Discamper 394 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Disney Is hoping to have free WIFI Fort wide by the end of the year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 New Internet Access at the Fort Info Page is up! Still need to add it to the Site Map, but for now the direct link is...http://www.fortfiends.net/_/info/internet-access-at-fort-wilderness-r238If anyone gets any new info as the WiFi project continues to roll out, please let me know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solamom 2 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Just don't take the modem home with you! DH loaded it in our truck to drop off on our way out and guess who forgot to drop it off? We get all the way home to find it sitting in the truck -- had to drive it back to the Fort so they wouldn't charge us. Thankfully, we only live an hour away!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michelb 3 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 For anyone hoping to get one of the cable modems, just keep in mind the availability seems quite limited. We were there last week but we were never able to get a cable modem despite being on a waiting list and there were a lot of empty sites (so it's not like the park was at capacity) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Form TCDthis is what the kit comes withThis is a joke! For all the money we spend for a piece of concrete, a rusty grill and picnic table that no one can find a tablecloth for its quite ridiculous even though we are campers to have to deal with modems, wires, splitters and of course a friggen deposit to boot. Even the small family campgrounds in the smokies give you free wi-fi. Get with the times Disney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 According to all the "techies" the trees and bushes play havoc with the signal. They are trying to figure out how to provide even coverage without putting numerous towers in each loop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Last time I used a Disney modem...before we bought our own Verizon MiFi... I had trouble accepting and reconnecting every evening. After several successive called to tech assist, I found out my KTTW was not on file to charge. A new KTTW and i was in business for the rest of our stay. But we greatly prefer the MiFi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 This is a joke! For all the money we spend for a piece of concrete, a rusty grill and picnic table that no one can find a tablecloth for its quite ridiculous even though we are campers to have to deal with modems, wires, splitters and of course a friggen deposit to boot. Even the small family campgrounds in the smokies give you free wi-fi. Get with the times DisneyX2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 You can hook your wireless router to the kit that you get from the Outpost (IF they have one available...quantities are limited)Wireless is NOT turned off at night at any of the connection places (Crocketts, Meadows) nor on the wired connection.The only thing is at least once a day you will get a screen that requires you to accept (re-accept) Disney's terms and conditions for using their connection. Once you click accept it drops you to the Disney Fort Wilderness page and you have to reconnect to where ever it hijacked you from. The connection speed is not all that great...3G speed...about 1 mbs.For the past 2 months, I have not had to accept Disney's Terms. I have been connected to thier internet through a cable modem and was only disconnected twice when the whole the system went down. So they may have done away with the 24 hour accepting of the terms and it is only first time use. So as long as your IP stays the same, you shouldnt be bumped.So If I bring this Useless.... er... Non-used Wireless router I can then Connect into the internet on site? Do they turn the wireless off at night at the wireless connection points? Is it 24 hours? Will I still need to go to McDonalds or Burger King to do my 9pm-12am Raid on sunday nights? Or can I just use the wifi? What is the connection like? Is it fast? slow? Moderate? :panic:Sorry for the bombardment v.v I have 8 other people looking to me to continue tanking for them for those three hours... They keep telling me its only three hours a week >.> and its at night.... :blowup:The free WiFi is not fast enough or reliable enough to use for online gamming. The cable modem is decent, but its not your home DSL or Cable that you are use to. If you try the WiFi for gamming, expect allot of lag and disconnects due to overload. Maybe more frustrating than its worth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I tried the park WiFi once on our last trip and it was excrutiatingly slow just for email on my Droid.At the Fort I just use the hotspot on my phone. Reception through Verizon is pretty decent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Even though Disney wi-fi may be slow and the trees may be tough on a signal, there is no reason they cannot put more wi-fi zones throughout the campsites. Would that cost more money than just one long range signal? Probably but I don't think money could be an issue with Disney. Im not a tekkie so maybe I'm wrong, but there has to be a way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 The free WiFi is not fast enough or reliable enough to use for online gamming. The cable modem is decent, but its not your home DSL or Cable that you are use to. If you try the WiFi for gamming, expect allot of lag and disconnects due to overload. Maybe more frustrating than its worth.It must depend on which loop you are on, we have had no problem on 200 I'm getting 150mbs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 It must depend on which loop you are on, we have had no problem on 200 I'm getting 150mbsAre you using WiFi? If so, WiFi in the 200 loop is new. If youre using the cable modem, they are good as long as there arent many people using it at the same time. On busy weekends it can bog down but during the week when the Fort is empty its pretty fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 No we're using the modem. That is why I said it probably depends on which loop you are on. 200 only has 36 sites and probably has fewer modems in operation as compared to the premium loops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santa ... Shannon 160 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 We've always had dsl so I don't know much about cable-based Internet, so excuse my ignorance, but is there a certain "type" of cable modem needed to connect to the Fort, or will any generic cable modem work? We hit a lot of garage sales and I know I've passed on dozens of the things, but if I can pick one up for a couple of bucks it'd be good insurance against finding the Fort's modems were all checked out. My wife will doubtless spend many hours working during our trip, so we need reliable Internet. TIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 It has to be "FORT" specific and set up for their system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoguePony 13 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I'll be glad when they just have wifi in the loops. We leave in a week (Yay!) and I was hoping they had updated the system like all the other resorts (and campgrounds where I've stayed). I wanted to do a webcam from the site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I'll be glad when they just have wifi in the loops. We leave in a week (Yay!) and I was hoping they had updated the system like all the other resorts (and campgrounds where I've stayed). I wanted to do a webcam from the site. I tried the whole web cam thing and the Forts internet is not fast enough to support a live video stream for extended periods. It continues to time out and must be rebooted, about every 2 hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santa ... Shannon 160 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 It has to be "FORT" specific and set up for their system.That's a bummer. We'll bring the "mifi" and HOPE to get a cable modem. The Fort is 3G-only with our SP. Maybe if the connection sucks bad enough I can pull my wife away from her laptop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 That's a bummer. We'll bring the "mifi" and HOPE to get a cable modem. The Fort is 3G-only with our SP. Maybe if the connection sucks bad enough I can pull my wife away from her laptop!Just "forget" the laptops power cord. That will make her leave it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 I used my phones hotspot (AT&T iPhone) with pretty good throughput in December. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 We've used our MiFi for two years with very few problems. Sometimes it drops the connection at the wrong time, but overall it's a nice device. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoguePony 13 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 I use the mobile hotspot on my phone ,but I would like good WiFi at the Fort so we could do a webcam! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutters4nutters 1 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Any info if Sprints 4G (non-LTE) access will work at the Fort? It's usually on Clears 4G network. I was at the Lodge 2 years ago and was not able to get signal and my hotspot is 4G only, no 3G =/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Santa ... Shannon 160 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 According to their map, no, 3G only. That's my provider, too, so I've been watching for expanded 4G/LTE coverage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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