Lil Davy Posted July 23, 2009 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2009 What does RCI charge for WiFi access? We're leaving our 4 month old at home and I'm wondering if it would be beneficial (cost wise) to Skype (webcam) over Wifi instead of calling on our cell phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuryan Posted July 23, 2009 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Unfortunately I don't know the current exact prices but I believe the best package you can get with RCI is $0.35/minute with their largest package (150 internet minutes). I could be wrong, this is just from memory. On another note, I wouldn't count on being able to use live webcam or voice communication of any sort on a cruise ship connection as they are typically dial-up speed (or worse :(). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Davy Posted July 24, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted July 24, 2009 That was going to be my next question (how fast is the connection) - oh well,, I guess I'll leave the laptop at home then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeywestK Posted July 24, 2009 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2009 That was going to be my next question (how fast is the connection) - oh well,, I guess I'll leave the laptop at home then One other option you could consider is to take your laptop/netbook with you and find an Starbucks-type of cafe in port to Skype back home. The ship connections are painfully slow, but there is high-speed internet access in most ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted July 24, 2009 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Internet cost is $0.55 / minute, regardless of using WiFi or their computers. Prepaid packages can be purchased at $28 for 60 minutes $38 for 90 minutes $55 for 150 minutes As mentioned the connection speed is slow and service not reliable to be always available. The regular Skype ports are blocked, but of course there´s ways around this, however you are on a shared bandwidth and using Skype or similar services will make connections much worse for all others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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