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| How to e-mail on a cruise? | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 27 2010, 11:38 PM (320 Views) | |
| Tipacanoe | Sep 27 2010, 11:38 PM Post #1 |
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We will be off shortly on a cruise. For the first time, we will be taking a net book with us. My wife tells me that it's too expensive to use on the ship and that I should find a way to send and reply to e-mails while off line, then send them when we find a cheap/free wifi spot in port. Since we switched to "cloud" e-mail services, eg Gmail, Yahoo, a few years ago. This may prove problematic. About the only thing I can think of is to copy e-mails to notebook, save, and then compose replies etc enroute, to be copied to Gmail "compose" and sent in port. Seems like a pretty clunky system. I would much prefer to park in a wifi spot for a while and catch up over a coffee or two and will certainly seek out such spots where possible. Of course, we have a number of tours scheduled while in some ports so making time for this may be problematic. Anybody have any suggestions or tips that work for them? |
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| reactivate | Sep 28 2010, 01:35 AM Post #2 |
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I don't know how much it costs for online use while at sea but if you pay for the amount of time spent online then it could make a difference. Any 'client' based email program can be installed and that will automatically allow you do what your you want. It will not interfere much with your normal web based email service. Any client based programs I have encountered allow you to go online or offline at will. In your case, you would go online and then download all messages (typically takes a couple seconds) then tell your program to work offline. You can then compose all your responses and have them waiting in your outbox. Go online again and they all get uploaded at once (newly arrived messages will get downloaded at this time as well). You would likely need to separately sign on and sign off the network before and after each of these operations and it would likely be the time from sign on to sign off that you pay for. The one downside to this approach is that your messages get downloaded and as such are removed from any folders that you might have online (inbox etc.). They are not lost because you have them on your laptop in some folder of the client email program. When you get back home, you must go through some process to resend (where desirable) all these stored messages to yourself so they can be saved on your web based mail service. Edited by reactivate, Sep 28 2010, 01:37 AM.
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| Deleted User | Sep 28 2010, 04:49 AM Post #3 |
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We took a Holland America cruise earlier this year. It is expensive to use a computer for e-mail or anything else because their wireless system is secure and you must pay the fee to use your netbook onboard to access their wireless system. There was usually a long line for HAL's computers, plus as previously mentioned, you do NOT want to put any personal private data like passwords into anyone else's computers. At the beginning of the cruise, they had a special where you could buy a package of minutes for a lesser amount than if you paid for usage by session. Your only alternatives are not to use the netbook for anything involving the Internet at all while you are gone, or buy a Kindle because in many places in the world you can access the Kindle network for simple e-mails and bypass the ship's computer, or go to an internet cafe when you go ashore. We bought a "plan". |
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| awake | Apr 14 2011, 12:23 PM Post #4 |
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Ever try a container line ? Their on time and all you got to do is get off and grab a cab. Beautiful cabins the best of food.Swimming pool and it's quiet. You just might be the only passenger after a few days like this and your nerves are quiet again.Small crews now so don't be surprised if you don't see any one. |
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| diboja | Apr 14 2011, 12:35 PM Post #5 |
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When we cruised we would never use the ship facilities.....too expensive! Check this site and you will see what I mean: http://www.cruise-links.com/ShipboardInternet.htm When we docked at various ports I would use the facilities on shore....and you will always find an internet cafe just about anywhere you travel......very cheap! (Usually 3 to 5 bucks for 1/2 hour) When I travel I am on a "holiday"....I don't really want to pack a puter. Edited by diboja, Apr 14 2011, 02:44 PM.
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| Kahu | Apr 14 2011, 03:16 PM Post #6 |
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It really is expensive to use HAL's internet access onboard, and to give them their due they do warn you that access is expensive. Whenever you spend anything it is always with your Stateroom Key, and that's charged to your a/c payable at the end of the cruise .... so you can get a bit of a shock when you get your final bill! Still it really was surprising just how many queued to use the terminals. I'd do as you've suggested in using a free wifi spot or internet cafe. |
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| LuvSouth | Mar 12 2012, 04:11 AM Post #7 |
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Did people forget about McDonald's ? McDonald's offer free wifi across the US (about 10,000 locations, yes I used in a number of locations and they worked beautifully), Canada (1000 locations and yes, I used free wifi in McDonald's and it worked beautifully). Also, on shore: McDonald's in Nassau also offers free wifi. I didn't use it but I talked to someone who brought in his netbook and he said YES ! |
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| friendshipgal | Mar 12 2012, 05:17 AM Post #8 |
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
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Sorry Dave - I can't do that biggrin 04 |
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