Bollycats Posted January 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I purchased the Plus package so I'll have wifi for the first time. I only use my home wifi on my phone for security reasons. I do have Norton antivirus on it with a VPN option. Will the VPN work with the Princess wifi? I would only be using my phone to check my email. I'd use my tablet for other things like streaming shows and don't mind public wifi for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted January 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, Bollycats said: I purchased the Plus package so I'll have wifi for the first time. I only use my home wifi on my phone for security reasons. I do have Norton antivirus on it with a VPN option. Will the VPN work with the Princess wifi? I would only be using my phone to check my email. I'd use my tablet for other things like streaming shows and don't mind public wifi for that. I haven’t been able to use a VPN or a travel router in the last several attempts. In fact, internet is so slow, it probably wouldn’t work very well if it did work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromep Posted January 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 18, 2023 As with any networking inquiry my response is give it a try. Where others have not had good luck, you may. I'm not aware that the onboard WiFi intentionally bars the usage of VPNs, but overall network conditions, along with the speed of the Internet may hamper successful usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bollycats Posted January 18, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Thanks to both of you. I'll try and see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangeOrder Posted January 18, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I used my VPN on cruises last year without issue, but as @billco said, the speeds were not great and the VPN slowed it down even more. I did not have luck using most two factor auths on ship wifi with my VPN on, but it all worked great with cell signal in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted January 19, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2023 5 hours ago, ChangeOrder said: I used my VPN on cruises last year without issue, but as @billco said, the speeds were not great and the VPN slowed it down even more. I did not have luck using most two factor auths on ship wifi with my VPN on, but it all worked great with cell signal in port. Perhaps this will improve once Starlink is up and running... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afurman Posted January 19, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2023 When I was on Emerald Princess a few weeks ago VPN traffic barely worked. On the Sky back in March it was fine. So, it might very by ship and usage on their network at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnesotasisu Posted January 19, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said: Perhaps this will improve once Starlink is up and running... Princess does not use Starlink... I wish they did Editted: When I posted this I had not seen that Carnival Corp signed a deal with Startlink. Very happy about this! Edited January 19, 2023 by minnesotasisu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted January 19, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 hours ago, minnesotasisu said: Princess does not use Starlink... I wish they did Editted: When I posted this I had not seen that Carnival Corp signed a deal with Startlink. Very happy about this! Yep...everyone is buzzing about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbiegentry Posted January 19, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 2:11 PM, billco said: In fact, internet is so slow, it probably wouldn’t work very well if it did work. This ☝️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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