WiFi

Shevi
Shevi Forum Participant Posts: 38
edited April 2014 in New to Caravanning & Touring #1

Do you have to pay for WIFI on site?

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  • Cobie
    Cobie Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited June 2017 #2

    ON cc sites if available yes you do see directory for prices i think £2.50per day to £25 p.a.

    Some affiliated sites and cl`s vary from free to£`s

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited June 2017 #3

    You do on sites belonging to both Clubs. With the CMC you purchase online whilst on site, that is the only option. You can use Club Together and the main Club site without any payment.

    David

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,138 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2017 #4

    The OP is 3 years old!

    Gremlins again?

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited June 2017 #5

    There are often strange happenings regarding latest posts. Sometimes posts that I know have been made do not appear.

  • Vicmallows
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    edited June 2017 #6

    Could be a wider issue in this case.  Over last 2 days I've seen several very old posts crop up on various forums; and have also had 'new post' emails relating to ancient posts.

    Someone somewhere restarting a network router from an old backup by mistake??

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2017 #7

    Nothing would surprise me with this lot.

  • ValDa
    ValDa Forum Participant Posts: 3,004
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    edited June 2017 #8

    The gremlins are certainly back - I posted something yesterday, which isn't there, and this morning I've posted a reply in the 'Caravans' section, about a Sprite Alpine 2016 with faulty tyres, which is now also showing up as the latest answer in the 'Ask the Expert Live' Section.

  • SteveL
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    edited June 2017 #9

    Well I suppose it is to be expected, they sort one thing. I see we now have site leaflets 👍 However, other problems develop or remain unfixed.

  • notite
    notite Forum Participant Posts: 96
    edited June 2017 #10

    We stayed at Red Kite Touring Park in Mid Wales 3 weeks ago and the Wifi was included in the price, it was so easy to access unlike the CMC wifi, sometimes I have to gain access to it by first typing bbc news. Perhaps someone could enlighten me has to why this happens.

  • Vicmallows
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    edited June 2017 #11

    This often occurs when the wifi signal itself is 'open', but you have to log-in via a 'landing page'.   To get to the landing page you may need to (try to) access a http// site   NOT a secure https// site.  Many websites which used to be http://   have quite recently changed to  https// (you are unlikely to have actually noticed since this is handled by DNS).

    It has become important to know a couple of sites which are still simple http// just in order to reach the landing page!

     

  • notite
    notite Forum Participant Posts: 96
    edited June 2017 #12

    Thank you so much Vicmellows.

     

  • peterpinkhouse
    peterpinkhouse Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited June 2017 #13

    Stayed at Black Horse Farm site, Folkestone, on our way to France. What a shock to find that wifi had to be paid for at commercial rates, and that one had to jump through all those awful registration hoops before being allowed in. Didn't bother, but went to a pub instead.

    During 5 weeks, we found that most French sites had free wifi, and the registration process was always brief and a doddle.

    I have since leaned that the club's service is contracted through Air Angel, supposedly to reduce costs to the club. But it rather looks to me as though it's a means of generating income across the years, for someone. And this on top of not-cheap site fees and club sub's.

    Previous posers say they pay £25 a year - and for how many days of actual use, I wonder. No, sorry - not at all impressed.

  • Rosie Rabbit
    Rosie Rabbit Forum Participant Posts: 85
    edited June 2017 #14

    I wondered about paying for wifi as well. As I'm going to be touring for some time I've decided to buy an unlocked mobile wifi router device from Amazon and a data only sim plan. Usage will be heavy so I'll get a high GB level.

     

    Wonder if sites have upload/download limits? Just a thought.

  • dmiller555
    dmiller555 Forum Participant Posts: 717
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    edited June 2017 #15

    I brought the CMC WiFi annual package as I thought the £25 fee reasonable, however having now used it for a while I'm less sure. Like this website I have to log-on at each visit, which is a pain and it seems to take every opportunity to spit me off.

    I find that where available the 4g mobile network offers a superior service so use that where I can

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