Premium Club WiFi

tonycv replied on 29/07/2023 16:07

Posted on 29/07/2023 16:07

Am at Hurn Lane overnight on the way back from Cornwall and it has the new WiFi up and running. Looking at the club web page it lays out the comparison between free and premium, including tariffs for 24 hours, weekly, monthly and annual. Thought I'd sign up for annual at £35 but the BT WiFi pages only has the first 3 with no annual option. 

I have tried the 24 hours to see what it's like and only getting between 2 and  4Mbps so not great but just about good enough to stream videos but not in 4k

However main gripe is the lack of an annual option as the rest are far too expensive

PLOUGHLIN replied on 29/07/2023 17:15

Posted on 29/07/2023 17:15

How many and which sites actually have the site wide wifi up and running. I haven't found one yet, 11 sites used since May and hot spot only available, though at Lady Margaret a pitch within 40 yds of the Reception did get wifi despite warden saying hotspot only.

 

Might be worth waiting for more installations before signing for an annual ticket.

tonycv replied on 29/07/2023 17:51

Posted on 29/07/2023 17:51

Was at godrevy for the main holiday and that was hotspot only but were also near enough to use it from the van

I did wonder if the lack of annual was due to not enough sites yet but doubt it - the cynic in me assumes BT dont  want to offer the annual tariff as it's only £10 more than the monthly one

DavidKlyne replied on 30/07/2023 23:27

Posted on 29/07/2023 17:51 by tonycv

Was at godrevy for the main holiday and that was hotspot only but were also near enough to use it from the van

I did wonder if the lack of annual was due to not enough sites yet but doubt it - the cynic in me assumes BT dont  want to offer the annual tariff as it's only £10 more than the monthly one

Posted on 30/07/2023 23:27

I have no idea what the situation is but what you suggest about waiting until the majority of sites are up and running on the new system does have a ring of common sense about it. BTW did you try the free service? With regard to pricing it seems to me that the Club over charge for shorter periods but, by comparison, under charge for the annual fee? 

David

tonycv replied on 31/07/2023 11:54

Posted on 31/07/2023 11:54

We used the free hotspot service at Godrevy throughout our 2 week stay and IIRC only had to re connect twice.  4G connectivity there on Vodafone and O2 was poor so did need WiFi 

At Hurn Lane I did briefly connect to the free "at pitch" service and it was speed limited and you supposedly have to re connect every hour. 

The premium speed did improve to 15-20 Mbps so speed wise it was a lot better, but 4G worked ok at Hurn Lane so probably not essential, especially for a short stay

Lisvaneblue replied on 04/08/2023 17:37

Posted on 04/08/2023 17:37

For the first time I stayed a site with the new wifi up and running.  I need fast broadband for a few devices so at our Brecon site I opted for a very expensive £15 for 7 days Premium service. I checked the BT T&C as they appeared ahead of payment and saw that the fee covered 5 devices.

Once on line I learned by trail and error that the CAMC have overridden the BT terms and allow for only one device. This is not made clear anywhere as far I can can see.This was confirmed in an email from BT.

Further none of my other devices. ie 2 mobile phones can connect to the Free wi-fi service.

The old wi-fi system offered effective connectivity at reasonable annual cost. Why the big increase in fees for an inferior service?

Tinwheeler replied on 04/08/2023 18:01

Posted on 04/08/2023 18:01

The old system was only one device at a time. 

If wifi is important to you, I think it’s far better to make your own arrangements. 👍🏻

tonycv replied on 24/08/2023 20:42

Posted on 24/08/2023 20:42

Am at York which now has the premium WiFi. No sign of the affordable annual option at this site.  Just the rip off daily, weekly and monthly 

And looking at the description it is for only 1 device

tonycv replied on 24/08/2023 20:55

Posted on 24/08/2023 20:55

From the caravan club website 

"Daily £5, Weekly £15, Monthly £25, Annual £35.
Active accounts can be used at any site where Premium Wi-Fi is available".

But the only sign up that appears on the BT page when on site is daily, weekly and monthly

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