Wireless at BCV?

[CRSNDSNY]

Is the BCV equiped with wireless internet access?

 

[CRSNDSNY]

 

[Nick@ VB+OKW]

Melody
This was taken off the resorts board a few days ago..........

High-Speed Access with a Laptop

As of October 1, 2003, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort began offering high-speed Internet access in its guest rooms, at a charge of $4.95 per hour or $9.95 per 24 hour period. Within the next six months or so, all of Disney's convention hotels and Home-Away-From-Home/Disney Vacation Club resorts are scheduled to get high-speed Internet. The projected dates (subject to change) are:

Yacht & Beach Club - November 4, 2003
Contemporary Resort - December 2, 2003
Grand Floridian - December 2, 2003
Boardwalk Inn and Villas - December 30, 2003
Saratoga Springs Resort - January 30, 2004
Villas at Wilderness Lodge - February 27, 2004
Old Key West - April 2, 2004

Disney now offers Wi-Fi (high speed wireless Internet access) in the public areas of its convention hotels. You will need a Wi-Fi enabled laptop computer or PDA to access the Internet from designated areas of each resort. Smart City is the provider and bills the guest using a secure credit card transaction via an on-screen Internet connection. Requires a wireless interface card (WIC), available for purchase in the resort's business center. $4.99 per hour or $9.95 for a 24-hour period.

Locations for Disney's Wi-Fi access:

Grand Floridian - Main Lobby, Convention Center Hallway, Beach Pool
Contemporary - Main Lobby, Convention Center Hallway, Feature Pool
Yacht & Beach Club - Main Lobbies, Convention Center Hallway, Stormalong Bay Pool
Coronado Springs - Main Lobby, Convention Center Hallway, Feature Pool, Francisco's

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Thanks Nick!

Do you know if anyone said they had trouble with the wireless access? Would I be better off hooking up in-room? I'll be at BCV then SSR.

What do you think?

 

[Nick@ VB+OKW]

Originally posted by CRSNDSNY
Do you know if anyone said they had trouble with the wireless access? Would I be better off hooking up in-room? I'll be at BCV then SSR.

What do you think?

I would hook up in the room. Posters were asking the same question in this thread below..........

http://130.94.75.33/showthread.php?s=&threadid=563339

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Excellent! I'll check out that post.

Thanks again!

 

[mickg7dyd]

Hi,
I used wireless access outside Beaches and Cream and it worked fine. Can't remember the connection speed but it was reporting a "good" connection.

Mick.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Originally posted by mickg7dyd
Hi,
I used wireless access outside Beaches and Cream and it worked fine. Can't remember the connection speed but it was reporting a "good" connection.

Mick.

Good to know...thanks Mick!

 

[erikthewise]

If you really like wireless you could bring your own wireless router and hook it up to the connection in your room. It's conceivable there is some reason why this wouldn't work but it seems very likely that it would (assuming you pay the $9.95 a day for in-room use).

Suggest using security though. You probably don't want all your neighbors logging in through your router!