Best / Worst WiFi resorts

[toesmom]

I’ve worked remotely from both BWV and RIV (as recently as last month) and didn't have any issues.

Internet at BWV was always good connection

 

[drusba]

The only WDW DVC Resort for which I have seen mention of fairly recent problems with wifi is BLT, see https://www.disboards.com/threads/wifi-reception-at-bay-lake-tower.3961354/

 

[zackiedawg]

The 2019-2020 updates made things massively better. I used to struggle with wifi for work and video conferencing before then, at many resorts...but the upgrades seem to have pretty well fixed all of the resorts I've stayed at since. Boardwalk, Boulder Ridge, Saratoga Springs, Old Key West, even last year at the Fort Wilderness Cabins (I had very low expectations figuring that would be a real problem area all spread out in individual cabins in the woods...but no problems at all!).

 

[VGCgroupie]

Someone in the DVC Fan FB group posted BLT speeds today. If you are here thank you.

 

[davidhr]

Someone in the DVC Fan FB group posted BLT speeds today. If you are here thank you.

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Amazing they didn't even try to fix it during the refurb

 

[Chirple]

We had wifi issues at BLT (inside the C) first week this month. Tech Support came to our room and fixed our connection, which then worked perfectly for our casual needs. The tech mentioned BLT is getting a wifi upgrade in a few months.

 

[NVDISFamily]

Sadly I do have to usually work at least a bit on most trips and each DVC stay has has solid/okay wifi. Not amazing but more than enough to do the job. Have stayed at the following -

CA - VGC and VDH
WDW - SSR, AKV (both sides), BWV, RIV, CCV.

 

[AcusTwinhammer]

With BLT, hopefully they took care of most of the internal stuff like any new conduit and whatnot during the refurb, and now it's just a matter of survey and install new access points which should be pretty easy. You don't necessarily want to survey/plan before things are finished, as you just can't assume what things are going to be like, even if the floors all appear identical (back when my company did WiFi for some major hotels, we'd see install teams cut and paste floor surveys because they were "identical," we'd reject those and tell them to do a real survey).

Also, when I was last there I had to switch my laptop to 2.4 only, the 5 band was weak to nonexistent. That's the opposite of the advice I'd typically give for WiFi, possible some of the really horrible results/experiences might be because devices are latching onto a distant 5 band signal. Of course, this makes it even less attractive as a choice for work stuff, as permissions to change device settings are often locked down by company IT.