Great little wifi travel router.

[torsie24]

As we're in a few DVC resorts this trip I'm hoping we'll benefit from free internet in our rooms. (If not I'll probably buy some time every few days anyway.)

The difference however between this trip and last trip is that we're now slaves to our iPhones and iPad - which poses a problem when you don't have the option of Wifi!

So I bought a little travel router online (LM007 is the model number) for £20+delivery.

It came yesterday and I just spent about 5 minutes setting it all up here. Got both our phones, the iPad and my netbook all connected.

Fingers crossed it's now jsut a case of plugging it in once we're at WDW. I hope so as I want to use my Disney apps - even if it is jsut from the room!

The netbook will still be travelling with us though, even if it does just end up as a place to store our photos and videos.

 

[jockey]

Great sounds like a bargain.... We too are staying in a few dvc resorts ... I will check the bill every few days to see if the Internet is free!,,

 

[skelfbsfb]

Great sounds like a bargain.... We too are staying in a few dvc resorts ... I will check the bill every few days to see if the Internet is free!,,

If your staying on points then it should be free.

 

[jharrowell]

I take a Belkin Router with me and have no problem connecting with both my iPhone and Laptop so you should be fine.

The only thing I don't know, which I'll find out this trip is if you can activate the service with an iPhone or iPad as I've done it using my laptop before now.

Assuming that the pad can activate the internet then I'll probably stop taking the laptop with me from now on. I mean with a pad and bluetooth keyboard, who needs a laptop?

And assuming you stay on points it's definately free as the PP said. If for some reason they charge just speak to someone at the front desk and they'll sort it out for you.

 

[skelfbsfb]

bought a little travel router online (LM007 is the model number) for £20+delivery.

Torsie have you got a link to where you bought this.

 

[wayneg]

http://www.uk-surplus.com/computers...-wi-fi-wireless-pocket-router-n/prod_736.html

Could be here £19.99 + £5.99 del.

A few reviews on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Smallest-Pocket-Wireless-Router/dp/B003IQ5UO4/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

 

[torsie24]

I got it on eBay. But I'm pretty sure the seller was UK Surplus.

 

[skelfbsfb]

http://www.uk-surplus.com/computers...-wi-fi-wireless-pocket-router-n/prod_736.html

Could be here £19.99 + £5.99 del.

A few reviews on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Smallest-Pocket-Wireless-Router/dp/B003IQ5UO4/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

Thanks wayne for info.

 

[wayneg]

I have been using one of these since 2007 I bought of Ebay for £20, its been great http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-G-Travel-Router-SpeedBooster-802-11g/dp/B000DZ837O
Will be using it again at OKW this August.

 

[jockey]

If your staying on points then it should be free.

It's rented points tho, we have had it free in the past so fingers crossed

 

[torsie24]

It's rented points tho, we have had it free in the past so fingers crossed

Yeah, I've read reports of both.

I won't expect it, and will pay for it when I want it.

But if we do get it anywhere (we're at 3 DVC resorts on points) then I'll take it as some pixie dust.

 

[Ziggy]

So if I take this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Smallest-Pocket-Wireless-Router/dp/B003IQ5UO4/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

it will work with DDs' mobile phones for facebook, myspace ect and also work for my macbook?

 

[torsie24]

So if I take this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Smallest-Pocket-Wireless-Router/dp/B003IQ5UO4/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

it will work with DDs' mobile phones for facebook, myspace ect and also work for my macbook?

In theory.

That's the one I bought and I have it all set up, works great at home, just need to wait until we're there and fingers crossed it'll all work fine.

 

[Ziggy]

In theory.

That's the one I bought and I have it all set up, works great at home, just need to wait until we're there and fingers crossed it'll all work fine.

Ooh good, it will save DDs trying to hog my macbook to contact their boyfriends and friends

 

[Mermaid2sea]

If we've booked through Disney UK is there a charge?

 

[torsie24]

If we've booked through Disney UK is there a charge?

It doesn't matter who you book through.

Unless you;re a DVC member paying on points then internet is $9.95/24 hours.

 

[Ziggy]

It doesn't matter who you book through.

Unless you;re a DVC member paying on points then internet is $9.95/24 hours.

If you're having to pay it though it is for 24 hours so you can 'work' it to cover 2 days, that's what I do

 

[wayneg]

If you're having to pay it though it is for 24 hours so you can 'work' it to cover 2 days, that's what I do

I know a few do this, never works for us. Last year paid for 19 days out of the 21. Too much DIS time

 

[torsie24]

If you're having to pay it though it is for 24 hours so you can 'work' it to cover 2 days, that's what I do

Yep That's how we do it.

We got it 4 times during our 2 weeks trip and it didn;t feel like we were ever without.

 

[Lisa1976]

Sorry i'm a bit dim where all this is concerned

So does that mean that the travel one that Wayne posted a link to, just plugs into the phone connector thing that normally plugs into the laptop, and then that its we have wireless in the room??

Seems to good to be true!