riekl Posted July 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2016 So it's now July and I've seen no evidence or posts about increased bandwidth? Anyone have any updates or was this a false flag by ncl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colecandler Posted July 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I guess we'll find out tomorrow!! Have not heard a single report from ANY NCL ship about increased speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSharonB Posted July 2, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 2, 2016 So it's now July and I've seen no evidence or posts about increased bandwidth? Anyone have any updates or was this a false flag by ncl? I'd like to know also. I'm on the Escape 8/20, and plan to get the unlimited WIFI. I will not be happy if it's slow!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcann4444 Posted July 2, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I am in the Haven lounge now about to get off. Still slow. Varies at times but still a month or two before it will be updated I was told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoTech Posted July 4, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 4, 2016 So it's now July and I've seen no evidence or posts about increased bandwidth? Anyone have any updates or was this a false flag by ncl? Just off the Escape last week. No evidence of any change or improvement as yet. My understanding is that it is scheduled to happen in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colecandler Posted July 6, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 6, 2016 This is funny. This is a picture I took of a speedtest.net test I did on my laptop aboardEscape a couple days ago. My only comment is -false. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riekl Posted July 6, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Having been tortured by escapes Internet for 5 days now I can safely say it is the worst internet on any cruise ship I have been on the past 5 years. Oasis/allure even pre upgrade blew it away and post upgrade its not even close. Princess also exceeds in this area. What is insulting is despite being the worst performing product of the three lines it is also the most expensive! Not a good combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted July 7, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) Sorry to hear about that for the Escape, did you run the Speedtest while connected to the ship's WiFi - inTRAnet or while "live" with the inTERnet ... while the upload clearly looked throttled badly, the download is comparable as land-based turbo/quantum speed for cable/Fios. I measured it on the Breakaway in late May, upload was around 20 MBps but download timed out with error. Yours seemed to suggested something is in the works, maybe still in "beta" And, this story came out last Friday - http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/01/travel/cruise-ships-with-the-best-wi-fi/index.html :D Edited July 7, 2016 by mking8288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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