Due to the gradual improvement of satellite communications, whether you are flying or taking a cruise, you no longer need to be isolated from the world, and you can easily access the Internet during the journey. Recently, the moderator officially took a cruise to travel to Japan and South Korea, and applied for WiFi service on the cruise ship to experience the convenience of satellite communication and Internet access.
What is the effect of WiFi Internet access on a cruise ship? Can it be used as a wireless hotspot sharer to share with relatives and friends on the ship? Let me share it below:
When traveling abroad, in addition to flying, traveling by cruise has gradually become one of the options. In the past, the most daunting aspect of taking a cruise was that the Internet access was expensive and slow. However, with the popularity of low-orbit satellite Internet access, concerns about Internet access on cruise ships have gradually dissipated. Is the speed of the satellite WiFi Internet access purchased by the cruise ship good? Can it be shared with relatives and friends on the ship? The following is a summary video and detailed description of the moderator’s recent cruise experience (Y2605):
1. What is the effect of cruise WiFi Internet access?
The cruise ship the moderator took was a six-day, five-night trip to South Korea and Japan by Regent Cruises departing from Keelung. She purchased standard WiFi for the entire journey, which costs $1,450 per device. This trip also has a premium full-trip package ($2175), and the network used is Starlink satellite Internet service. Premium WiFi is mainly used to make the network smoother and can be used for live broadcasts or video conferences. Ordinary travelers can apply for standard WiFi!
During the entire flight from Keelung to Busan, the standard WiFi download speed ranges from 15 to 92 Mbps, and the closer to Korea and Japan, the faster the speed; the upload speed is around 5 Mbps.
Because it uses SES satellite connection, the ping values are quite high, mostly between 300 and 500 milliseconds.
Basically, this speed is not only no problem for normal Internet access, but also smooth for watching YouTube and other videos. However, the cruise ship’s WiFi limits WiFi hotspot sharing and cannot log into mobile games. There is no problem using ChatGPT or Google Ai.
If you want to share the satellite WiFi with friends and relatives on the ship, you can use the Bluetooth sharing function.
2. Can it be used as a wireless hotspot sharer for family members on the same ship?
Since we are using the satellite WiFi Internet service provided by the cruise operator, we cannot use WiFi hotspots to share it with relatives and friends on the same ship. However, if relatives and friends on the same ship do not mind the Internet quality, they can use [Bluetooth sharing] to transfer the satellite WiFi Internet service they have applied for to another device (friends and relatives on the same ship) for Internet access.
The way to share the Internet with relatives and friends on the same ship is to share the Internet with another device using Bluetooth on a mobile phone that has applied for cruise WiFi Internet access. Android phone settings are usually as follows:
[Settings], turn on [Mobile Wireless Base Station and Network Sharing], select[Bluetooth network sharing], and scan the device and select the mobile phone to be shared (Bluetooth must be turned on at the same time). Both parties can complete the Bluetooth pairing of the device and use it.。
However, because it uses Bluetooth to share the network, the upload and download speeds are only about 1Mbps. It can only be used for general Internet surfing and social media (Line video is no problem in the actual test), and it will be laggy when watching videos. In addition, the distance shared by Bluetooth will be shorter than that of WiFi. In other words, using Bluetooth to share the Internet is not as fast as WiFi hotspot sharing, but it can save thousands of yuan in Internet fees, and it can allow relatives and friends to easily access the Internet without being isolated on the long cruise voyage.
Source: KOCPC Chinese