AdamKnows Posted December 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What kind of internet speeds can I expect with a Voom internet package? Historically I've gotten internet speeds slower than dial up while on a cruise. Can you really consider Voom high speed? Can you really stream with the streaming package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What kind of internet speeds can I expect with a Voom internet package? Historically I've gotten internet speeds slower than dial up while on a cruise. Can you really consider Voom high speed? Can you really stream with the streaming package? Generally the Surf & Stream is limited to 5Mbs download, Surf only is 0.5 Mbs download. You will have better luck on the ships with O3b service, which are currently Oasis and Quantum classes, plus Freedom, Liberty, and Majesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Folks may fondly remember dial up but in reality even Surf today is better than that, in terms of speed. But, in overall performance, you could have it worse than dial up, if too many folks are on at the same time using up that finite pipe to the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudbmw Posted December 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Just off the Oasis with Surf & Stream. For the most part we were able to stream Netflix and our DishAnywhere DVR in HiDef without problems. Maybe 5% of the time the streaming would switch to Low Definition but that was usually during heavy cloud cover. Heavy rain would take the internet offline completely. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janerlve Posted July 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Here are some measurements of up and download speeds on JoS (Mediterranean cruise), 7days, July 2018. n = 36 Box = quartiles and median Blue triangle = average Whiskers= 95 % percentiles Red dots= min / max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadofjessie Posted July 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 20, 2018 On Allure of the Seas I was able to stream Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Here are some measurements of up and download speeds on JoS (Mediterranean cruise), 7days, July 2018. Welcome to CC. For most CC readers simple numbers to which they relate easier, looks like 1.5Mbps download from the graph, would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992cruiser Posted July 20, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Last year I watched an entire Gator football game on my phone with zero interruptions. The only time I turned it off was at halftime. I was expecting a lot of problems, but was pleasantly surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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