newyorker123 Posted July 7, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Hi! I'm looking to get Voom just for surfing, not streaming. Only need to check email, etc. Is this going to be slower than getting the streaming package? Any idea of the speed? Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted July 7, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Hi! I'm looking to get Voom just for surfing, not streaming. Only need to check email, etc. Is this going to be slower than getting the streaming package? Any idea of the speed? Thank you!!We had it on Anthem and it was super, duper fast. My son watched YouTube videos all week on his Kindle with no buffering. I played video games all week with no issues at all. If all you need to do it check email get the cheaper plan which is just surf I think. Voom is pretty incredible, at least on Anthem it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorker123 Posted July 7, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, JAMESCC said: We had it on Anthem and it was super, duper fast. My son watched YouTube videos all week on his Kindle with no buffering. I played video games all week with no issues at all. If all you need to do it check email get the cheaper plan which is just surf I think. Voom is pretty incredible, at least on Anthem it was. So you had streaming, not basic then, I'm assuming? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted July 7, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 7, 2019 So you had streaming, not basic then, I'm assuming? Thanks!!Yes, I has surf and stream and it was blazingly fast. I was quite surprised actually. There was no buffering and it didn't go out once on our cruise. Quite frankly I thought it was awesome to still be connected to the world via the Internet even out in the middle of the ocean. After that cruise I said I will never be without internet again on a cruise. I used to come back from a cruise with 1,000 emails that I had to go through. No more, I checked as I go just like I do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted July 7, 2019 #5 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Surf is 0.5 mbps. Stream is 5.0 mbps A dial up modem (from the old days) topped out at about 0.06 mbps. The issue is not the data rate, but the ping time. And on some ships, this can be over 600 ms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted July 7, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Surf works fine for email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorker123 Posted July 7, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflint Posted July 7, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 7, 2019 It will also depend on where you are, what ship you are on etc.. But email is usually not very big and is not dependent on how fast your internet is, you could still use a dial-up connection and get email you would just need to wait 30 minutes for it to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted July 8, 2019 #9 Share Posted July 8, 2019 21 hours ago, fredflint said: It will also depend on where you are, what ship you are on etc.. But email is usually not very big and is not dependent on how fast your internet is, you could still use a dial-up connection and get email you would just need to wait 30 minutes for it to download. I lived for many years on dial up. Emails do NOT take 30 minutes to download. Unless people are sending you large pictures or lots of graphics. I started with a 2400 bps modem. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 8, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Typical results... Surf: Surf and Stream: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted July 8, 2019 #11 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Also.. speed depends on your device. I checked speed on iphone 8 at my home via wifi and it was 265, at my computer via wifi 56 (250+ if yousing LAN), tablet is about 105. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 8, 2019 #12 Share Posted July 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, SRF said: I lived for many years on dial up. Emails do NOT take 30 minutes to download. Unless people are sending you large pictures or lots of graphics. I started with a 2400 bps modem. 😄 Mine was 110 baud, and we were thrilled when it went to 300 and then 1200! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 8, 2019 #13 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 8:30 AM, newyorker123 said: Hi! I'm looking to get Voom just for surfing, not streaming. Only need to check email, etc. Is this going to be slower than getting the streaming package? Any idea of the speed? Thank you!! What ship are you on? Makes a big difference. And the O3B ships dont perform well up north 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorker123 Posted July 8, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thank you everyone!! I'll be on the Anthem doing a Transatlantic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted July 8, 2019 #15 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thank you everyone!! I'll be on the Anthem doing a Transatlantic.Jealous, always wanted to do a transatlantic trip. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepcman Posted July 8, 2019 #16 Share Posted July 8, 2019 39 minutes ago, JAMESCC said: 1 hour ago, newyorker123 said: Thank you everyone!! I'll be on the Anthem doing a Transatlantic. Jealous, always wanted to do a transatlantic trip. Have fun! Just takes a credit card and some free time. 😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted July 8, 2019 #17 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just takes a credit card and some free time. [emoji23][emoji23]My CC is tapped with 2 cruises already on the books. [emoji1787] Something maybe though, someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorker123 Posted July 8, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted July 8, 2019 It's my first cruise since 2017 when I did Regent. That was a cruise!! I don't think anything will compare. Totally spoiled. Thanks for all the input!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMike Posted July 8, 2019 #19 Share Posted July 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Host Clarea said: Mine was 110 baud, and we were thrilled when it went to 300 and then 1200! and 56K was the bomb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 8, 2019 #20 Share Posted July 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, MagicMike said: and 56K was the bomb! Yep, for a few years pre DSL, ISDN (2x64K) was the best deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzrman Posted July 8, 2019 #21 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I’m sailing the Empress in September and would like to know about the Internet. Just need to check emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 8, 2019 #22 Share Posted July 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, cruzrman said: I’m sailing the Empress in September and would like to know about the Internet. Just need to check emails. All you would need is a one-device Surf package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taramsl Posted July 8, 2019 #23 Share Posted July 8, 2019 As far as the one device plan, can you logout of one device and into another device with the same account number? (Is it tied to the reservation or the device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 8, 2019 #24 Share Posted July 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, taramsl said: As far as the one device plan, can you logout of one device and into another device with the same account number? (Is it tied to the reservation or the device? Yes, no problem. Access is via login credentials, so any number of different devices will work fine, but only one logged in at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Girl 99 Posted July 9, 2019 #25 Share Posted July 9, 2019 How's the internet on Mariner looking after being Amp'ed? We have 8 people booked across 4 cabins and I know a few of them are going to ask me about it. Just trying to gather info so we're ready to buy when a sale comes along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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