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What's up with Disney's wi-fi?
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sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
That's why I don't use their WiFi. I just use the cell network. I still have unlimited WiFi with AT&T so no biggy to stay off of Disney's WiFi. My battery lasts all day at WDW by not using it and I have an iPhone 6s as well.
jakeman
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Disney's wifi has gone from unusable to horrible to now unreliable, but as @sxeensweet said, it's often easier to just use your cell data if you are from the US.
That's why I don't use their WiFi. I just use the cell network. I still have unlimited WiFi with AT&T so no biggy to stay off of Disney's WiFi. My battery lasts all day at WDW by not using it and I have an iPhone 6s as well.
Same here! Thankfully my wife and I have 24 gb of data thanks to a promotion verizon was doing. But it's ridiculous using their wi-fi, my battery literally drained 30% while my phone was in my pocket!
Why does their wi-fi drain the battery so bad I wonder?
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
Cell phones are programmed to search the airwaves, looking for a signal. If that signal drops, then the phone will go into overdrive, searching for a wi-fi signal that it can no longer find. Disney's coverage is so spotty that there are many areas that have no coverage. Thus, your phone is working extra hard to find a link.
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
Yep so I usually turn off the automatic search for Wifi feature when out in public anywhere. If i need to connect I'll turn Wifi on to search. Saves a lot of battery life.
danyoung56
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That's exactly the right thing to do!
NEmickeyfan
Well-Known Member
Wifi at WDW has been pretty lousy as long as I can remember. Signal strength can be very spotty depending on which park you are in or even which part of the park. Some of the resorts are just as bad. Disney wants to to rely on MDE for FPs, maps, ressies, etc, but they have done little or nothing to increase their wifi bandwidth and coverage. I, too, rely on my data and have enough to get me by, but I still have to wonder why I have to pay for something (my data) that is suppose to be covered by the resort wifi.
Chef Mickey
Well-Known Member
Leave your phone in the room...problem solved.
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
True..but mine only comes out to check for fast pass times and reservations etc etc so it mostly stays in my purse or my hubby's backpack.
Chef Mickey
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Yeah....I was half joking because the app is so useful now for additional fast passes. I just use cell data. Wifi in the large an area with that many people is just not going to be reliable.True..but mine only comes out to check for fast pass times and reservations etc etc so it mostly stays in my purse or my hubby's backpack.
yedliW
Well-Known Member
The problem you run into with this is most newer phones these days have as good, if not better cameras than the typical pocket cameras these days..
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
Very true. I take awesome pictures with my little Samsung cell phone!
Chef Mickey
Well-Known Member
I use a DSLR.
Also, most photographers will tell you cell phone cameras cannot compete with a decent camera with real optical zoom, even if it's a point and shoot.
Cell phone cameras are so much better now, but they still have 0 optical zoom and really struggle in low light situations.
Raineman
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I brought my laptop with me during our last trip, in case there was some business I had to attend to in the evenings, and I found the WiFi was marginally better, on the laptop at Pop Century, than it was on my phone-but not by much. Speeds were very inconsistent, but it was hard to complain, as it should be expected, given the sheer number of people sharing the signal.
danyoung56
Well-Known Member
Very true. Still, having made many park visits with a Minolta over my shoulder, I really like having a decent camera on my belt!
sxeensweet
Love a little Disney every day!! ;)
Yeah I knew you had to be somewhat joking but was just throwing that out there. Our vacations are no phone zones as my hubby is horrible at home when it comes to his phone! Haha!
