Posted on 10/04/2019 16:22
CAMC have put up the cost of wifi on its sites by 10% on the annual charge to £27.50. Have I missed something as there doesn’t appear to be anything in the way of explanation on the website or magazine?. Are they hoping that no-one will notice?
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Posted on 29/04/2019 20:41 by JulesandPhil
I don’t mind paying if the service is there. I bought an annual pass in mid May last year at the start of a 6 week trip away thinking it would be more reliable than my phone. Logged into site WiFi last Tuesday to find I’d got 122 hours left - great that will do for most of this 7 week trip. On Saturday I noticed a flag saying I’d got 104 hours left - wondered if that was right as only used iPad twice a day for maximum of half hour each time. Have made a note of usage since then. Logged in just now to see time left was down to 94 hours 34 minutes despite total usage since Saturday only 3 hours 45 minutes! How does that work? Anyone else encountered a similar problem? Who and how do I get that time back?
Posted on 29/04/2019 22:22
I noticed mine was showing the number of hours, although it was in the thousands as I have 6 months left. At one time it showed the number of days, which was a more sensible way of showing how long before you had to pay again. As ET says, the pass last 12 months, even if you only use it for the odd day.
Up to about 5 years ago, you did buy a number of hours. This was not a good system, as if you had problems logging out you lost time, even though you were not using the system.
Posted on 30/04/2019 08:00
The Camping and Caravan Club, like most, CL, CS, and private sites no longer charge for their WiFi service, it's time for the CMC to follow suit.
I suppose a simpler statement would be that the CMC are the only site providers to still be charging a separate fee for their WiFi service.
Posted on 30/04/2019 08:38 by brueI can't recall paying for wi fi on other sites although many operate free hot spot areas eg in the cafes or near the reception.
We don't use club wi fi it is outdated compared to other types of use.
Posted on 12/04/2019 13:54 by MichaelTLike many on here we have a good data allowance from BT on our mobiles and a mifi with 25GB data from Vodafone however it is only any good if you get a decent signal and on many sites you do not.
I always thought the £25 a year fee was reasonable if you used club sites often, however what let it down was the abysmal speeds at most sites. In York Rowntree site which is located right in the city centre the speed was non existent, so the club should really be looking at alternatives to a fixed line. But in Castleton in th middle of nowhere the speed was great and could not complain as there is hardly a phone signal.
So I think horses for courses/mix and match if there is a good 3/4G signal use teh phone or mifi if no signal use WiFi if the speed is good.
Posted on 30/04/2019 08:59
A lot of "complaints" about low speeds seems to depend on usage on the said site and as stated by the club, the on site wifi is not in place to be used as one gets at home,with only a couple of users ,the majority of sites (not just cc) still do not have high speed internet connections,for us and many others who use club sites often the annual "fee" to use what is available is very good value,
Posted on 30/04/2019 09:05 by JVB66I think i would rather pay £1. 50 for a cup of coffee without WiFi than £3 per cup to get it free?
Mikeyj
Campervanner from Flintshire