Angiet2 Posted November 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi All, Leaving on Allure this Sunday (yay!) and just realized that my FaceTime does not work... I plan on buying the unlimited internet package and need to stay in touch with work/home while away. Does anyone have another video chat app that they have had success with, on board, using the ship's wifi? I have an iPhone 5. Thanks so much!! Really appreciate the help, since my techie skills are a bit low! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted November 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I've read that Skype works, with varying quality. You might want to plan to do the video stuff while off the ship using land based internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonV1 Posted November 3, 2014 #3 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I would rely on VoIP (Skype, others) only if you are on the ship. Allure won't get the satellite Internet upgrade until after the refurb (I believe) so video quality will be horribly laggy (most likely), but voice should be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtazz17 Posted November 4, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) Yeah as said above..Why do you need video.. Just use voice.It will prolly just end up being more of a pia then anything.Streaming (facetime or any app similar)will not work well.Internet is extremely slow.Less them 1mbps.Considering I get 30mbps at my house and will still sometimes lag 1mbps is nothing. Edited November 4, 2014 by rtazz17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbanks7474 Posted November 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hi All, Leaving on Allure this Sunday (yay!) and just realized that my FaceTime does not work... I plan on buying the unlimited internet package and need to stay in touch with work/home while away. Does anyone have another video chat app that they have had success with, on board, using the ship's wifi? I have an iPhone 5. Thanks so much!! Really appreciate the help, since my techie skills are a bit low! :) I just read that the Allure does have the faster land speeds available now. I was on the Oasis for the Halloween sailing, and was able to FaceTime under the current speeds on it. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare thrifty99 Posted November 6, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'm on the Allure now and used FaceTime on my iPhone 6 to video chat with my son back home this week. We were surprised at how well it worked. We only tried it once so not sure if during heavier use times if it would work as well. I am using the middle tier of the 3 speeds they offer now (not the newest higher speed as that was too expensive). For one device, here are the prices for the 7-day Allure cruise: Basic plan: $150 Premium plan: $160 Premium Plus plan: $280 They say the Premium plan is 4 times as fast as the Basic Plan. They suggest the Premium Plus for streaming movies and video calls. When I ran a Speed test, it was right at 2Mb per second download and 1Mb per second upload. Not sure how accurate those tests are on a ship using satellite connection. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare thrifty99 Posted November 6, 2014 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2014 See my recent post "Allure Internet pricing Nov 2014" for a copy of the pricing sheet they gave me for the Internet packages. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angiet2 Posted November 8, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thanks a bunch, for the helpful responses!! What a great community! Angie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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