Ipad - netflix - surfeasy Vpn
Oct 13, 2014, 8:58 pm
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ORD
Posts: 14,231
This, this and this.
Those "business class" wifi claims are a joke. At Marriott, I've actually seen them be slower than the normal connection.
Yes, the captive portals are a pain, and even worse, I'd be willing to bet they put streaming QoS near the bottom of priority.
+1 on take it with you. I use Plex. I have a server that automatically downloads OTA shows we watch. Plex Media Server organizes and meta tags them. Then using the Plex app, I have them automatically sync to my iPad. As soon as I watch an episode, it marks it as "watched" and then downloads the next one(s) in queue. I generally keep about 8hrs worth of footage on my iPad for travel. It will also try to download them while I'm on the road, but hotel internet speeds are so low it's rarely successful. If I'm really jonesing for that next episode, I'll break out my hotspot.
Those "business class" wifi claims are a joke. At Marriott, I've actually seen them be slower than the normal connection.
Yes, the captive portals are a pain, and even worse, I'd be willing to bet they put streaming QoS near the bottom of priority.
+1 on take it with you. I use Plex. I have a server that automatically downloads OTA shows we watch. Plex Media Server organizes and meta tags them. Then using the Plex app, I have them automatically sync to my iPad. As soon as I watch an episode, it marks it as "watched" and then downloads the next one(s) in queue. I generally keep about 8hrs worth of footage on my iPad for travel. It will also try to download them while I'm on the road, but hotel internet speeds are so low it's rarely successful. If I'm really jonesing for that next episode, I'll break out my hotspot.
Oct 26, 2014, 8:52 pm
#18
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Austin
Programs: AA P4L, WN, BA, DL, UA, HHonors, IHG
Posts: 3,485
In my experience, a hotel with terrible wifi speed in the evening will often have great speed before 6 AM the next morning. I imagine that a lot of customers stream video at night, which uses all the available bandwidth.
Oct 29, 2014, 1:36 pm
#21
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Suburban Philadelphia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat, IHG Gold
Posts: 3,392
Crap I'm about 2 weeks late on this thread LOL. Been in Germany and Switzerland for the last 2 weeks, leaving Friday.
Have a few shows to catch up on. Gonna try at least now.
Have a few shows to catch up on. Gonna try at least now.