JohnMay Posted April 23, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Does anyone know if Royal ever deployed O3b (03b) VOOM on Adventure of the Seas, or is it still using the older technology? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 23, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Welcome to Cruise Critic. No O3b on Adventure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMay Posted April 23, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks! Any idea what type of up/down speeds and latency I can expect on Adventure of the Seas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 23, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Just now, JohnMay said: Thanks! Any idea what type of up/down speeds and latency I can expect on Adventure of the Seas? Surf, up to .5Mbps up/down, Stream up to 5Mbps up/down, 600+ ms pings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMay Posted April 23, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks! Do you know if they block any ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 23, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Surf, up to .5Mbps up/down, Stream up to 5Mbps up/down, 600+ ms pings. This was Stream in January on Adventure 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 23, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, JohnMay said: Thanks! Do you know if they block any ports? Ironically certain rccl.com web domains don't resolve on Voom. Getting luggage tags for future cruises, following the Royal UP URLs, etc. You need to use a VPN service to access these sites. Not all VPN services work over satellite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMay Posted April 23, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Any recommendations for VPN providers? I currently have a NordVPN account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I routinely use Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN to my home plus I subscribe to a service that offers both SSL and IPSEC based VPN. Their SSL service doesn't work on a ship over satellite but their IPSEC service to the same gateways does. I've never tried NordVPN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 23, 2019 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, JohnMay said: Do you know if they block any ports? No, but I do know some have reported some VPNs not working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 23, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, JohnMay said: Thanks! Do you know if they block any ports? Yes, several VPNs that I use are blocked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMay Posted April 24, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted April 24, 2019 So, just to be sure, are VPNs the only thing they're blocking? I use some server admin apps through weird ports and want to be sure they'll work on the cruise. Thanks for everyone's help in trying to decide if I even want to risk this - thought we had booked on an O3b ship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #13 Share Posted April 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, JohnMay said: So, just to be sure, are VPNs the only thing they're blocking? I use some server admin apps through weird ports and want to be sure they'll work on the cruise. Thanks for everyone's help in trying to decide if I even want to risk this - thought we had booked on an O3b ship... Can't tell you for sure if VPNs are the only ports being blocked. Unfortunately, you won't know until you are onboard as RC does not publish those kinds of detailed specs for their intenret service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted April 24, 2019 #14 Share Posted April 24, 2019 To someone who is tech deficient, can I stream Netflix and Amazon Prime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #15 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Just now, Judyrem said: To someone who is tech deficient, can I stream Netflix and Amazon Prime? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judyrem Posted April 24, 2019 #16 Share Posted April 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: Yes. Thanks, that's all I need to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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