Brian Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I personally LOVE viewing the periscopes of everyone who is cruising!! I'd love if people could list when their cruise is on here IF they plan to periscope any on their cruise.....Please list your PERISCOPE NAME So we can view your scopes please!!! Brian AGSLC5, scouv, RobertJaf and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatMe Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I will be☺ in october @m_swisshelm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I plan on scoping from the Liberty while aboard in Galveston, but that's about it as she doesn't have Voom yet. If interested, @jkrislc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 may have to learn how to do this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I will be peri scoping from harmony in May 22nd I will have VOOM internet so will periscope 3/4 times a day Edit my username is j_keeble scouv, AGSLC5 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I may do it from the Allure, just not sure if I want to pay for Internet, maybe. I'm @Halifax_Jerel As a heads up I posted a thread in 'people connect' to share names of people presently scoping. DocLC, michelle and scouv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouv Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I plan to Periscope on Oasis 2/20/16 and some in FLL a couple of days prior to that, if possible. I am trying to get a handle on using Periscope as I am new at it. I put my phone into airplane mode and turn on the Wifi and it will work fine....right? I am scouv@travelgici Sandy PS - thanks to all of you who have been recently scoping -- I have loved watching all of the videos and learning how to do it! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I am trying to get a handle on using Periscope as I am new at it. I put my phone into airplane mode and turn on the Wifi and it will work fine....right? Yes, put phone into airplane mode and then enable WiFi. scouv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeraldinetheQueen Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 What is Periscoping and what is VOOM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 What is Periscoping and what is VOOM?Periscope is a app for live broadcasting. When Matt is broadcasting for example, we can type and ask him questions live. We can see him but he can't see us, other than our typed questions. Voom is high speed internet some royal ships have, very fast, faster than home. It's done by satalite shooting beam directly at ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just to explain ferther, other than Voom cruise ship Internet is natoriously bad, if you want to periscope at sea you nead a ship with Voom. Periscope is really fun to play with, I don't broadcast but like watching videos. You get a image of a world map filled with red dots, each dot is someone broadcasting live. Could be a concert going on now or just someone watching a baseball game, mainly its just someone wanting to chat. Of course we like to watch people showing off cruise ships so we try to share them when we find them. AGSLC5 and scouv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Periscope is a free smart phone app that allows people to broadcast for free anywhere they have a signal. You can download it for free from the iTunes App Store or Google Play store. You can follow me on there (I try to do one broadcast per day): @therclblog J_Keeble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Blue Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do the scopes from sea show up on the map? Live and replays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Do the scopes from sea show up on the map? Live and replays? Live for sure. I forget if replays are on the map too by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeraldinetheQueen Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 YIKES I thought this sounded like fun and was going to download until I read the reviews where people are complaining of "Trolls", "Stalkers", and Porn. Many said they've closed their accounts until a better accountability is enacted. Guess I don't want to get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 YIKES I thought this sounded like fun and was going to download until I read the reviews where people are complaining of "Trolls", "Stalkers", and Porn. Many said they've closed their accounts until a better accountability is enacted. Guess I don't want to get involved. I only watch those I follow, so I've never experienced these issue. Plus, when I've scoped, I've done what other responsible broadcasters do and block anyone who trolls the conversation. I don't use Periscope like YouTube, so this isn't a problem for me. scouv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett_FL Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I noticed sometimes Periscopes will show up on the map in port everglades even though the ship maybe off someplace else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I noticed sometimes Periscopes will show up on the map in port everglades even though the ship maybe off someplace else. You are correct. The nature of internet addressing varies and these signals are not really geo-targeted like one would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Right. Periscope is going to ask the phone to tell it where it's located. The phone will attempt to use two sources to figure out where it is: GPS and WiFi positioning. In the case of GPS, once you put your phone into airplane mode, the GPS receiver is disabled. For WiFi positioning, it only works for WiFi access points that aren't moving around. :) So, the phone basically reports the last known position which was the port when the Periscoper boarded the ship. If the phone user doesn't have airplane mode enabled and is up on the top deck long enough to receive a GPS signal, then you'd see the actual position of the ship out in the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorailmedic Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Right. Periscope is going to ask the phone to tell it where it's located. The phone will attempt to use two sources to figure out where it is: GPS and WiFi positioning. In the case of GPS, once you put your phone into airplane mode, the GPS receiver is disabled. For WiFi positioning, it only works for WiFi access points that aren't moving around. :) So, the phone basically reports the last known position which was the port when the Periscoper boarded the ship. If the phone user doesn't have airplane mode enabled and is up on the top deck long enough to receive a GPS signal, then you'd see the actual position of the ship out in the ocean. The other fun factor here is how Google and other APIs determine location via WiFi. Google Street View cars drive around, they see where various networks are as they drive by. Where is a Google vehicle likely to 'see' a ship's network? In port. Now, Google thinks that any devices on that ships network are in the port. There are multiple network appliances you may connect to on a ship, so in theory, when you're forward on a high deck you might appear to be in Port Everglades, but when you're midship by the lobby, you appear to be in NJ (for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorailmedic Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just a reminder in this thread that the RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com group cruise is coming up in just a few days! I'm sure several of us will be Periscoping throughout the week (from Saturday's group meet on through the 7 night sailing leaving this Sunday). Be sure to follow my account (@monorailmedic) and if you aren't already, Matt's/RCLBlog's account (@theRCLBlog) on both Twitter and Periscope. I'll be sure to share any others sharing our trip live. Matt and RobertJaf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Just a reminder in this thread that the RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com group cruise is coming up in just a few days! I'm sure several of us will be Periscoping throughout the week (from Saturday's group meet on through the 7 night sailing leaving this Sunday). Be sure to follow my account (@monorailmedic) and if you aren't already, Matt's/RCLBlog's account (@theRCLBlog) on both Twitter and Periscope. I'll be sure to share any others sharing our trip live. FYI, your profile shows you as @MouseAndManPod on Periscope and I only realized it was you by adding you through Twitter. Is this the account you'll scope from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorailmedic Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 FYI, your profile shows you as @MouseAndManPod on Periscope and I only realized it was you by adding you through Twitter. Is this the account you'll scope from? I scope from @monorailmedic - where are you seeing reference to MouseAndManPod (aside from my Twitter summary/narrative)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I scope from @monorailmedic - where are you seeing reference to MouseAndManPod (aside from my Twitter summary/narrative)? When I search your your Twitter handle on Periscope, your name real name comes up, with the above in the summary, as does monorailmedia as the two choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorailmedic Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 When I search your your Twitter handle on Periscope, your name real name comes up, with the above in the summary, as does monorailmedia as the two choices. Gotcha. Yeah, thats from my twitter bio (Periscope is owned by Twitter so it just pulls from there). I'll update that to make it less confusing as that show has been long gone. Thanks. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Gotcha. Yeah, thats from my twitter bio (Periscope is owned by Twitter so it just pulls from there). I'll update that to make it less confusing as that show has been long gone. Thanks.I figured it was you, but I had just enough doubt to ask. ;) I went to Twitter which is how I associated your name with your handle, but it was the bio that was throwing me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett_FL Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not RCCL but somebody doing live scopes from NCL Escape this week @yorkvillain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I will be periscoping on Harmony of the Seas May 22nd Maiden voyage, a little nervous about doing it but I will show you everything ! Mike_ and DocLC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Blue Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Just learning this technology, made the RCblog and medic the first two scopers to follow - ever. To travel virtually with your group on AOS cruise this past week A great time waster and dream maker. The bird chirp alarm is a hoot. I'm late to twitter also. Real time reviews and Q&A's. RC should definitely throw a bone your way, this is what they call "earned media" and RC gets it for free. I assume corporate scopes are just around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just learning this technology, made the RCblog and medic the first two scopers to follow - ever. To travel virtually with your group on AOS cruise this past week A great time waster and dream maker. The bird chirp alarm is a hoot. I'm late to twitter also. Real time reviews and Q&A's. RC should definitely throw a bone your way, this is what they call "earned media" and RC gets it for free. I assume corporate scopes are just around the corner. The cruise line actually does scope. They just recently had a campaign feature the ports and the excursions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 I plan to Scope during our April 24th Liberty cruise. Unfortunately they will not have VOOM installed by that time and I will only be able to broadcast when we have cellular or wi-fi access. I will double check but I think my account name is Wilson_cruise_addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 I will be on the Liberty at the end of May myself. I have been watching someone who is on the LIBERTY right now and says that the one major slide has yet to open. First they were told it would be a couple months till it's open then were told that this Sunday (tomorrow) it may open!! Hope it is by the end of May!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmasummerill Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 I'm seriously addicted to periscope! Just watching for now but I plan to scope from Harmony of the Seas on the 26th May. You can follow me @emmasummerill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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