18:23 by KjellNNI think some of the problems on Club sites are caused by users trying to use it for streaming. Have found the same on CCC sites. Makes it impossible to get logged on while they are hogging it!
We just use our own 3 data SIM now, with a mini router to allow us both to be connected at the same time.
Posted on 29/07/2019 07:54 by TinwheelerI have acknowledged your experience differs from mine but you miss the point by saying I don’t use it. I do use it to access this site so I know very well how it works, or doesn’t work.
Perhaps you will now accept my experience as being correct for me rather than accusing me of unfairly trashing something I don’t use.
Posted on 29/07/2019 19:02
I can accept it does not"work for you?" but as Steve and i have found on plenty of sites that if used as it has been set up ,then the majority of times i have not found it to be unusable,even the Hotspots at Clumber park and Notgrove sites do as they were set up for,but as with anything it is open to "abuse"at times
Posted on 30/07/2019 17:23
Tend to agree with all the comments about wifi - largely useless outside the comfort of your own home network, so data is the way to go. Wifi site fees vary considerably for generally poor service, some are outrageous, particularly on the continent.
One unexpected benefit I discovered this year is that media players like iPlayer don’t recognise you’re outside the UK if you use data rather than wifi to access. So, if you’re own a long trip, a long way from home and missing a bit of UK telly, data is the way to go - happy I got to see the final episode of ‘Line of Duty’. Data is also fairly secure, any wifi other than your own network is potentially insecure.
Posted on 30/07/2019 20:02
I see that, after unlimited texts and unlimited minutes now comes unlimited data packages.....from about £23...
'from'.....how can that be if it's unlimited....ah, the only tool left....speed...
loads of data, but now different speeds for different uses....
but moving in the right direction...
soon be throwing out the home broadband in favour of an unlimited 'take it all with you everywhere' sim deal....
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