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I bring a laptop, but not for staying connected to the 'real world', but to download my pics to the harddrive and clear space of the cameras memory cards...
Stay off the internet on vacation! or, just use your phone to upload a few shots top FB so people can be jealous..
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How is cell/smartphone coverage these days?
I'll probably bring a small laptop out of habit, and my DROID smartphone. How are Verizon and Clear coverage in the resorts? We'll be at Wilderness Lodge and I remember from 3 years ago that my AT&T phone was suboptimal in the resort for data purposes.
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I'm going in 20 days and with 3 college students. I told them under no circumstances was anyone bringing a laptop. We are on vacation and emails, facebook, etc,etc would be put on hold!
As for downloading pictures, I have invested in more memory cards
Roxanne, Remington and Zachary
First Disney visit 1974
1979, 1983, 1990 and 1991, 1997 CBR, 2002 All Star Movies, 2005 All Star Music, 2006 Pop Century,Disneyland, Pardaise Pier, 2010, Next Visit May 2011, Pop Century
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Leaving today, got my Netbook and Ethernet Cable. I have to keep up with my "online" courses.
Offsite...(12/97 & 10/99)
DL...(10/02 & 5/05)
CBR/Disney Wonder 2004, AllStar Music 2004, AKL 2006, POP 2006, POP 2007, Poly 2007, BWI 2007, WL 2008, CSR 2009, Poly 2009, CBR 2010, AKL 2011...
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We'll be taking a lap top or two for our next trip, but only because DS15 is taking an online class this summer and summer school doesn't care when you're on vacation. Thank goodness for DVC and free internet.
°O°Amy °O° DVC Member
2011 Dec-Poly with the grandparents--whoo-hoo!!!
2011 June-SSR!!!!!
2008 Aug-Colbey&Gray's Birthday surprise-SSR/OKW
2008 June-SSR
2006 June-Port Orleans Riverside
2004 Easter-CSR
1988 May-Graduation
1982 Offsite
1980 Offsite
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offsite i paid 9.99 a day for internet and used it at night to upload my pics from the day for people back home to check out. For our honeymoon, i am still going to bring the laptop because its the best storage facility for my pictures throughout the trip haha. i love having fully charged batteries and an empty memory card every morning.
but then again, it does make it very easy to take well over 2,000 pictures during 7 days. haha i love taking pictures
** Engagement Trip: 10/9/10 - 10/18/110 - (Fountains)
** Honeymoon Trip: 12/9/11 - 12/14/11 (POLY) & 12/14/11 - 12/19/11 (BWI)
** Two Year Anniversary w/ family: 11/8/13 - 11/17/13(Fountains)
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I think I'm going to bring my 4g phone and something with Wimax, just in case...
SO and I both have smartphones with good cameras and email in case, although mine is the only one that pays for the trip
I'll have to do a trip report including 3g/4g coverage. And bring spare batteries.
And WDW is the only place I've ever filled up a 4GB memory card--Nikon D70 and 4GB microdrive about 4-5 years ago, raw+jpeg.
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I phone is perfectly fine for me (Blackberry Torch) it does everything I need while at WDW.
@ gallifreyan, I'm the same way. For the past 4 years I fill up two 2GB cards & about half of a third one. I did that 1 year shooting all Jpeg but now I'm more selective since I've shot things so many times previously. Now I shoot pics with characters & night shots in NEF & everything else as a Jpeg. I'm considering going back to all jpeg though since most of the time I don't need much processing plus after the trip I get lazy & don't get around to processing/converting them for a while. Matter of fact I still didn't touch my raw files from last Sept.
șoș Joe șoș
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iPhone! Before I had a phone with Internet, I just went without. Even with the phone, I don't spend much time on it. I'll check in here and email a few pics, but that's it. I'm on vacation... The real world isn't intruding!
Meg
40 trips (plus two to Disneyland, and one to Disneyland Paris) and counting!
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I usually bring my laptop to upload pictures and if we stay DVC I hook it up for free. Mostly though I use my phone. The worst part of taking a vacation is coming back from work and having so much to catch up on. I much prefer to keep on top of things if I can. It's amazing how much down time I find. Several times in our past trip I found myself babysitting a sleeping child in a stroller while DH took the older child on rides. Might as well be answering email.
Michelle
Where there is kindness there is goodness, and where there is goodness there is magic.
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We are DVC members so, our internet is "free". However, we can also use our phones as hotspots for laptop internet connection
Jennifer - Proud DVC Owner
DW of MyDisneyWorld; Mom of DDs (8) and (6)
04/00 - 03 = off property
09/03 ASMu, 09/04 POP, 12/05, 09/06 SSR
10/07 VWL, 10/09 - THV, 10/10, 10/11 - AKL, 10/12 -THV, 02/13- CBR/CSR, 9/13 - BWV/BLT
Next Up: Spring Break 4/'14 - BLT and Star Wars Weekend 5/'14 - BCV
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If at a Deluxe Resort why not just scoot down to the lobby and use the free access available there? You can quickly check emails, etc and not miss any fun.
One year our room was near the Beach Club Lobby and I had free access without having to leave the room.
(15 days to go)
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Originally Posted by mook3y
see if you can tether through your cell phone.
I like Mook3y's suggestion. A lot of the smart phones have the capability of being used as a modem for your PC or MAC. I used to use my blackberry but got a 3g Sprint card I use now. I know the Iphone has an App that allows you to do this too. I think some of the new 4G phones can actually be used as a wireless hot spot.
Recent Trips:
-OKW Aug 16 - Aug 23 / Royal Pacific Resort Universal Studios Aug 23 - Aug 26, 2013
-Universal Studios Hard Rock Hotel Nov 14 - Nov 18, 2014
-Saratoga Springs June 11 -18 2016
Next Trip:
-Port Orleans Riverside / Saratoga Springs Sept 8 - 17, 2017
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The 2 times we stayed at Music and Pop I was not charged. I use aol dial up and got local numbers for dialing out for the computer. NO charges what so ever. Took it to POP and the same thing no charge.. I have to take my laptop because of our website. Customers get irate that I do not communicate status to them. Even though all over my site it says we are away until .... no one will answer the phone or email you until we return.
Connie
Dec 8-15 2007 All Star Music Suites
Dec 5-14 2008 All Star Music Suites
Dec 7-16 2009 POP
Last trip for a long while JAN 20-28
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Originally Posted by gallifreyan
I'll probably bring a small laptop out of habit, and my DROID smartphone. How are Verizon and Clear coverage in the resorts?
Back from the trip. With very few exceptions (like *inside* Splash Mountain) Verizon had great coverage everywhere we went--all four parks, monorail, buses, the WL boats, etc. My Thunderbolt got consistent 20meg down outside, and pretty close to that inside WL. It also ate the battery like a Boma dinner. I didn't even remember to try Clear; Tbolt hotspot worked for laptop and my bro's room.
Ended up taking most of my pics with my phone, and uploading them automatically with Sugar... so barely needed the laptop.
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I normally just use my iphone, but I am going to take the ipad this year and see if I get wifi anywhere.
October 2000 & 2003 CBR
March 2004 Offsite
May 2004 AK Lodge
July & Sept 2004 Pop Century
Nov 2004 Offsite
Dec 2004 Coronado Springs
March 2005 Contemporary
July 2010 Contemporary
May 2011 AK Lodge
Nov 2011 POR-Riverside
Feb 2012 Polynesian
April & May 2012 Boardwalk
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It appears that I'm in the minority. The only "electronics" I take with me are my digital camera (with a couple of 2 MG memory cards) and my ordinary, "no-frills", pay-as-I go cell phone.
I took my laptop on one trip and used it once in 2 weeks. Never again!!
Sylvia șOș
80+ WDW visits . . .
1976-88 - I Drive / 1989-??? - CBR; DL; SoG; CSR; CR; POP; ASMu; WL; FQ
Upcoming:
30 Apr - 14 May 19 PO French Quarter
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Originally Posted by Sylvia
I took my laptop on one trip and used it once in 2 weeks. Never again!!
Mine got more use as a dvd player for Barbie movies than as anything else... and with 8 people wanting to see videos and photos, it was more convenient than the 2" screen on the camera.
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No laptop or smart phone.
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Originally Posted by Sylvia
It appears that I'm in the minority. The only "electronics" I take with me are my digital camera (with a couple of 2 MG memory cards) and my ordinary, "no-frills", pay-as-I go cell phone.
I took my laptop on one trip and used it once in 2 weeks. Never again!!
I was like that on a couple of trips. Ended up using the Netbook for games and movies.But since I'm in school now, I take it and do my online classes from there.
Though I still bring the digital camera and pay as you go phone.
Offsite...(12/97 & 10/99)
DL...(10/02 & 5/05)
CBR/Disney Wonder 2004, AllStar Music 2004, AKL 2006, POP 2006, POP 2007, Poly 2007, BWI 2007, WL 2008, CSR 2009, Poly 2009, CBR 2010, AKL 2011...
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