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Fastcapy
07-20-2015, 08:34 PM
I have tried multiple phones, tablets, computers and have not been able to connect to the EAAWIFI or EAAWIFI2 for more than a couple of minutes. At first I thought it was just bad coverage in the north 40, but today walking around show center it still would not connect for more than a second. At least that was better than before where it wouldn't even connect at all.

Guess I will be paying for data overage on my cell this month!

I can't imagine I am the only one having this issue...

mjkahn
07-21-2015, 05:11 AM
I have connected to both EAAWIFI and EAAWIFI2, but they were not connected to the Internet. I have had the same experience with iPhone iPad and MacBook Pro.

dclaxon
07-21-2015, 11:30 AM
That's the same experience I've had in Camp Scholler since I got here Wednesday evening. I can stay connected to EAAWIFI (or EAAWIFI2, or EAAWIFI6) fairly well, but after a few minutes my laptop tells me the connection is local access only. After going back to the logon page and clicking on "accept" 3 or 4 or 6 times I can get connecter for another few minutes. It's getting quite frustrating.

Dave

David J Pilkington
07-22-2015, 12:19 AM
My experience has been the same except at the IAC building - please don't tell anyone.

RickFE
07-22-2015, 05:32 PM
I had good luck in a few spots last year. This year, no joy.

David J Pilkington
07-24-2015, 02:00 AM
The IAC building was no good for me late arvo - went to the International Tent and got the internet quite well - just speak with a funny accent when you go in there.

David J Pilkington
07-24-2015, 08:56 AM
Friday morning update: good network connection at the IAC building but abysmal internet. Just came to the International Visitors Tent - very good internet speed here.

David J Pilkington
07-24-2015, 12:01 PM
Another test: Celebration Way Pavilion at lunchtime gets an excellent connection to the internet.

steve
07-25-2015, 07:13 PM
I had no problem getting WiFi every morning in HBC before 0600 for about 30 minutes. It wasn't worth wasting battery life trying to connect after 0700.

Mayhemxpc
07-25-2015, 07:50 PM
Early in the morning worked sometimes. Mostly I didn't even try. Thursday evening I was wondering about in Vintage and standing on the Nikon camera tower was a man holding up his iPad like an offering to the sky-gods. He explained that it was the only way he could get a WiFi link and he needed to update his Foreflight charts for the return flight home. (I wish I had take a picture!)

Home this evening. Great weather throughout the week and a 20 knot tailwind home to Virginia!