Pathetic Club Wi Fi

Twos more then one replied on 14/08/2021 16:20

Twos more then one

Posted on 14/08/2021 16:20

Spent £30 for a years access to the clubs Wi Fi, and have been swindled
Out of 8 sites only one had a slow ,but acceptable level of performance, the other Seven where that bad that most of the time the pages timed out ,some times it took ages to simply log on
When you bought this up to the site managers , you got the same reply. it was members streaming that was the issue
If that is the case , then the club should block streaming on sites where the Wi Fi is not up to it

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Twos more then one replied on 17/08/2021 10:14

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Posted on 16/08/2021 09:19 by Cornersteady

I only mentioned tethering to make the two comparable for screen size

How does tethering or not affect screen size?

Posted on 17/08/2021 10:14

Err you use your laptop so have a screen the size of your laptop, and not the mobile phone
Mobile Data has nothing to do with the issue of the clubs pay for Wi Fi
However on tethering this might help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvMZW_ztf14

SteveL replied on 17/08/2021 10:38

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Posted on 17/08/2021 10:14 by Twos more then one

Err you use your laptop so have a screen the size of your laptop, and not the mobile phone
Mobile Data has nothing to do with the issue of the clubs pay for Wi Fi
However on tethering this might help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvMZW_ztf14

Posted on 17/08/2021 10:38

Surely it depends on what you tether. I use an iPad and am currently tethered, cable less, to my OH’s phone. I don’t have an EE signal on mine here, so to check my WhatsApp I also tether my phone to hers occasionally.

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Twos more then one replied on 17/08/2021 11:35

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Posted on 17/08/2021 10:38 by SteveL

Surely it depends on what you tether. I use an iPad and am currently tethered, cable less, to my OH’s phone. I don’t have an EE signal on mine here, so to check my WhatsApp I also tether my phone to hers occasionally.

Posted on 17/08/2021 11:35

Though again this has nothing to do with the issue of the Opening Post, i did not say the only thing you can tether your mobile to, is a laptop

The issue is i paid for a years access, and out of 9 sites i visited this year, only one had a slow but working Wi FI. the others where unbelievably slow, they crashed, time out, froze , lost connection etc
1 site being gold, 7 sites being silver , 1 Bronze ,on all sites only basic web access was used, and no video streaming

A know a lot of defend the club at any cost members will disagree ,but that is the practical truth ,and real world experience of the clubs WiFi service
Using mobile data to get round this issue, is not relevant to the Clubs WiFi service
If i had known how poor a service it is ,thats if you can call it a service, i would never have purchased the service . Though i expected it to be poor, compared to my home service , i never expected it to be as bad ,as it is

Cornersteady replied on 17/08/2021 12:05

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Posted on 17/08/2021 10:14 by Twos more then one

Err you use your laptop so have a screen the size of your laptop, and not the mobile phone
Mobile Data has nothing to do with the issue of the clubs pay for Wi Fi
However on tethering this might help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvMZW_ztf14

Posted on 17/08/2021 12:05

sorry that does not answer the question I asked:

you posted: I only mentioned tethering to make the two comparable for screen size

I asked how does tethering (you mentioned) affect screen size?

I don't think you have answered.

Cornersteady replied on 17/08/2021 12:07

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Posted on 17/08/2021 11:35 by Twos more then one

Though again this has nothing to do with the issue of the Opening Post, i did not say the only thing you can tether your mobile to, is a laptop

The issue is i paid for a years access, and out of 9 sites i visited this year, only one had a slow but working Wi FI. the others where unbelievably slow, they crashed, time out, froze , lost connection etc
1 site being gold, 7 sites being silver , 1 Bronze ,on all sites only basic web access was used, and no video streaming

A know a lot of defend the club at any cost members will disagree ,but that is the practical truth ,and real world experience of the clubs WiFi service
Using mobile data to get round this issue, is not relevant to the Clubs WiFi service
If i had known how poor a service it is ,thats if you can call it a service, i would never have purchased the service . Though i expected it to be poor, compared to my home service , i never expected it to be as bad ,as it is

Posted on 17/08/2021 12:07

Very sad, but I suppose you have learnt a valuable lesson for the future.

Prescot46 replied on 17/08/2021 22:38

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Posted on 17/08/2021 22:38

Just returned from the Kendal site - wifi speed is glacial.

JVB66 replied on 17/08/2021 22:58

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Posted on 17/08/2021 22:58

I am on the club WiFi at clumber park ,which most know is renowned for poor signal of any sort and am not using a hotspot either and it is fine

SteveL replied on 18/08/2021 06:44

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Posted on 16/08/2021 06:39 by SteveL

Perhaps it depends on if you pay or not JVB. I was able to read your comment above soon after you posted. Then having been online all of 10 minutes was thrown out. I haven't managed to get back on until now, although have tried several times.☹️

Posted on 18/08/2021 06:44

I am on the club WiFi at clumber park ,which most know is renowned for poor signal of any sort and am not using a hotspot either and it is fine

As I put above JVB, might depend if you pay. We were at Clumber when I wrote that reply to you. Couldn’t get on for over 15 hours. If the ease of access is different on the free part, it certainly isn’t going to encourage folk to pay for it.

DavidKlyne replied on 18/08/2021 09:21

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Posted on 18/08/2021 06:44 by SteveL

I am on the club WiFi at clumber park ,which most know is renowned for poor signal of any sort and am not using a hotspot either and it is fine

As I put above JVB, might depend if you pay. We were at Clumber when I wrote that reply to you. Couldn’t get on for over 15 hours. If the ease of access is different on the free part, it certainly isn’t going to encourage folk to pay for it.

Posted on 18/08/2021 09:21

Steve

That is an interesting thought re the difference between paying and using it just for the Club website for free. We have experienced exactly the same when trying to get onto the Club website without a WiFi subscription. I suppose people could argue that those that pay should have priority as they have invested in a subscription. However it's odd that people just wanting to use the Club's website seem to have so much trouble. Hardly an incentive to pay for the WiFi? When I have had a subscription if seemed to have a reasonably steady connection but always on the slow side. After our last trip we have upgraded Margaret's data package with Tesco (02) and actually saved £1.50 a month into the bargain so hopefully we have covered most bases. There will always be sites like Clumber and Buxton where the mobile signal is very poor but at least you visit such sites knowing this to be the case.

David

JVB66 replied on 18/08/2021 09:24

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Posted on 18/08/2021 06:44 by SteveL

I am on the club WiFi at clumber park ,which most know is renowned for poor signal of any sort and am not using a hotspot either and it is fine

As I put above JVB, might depend if you pay. We were at Clumber when I wrote that reply to you. Couldn’t get on for over 15 hours. If the ease of access is different on the free part, it certainly isn’t going to encourage folk to pay for it.

Posted on 18/08/2021 09:24

I am on the paid for wifi as I have also been answering emails , each time log in I get the welcome back message with the hours left

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