Ampurp85 Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Prior to using Starlink I was able to make wifi calls and receive text on my Samsung galaxy s21 with no issues. I was just on Oasis and no text or wifi calling. It keeps saying remove airplane mode. Now I'm Grandeur and it's the same thing. I was able to get my text on Odyssey and Harmony in Nov. Anyone know what the problem is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Is it possible you don't have wifi calling enabled? I've had it get disabled when I travel before. And you can't re-enable wifi calling without being on a cellular network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 40 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Is it possible you don't have wifi calling enabled? I've had it get disabled when I travel before. And you can't re-enable wifi calling without being on a cellular network. I did that on the terminal while waiting to board and it worked on terminal wifi. But as soon as I tried on Grandeur, it no longer does. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I believe I got it to work. The new update turns wifi calling off when you connect so I needed to reset it multiple times. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtentions Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 We used wifi calling and text on Oasis we were jus ton her Jan 5- 15th and no issues. We do not use i-phone or anything Samsung though; too many prior issues even outside of cruising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I've seen that in testing. A phone reboot cured it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I can’t speak to Oasis but GRANDEUR is the worst, just gif off that ship 2 weeks ago. They DO NOT have star link. Allegedly it will be installed sometime in February. their WiFi was a joke. No connection in my ov stateroom. Complaints led to a verification and a move, 4 cabins down without assistance, to a cabin that had equally shitty service despite then saying it worked there. Guest services told me “none of our ships allow phone calls unless you are not in WiFi mode. “ ridiculous. You know where I could call? At guest services. The internet person, Jingle, credited me with 2 days internet . I needed the service for work and contact with home., not a 2 day credit! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I'm on Grandeur. I'm am using the wifi to call and check on my fur baby. Maybe because we are still in port the internet is okay, not great but enough to do what I need to do. I am in an interior aft deck 8. I'm more upset there is no cooler. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I am in an interior aft deck 8. We are in an aft interior on deck 8 on our 2-5-23 Grandeur sailing, too (8587 I think). Absolutely nothing was available to upgrade. Oh well…This is one of Dan’s onboard instant rewards casino comps. Traveling Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: We are in an aft interior on deck 8 on our 2-5-23 Grandeur sailing, too (8587 I think). Absolutely nothing was available to upgrade. Oh well…This is one of Dan’s onboard instant rewards casino comps. The rooms are so tiny. This was an instant comp for me too. I'm a single chubby woman, I can't imagine two regular people in these tiny cabins being comfortable. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 It's worth noting Starlink itself has no bearing on Wifi calling. There are other potential road blocks that are the common cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 There's always WhatsApp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 WhatsApp work when people have it. An 80yo woman who can't work her "VCR" can't work apps. My wifi calling worked until we got a bit from port and now it and the internet in general on Grandeur is horrible. WAAAYTOOO and jbrinkm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: The rooms are so tiny. This was an instant comp for me too. I'm a single chubby woman, I can't imagine two regular people in these tiny cabins being comfortable. The one and only time we were ever in an inside room was on Grandeur a few years ago so I (unfortunately) know how tiny they really are. I am going to have the room steward separate the beds (tough luck, Danno). At least we will be able to get in and out of bed. Last time, I did an award-winning back-facing sidewinder double-gainer off the end of the bed and landed on my knee….so not this time ! Ampurp85, teddy, ScottD and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 In my experience, wifi calling from the ship hit and miss. It seems to depend on where you are sailing. I don't know why that would matter, but it usually works for me in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston but not in the western Caribbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 I am okay on the wifi calling being hit or miss but rather upset at the constant drops in wifi on Grandeur. I can't even check an email at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Starlink is in a new service that isn't done being built. Starlink Maritime is even newer and less built out than Starlink residential. Delays getting Starship flying are impacting where SpaceX wanted Starlink to be in early 2023. Until Starship flies Starlink will have issues in busy areas like the US Southeast and Starlink's maritime service will not be what anyone hoped it would be. Give it 6 to 12 months and Starlink maritime will be much better compared to what it is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 @Ampurp85I’m on the Anthem…with StarLink…and I have an old Samsung Galaxy S8 Android. My experience…emails/texts and web surfing are fine with only occasional drop offs followed by automatic reconnects. Especially during stormy times. I use Messenger for WiFi calling (audio and video) and it works pretty good, even in my cabin on deck 9 forward. I also stream videos on my iPad at night and they (usually) work fine. But I think it’s primarily because the Anthem was built with connectivity in mind. So the WiFi hardware throughout the ship is pretty robust compared to the older ships. The ship can have great StarLink service, but if the routers inside the ship can’t handle the amount of WiFi traffic…it’s not going to work well. By the way…I heard a man trying to explain to his kids what a VCR was. As far as they were concerned, it was ancient technology. 12:00…12:00…12:00…12:00…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! teddy and Ampurp85 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 The vast majority of time Wifi calling works on my Android device, but sometimes not. Example last week on Jewel it did not work. This week Radiance not a problem. I don't have the technical skill to determine why, as none of my phone setting change from week to week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanoknick Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 We had no issues with wifi calling on our Jan 5th cruise on the Adventure, that has StarLink on it. In our group there was mix of iPhone's, Samsung, and Google phones, all were able to do wifi calling with no issues. There were of course areas that the wifi was weak, but that's to be expected. This was our first cruise on a StarLink equipped ship, and we were very impressed. We were able to stream videos, view home security cameras, VPN, etc... way better connectivity and lower latency than the previous systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 hours ago, BrianB said: By the way…I heard a man trying to explain to his kids what a VCR was. As far as they were concerned, it was ancient technology. I'll frequently say that I'm going to "tape" something when I'm going to record a show on the DVR and get confused looks from my teens... The funniest is when someone tries to propose the idea of having some type of magical public phone available for a fee in case you forget or lose your cell phone. BrianB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Taken a few days ago at Miami airport, there were charging stations to the right. Al Miller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 My WiFi calling on ships always seems to work best when Scam Likely is calling Ampurp85 and SpicyCherry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL8SWPR Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 Wifi calling working on Mariner Starlink. Getting very nice speeds too. 70-90Mbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted January 24, 2023 Report Share Posted January 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Pattycruise said: Taken a few days ago at Miami airport, there were charging stations to the right. Wow! I cant even remember the last place I saw one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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