Internet

[shm]

Ok you Carnival fans.. anyone used the email while on board.. ?? How about share some info with me on that.. thanks..!

[I Luv Crusin]

Ok you Carnival fans.. anyone used the email while on board.. ?? How about share some info with me on that.. thanks..!

 

It's slow.

[shm]

like very, very slow.. we are going to be leaving our child with family & I would love to be able to check on her daily..

[big_duck]

It is all right here:

 

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/FAQs/On_Board_Internet_Cafes.aspx

[caribsun]

From CCL web site.

 

For those guests who want the option of staying connected to the everyday world, we have implemented Internet Cafes fleetwide.

The Cafe is open 24-hours a day and features private workstations with the latest flat panel computer terminals. Guests will have the ability to send and receive e-mail and access Internet sites. Guests can access their home account through AOL, Hotmail, Juno or Yahoo or have the option of setting up their very own temporary account on board with our CruiseE-mail.

The computers are equipped with WordPad.

The Internet is accessed via satellite through a satellite modem and guests are able to surf the internet as if they were at home. Files can be downloaded as "read only" but cannot be saved, since a floppy disk cannot be inserted into the PC's.

The Internet connection speed is able to connect with bursts of 2.5 megs and 128 kbps upstream.

If Palm Pilots are wireless than guests can take advantage of our wireless access.

Guests may bring their own personal Laptop for use on board by using our Wireless Internet Service.

If the laptop is not equipped with a Wireless Internet Card, guests will need to rent one from the Internet Cafe.

If the laptop is running on Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 95, software will be installed in order to run the Wireless System. This will take approximately five minutes.

If the laptop is running on Windows XP, the above software is not needed. The Wireless Internet Service is compatible with a Wireless 802.11b card, which is the industry standard.

Even with the wireless service, guest's personal Laptop must be used in close proximity of the Internet Cafe. It cannot be used in guest’s staterooms.

Internet Cafe Price List

Charges for the following services will be billed directly to guest's Sail and Sign Account as follows:

A one time activation fee is $3.95.

To obtain a temporary account while on board, the set-up charge is $3.95.

To print information, the charge is $.50-per page.

To utilize the service of the Internet Cafe, whether using a private workstation, renting a laptop or using the guest's personal laptop, the charge is:

$.75-per minute.

Block of Minutes (no refund for unused minutes):

 

3, 4 or 5 Day Cruise

30 minutes for $16.50 (.55 per minute).

60 minutes for $24.00 (.40 per minute).

 

7 Day Cruise or Longer

100 minutes for $55.00 (.55 per minute).

250 minutes for $100.00 (.40 per minute).

To rent a Wireless Internet Card for a guest's personal laptop, the rate is $10.00 per day. To rent a Laptop, the charge is $35.00 per day; optional insurance is $10.00 per day.

[cubdaddy]

If you have a laptop I would suggest bringing it. It will be safe in your cabin. The reason I bring my laptop is to stay in touch with my company since I do not have cell service. The other reason is I use Outlook Express and have 4 e-mail addresses I monitor. The laptop makes it easy to log on, download the e-mails and then log off. This will save you minutes. Once you download your e-mails and log off, you can read and reply to e-mails before you log back on. Once logged back on your Outlook Express will send your replies.

 

The only thing you will need other than the laptop is wireless capabilities. The Liberty and Valor are the only ships so far that have wireless ship wide. The other ships have wireless near the Internet Cafe. The other thing you will need to do is ask the Internet Manager what the outgoing (SMTP) server address is and change that in your account settings.

 

I usually purchase a 100 minutes and that will last me the week if I follow the above process!

 

Good luck!