bcarney Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Onboard Adventure right now and just ran speed test.net. Voom not quite there yet, 770 ms ping time, 3.5 down, 1.5 up. Not sure if if I'm going to keep the package at those speeds. Wliampl and MylesDots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatMe Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Enjoy Adventure! That's not awful, I'm not positive but I think I remember that on Allure two weeks ago I was at 3.5down and 3.2 up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatMe Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Enjoy Adventure! That's not awful, I'm not positive but I think I remember that on Allure two weeks ago I was at 3.5down and 3.2 up Just checked my history while on Allure Oct 30, 2016; 10000ms/3.49 down/3.08 up, and I never had any issues with video calls or periscopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 There's been a bunch of dead spots onboard (the pool deck among others), and it didn't work for 22 hours yesterday. I give it a 4 out of 10. Not happy, but its better than no connectivity at all I suppose. FloatMe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donolog Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 ... but its better than no connectivity at all I suppose. Actually I prefer no connectivity ... disconnecting from the rest of the world is one of the things I like best about cruises, but maybe that's just me. ;) DocLC, RestingBird and WhiteSoxFan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 No connectivity is one of my cruise goals 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Count me in too! The only thing I want t0 connect with is a cold beer or mixed drink! DocLC and donolog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Actually I prefer no connectivity ... disconnecting from the rest of the world is one of the things I like best about cruises, but maybe that's just me. ;) Alas, with aging parents I need to keep an eye on and job duties that can't be tuned off for a week, I can't go without internet access anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 No connectivity is one of my cruise goals Dude, you posted this from Adventure - not fair! LOL jticarruthers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 The issue isn't the speed, but the ping. That ping time is very high, and it's why it takes a long time to do something. As an example, uploading/downloading a file will work just fine, but that interim period when you click the button and wait for something to happen is a result of the high ping. The high latency seems to be on non-Oasis/Quantum class ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 It seems like Voom is struggling fleetwide. I had a lot of issues with Voom on Brilliance a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted December 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 The issue isn't the speed, but the ping. That ping time is very high, and it's why it takes a long time to do something. As an example, uploading/downloading a file will work just fine, but that interim period when you click the button and wait for something to happen is a result of the high ping. The high latency seems to be on non-Oasis/Quantum class ships. I was able to Facebook Live a couple of times (oddly enough the best location to do that was on my balcony), but Pericope wouldn't work for me at all, either as a broadcaster or a viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 I know Thanksgiving day was a bad internet day, I was watching football in the sports bar and there was a constant stream of people complaining they couldn't even log on .... not a problem for me ... never tried to log on so I cant complain :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Alas, with aging parents I need to keep an eye on and job duties that can't be tuned off for a week, I can't go without internet access anymore. So what was your overall takeway from Voom on AOS, I too was planning to have it to check in with the kids and parents via iMessage or facetime. Should I keep my package or look for a cell pkg on port days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 So what was your overall takeway from Voom on AOS, I too was planning to have it to check in with the kids and parents via iMessage or facetime. Should I keep my package or look for a cell pkg on port days? I wouldn't rely on it for anything video related, so FaceTime is out. iMessage may work, but there was one whole day where there was no internet connectivity at all, so have a backup plan just in case. enjoylife5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Halee has been Periscoping regularly with Voom on Adventure of the Seas this week, which is a very good indication that the internet speeds on Adventure are "up to snuff" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Halee has been Periscoping regularly with Voom on Adventure of the Seas this week, which is a very good indication that the internet speeds on Adventure are "up to snuff" Could very well be; I was on the second sailing after the semi-refurb, so they've had several weeks to tweak the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks gentleman. Very helpful. I appreciate it! If i have a better experience I'll let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 FWIW, Halee has had mixed experiences with Voom working or not for Periscope. On Freedom, I had somewhat similar experiences, although if Periscope didn't work, I just keep re-trying until it did. Or I moved to somewhere less crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoylife5 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just a follow up. Voom worked consistently for me each day as for messaging, Facetiming and Snapchatting. At times it wasn't the best connection but still able to communicate. It struggled to load a lot of pages and stay on top of email. So it met our needs of keeping in touch with the kids, but I feel it could still use some upgrades to warrant the "surf & stream" title and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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