WIFI
Having been a member for over 10 years & paid a yearly charge for WIFI, we stopped at Hurn Lane in Somerset & the pricwe for WIFI was, to say the least, horendous. £5 a day, £15 per week & £25 per month. What has happened??? We pay enough for sites & membership, now an added cost.
Not Happy, will be cancelling my membership.
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The basic wifi is free. If you need more than that, it’s probably best to make your own arrangements.
Is it really worth binning your membership for that reason alone?https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/useful-information/club-wi-fi/
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Thanks for the correction, Steve. I’m usually amongst the first to point out nothing is free. "Included in the site fee" is the accurate term.
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The above official CAMC link mentions 'free' wifi on numerous occasions🤷🏻♂️
Customers will usually use the same terminology that the 'offering' supplier uses...hence 'free wifi to your pitch' etc.....
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I'm far from an expert in such things, as a layman - could it be that sites everywhere choose to make this a cost option for those that require it as opposed to increasing pitch fees for everyone regardless of use. Some were advocating the use of electric meters to make that fairer for example.
The last time we purchased a days Wifi it was £3 on a site, purely as phone signal was poor. Forgive my ignorance, are the clubs charges for transient use much higher than if one was to sign up & get a mobile data contract?
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Dyddy, as you have a phone im guessing you have a certain data allowance as part of the cost?
it's not really possible to say how much data will be needed (everyone's needs are different) nor how much that requirement will cost (much competition out there) but for basic website browsing and email collection 500mb (half a gig) a day should be more than ample.
with cheap providers offering upto 10 gb a month for a tenner or less, the choice is wide.
also, a single phone contract can be shared across devices and used in other locations, here and abroad.
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My point was that nothing is truly free. CAMC also mentions free showers etc but we all know it’s included in the pitching fee so is, to be precise, at no extra cost. A point debated on several occasions.
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Yes occasionally we'll hotspot to watch Amazon / Netflix etc and it gobbles up data young thomas. I think our provider you can buy add on's or just change your plan for the month for higher GB. We don't really use often so not something I've really looked into & on many sites the mobile signal is so pants it would frankly be a waste.
Assuming that paid wifi on sites is unlimited, would that account for charges? Or is it plain old profiteering?
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BOGOIITP (buy one get one included in the price) doesn't have the same 'sales cachet' as BOGOF.
I guess it's the same with 'wifi included in the price, same as showers etc....'
listing all the 'free' items separately looks like you're getting a great deal for your money and (as you say) 'as we all know' so does just about every decent campsite.
either way, folk will need to decide if it's 'site wifi' they need and pay for the appropriate service level, or if it's a 3/4/5g mobile data service.
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That’s pretty much what I've said. 👍🏻
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I can't answer your last question, except to say we don't generally buy site wifi as I have a decent allowance on my phone and a second large allowance on a mifi sim.
this is deliberate as we use data across Europe (as well as UK) using two iPads, a phone and two Firesticks over two long stints in early Spring and in late summer.
FYI, most streaming providers (certainly via an Amazon Firestick) have an option in their apps to vary the picture quality levels so as to reduce data use. A useful thing when in the van (using a smaller TV actually results in little picture difference) and can be turned back to 'best quality' when back home
Good luck.
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Following on from my previous post -
The next day I struggled to get going on the Free Wi-fi on my iPad - I suspect it was my own fault having mistyped a password. So I lifted out my laptop and bit the bullet and paid £15 for a week’s Premium Wi-fi. Not exceptionally fast - but fast enough for me to to keep in touch with business at home, and download from iPlayer. And when the T V reception stuttered we used it to watch live television. At £15 for a week (the length of time we were there) the cost was perfectly acceptable to me. Cheaper than our meals out, or a bottle of Filey Whisky.
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