There should be a law

If they advertise free WIFI and don't charge for WIFI where's the complaint? WIFI is a connection type, not a speed standard.

It's like a car wash that advertises hand washing. If they wash the car by hand they've met their promise. Even if the car is streaked and dirty when they're done.

ccxnola wrote:
OK - I have read all of the posts up to this point.
I am TOTALLY blown away by so many folks that cannot take a day or two without being 'connected!!
I take the pleasant time away to use my RV to get away from all of the on-line nonsense!!
Heck, when I first started in my first RV (more years ago than I care to admit) it was fortunate if the 'campground' had a pay phone where you put in a nickle to get to the operator and then needed a bunch of quarters to talk with someone back home.

On-line banking from your RV over an open WiFi connection??
You MUST be kidding!! (Unless you don;t have much money in the bank and don't care who get's to it.)

Folks - STOP!! Enjoy the ride - smell the roses - enjoy the Sunsets (I'm too old for the Sunrise trick) and make your RV time really special - not just another day away from home.
JMHO - call me an 'Old Guy'!!
PS - and while I'm on a 'roll' - GIVE-UP the GPS!! Learn to read a MAP - you know the paper kind. A national Atlas will get you anywhere you want to go - especially if your Internet / telephone connection is shot!!

Luckily, we do not have those problems. Where we normally camp, there is no wifi, no cell service, and sometimes the Garmin doesn't even know the road exists!
Even when I go to the Glacier/Waterton Hamfest, there is no wifi or cell service at the campground where it is held.
Oh, wait, there is ONE place, in the Pavilion, where there is a cell antenna and amplifier. If you can get right next to the post, you might be able to make a call on your cell phone. Anywhere else in the campground, forget it!
Most USFS campgrounds in this state are even worse. There probably is NO cell service, period. The Forest Service does not, at this time, have any provision for wifi at their campgrounds.
good luck.

As for the law that the OP wants, there may already be one. It would be the law forbidding "false advertising". Such laws are usually completely complaint driven; no complaint, no enforcement. Of course, it would be up to the complainant to prove that inadequate wifi does not measure up to the advertised "Free WiFi". It is entirely possible that many of the users would say that bad wifi is better than no wifi, and they are quite happy with the service provided.

Did all of you read the OP's original complaint? He was complaining about campgrounds that advertise WiFi but for all practical purposes don't have it. No where was he saying he expects the campground to supply his internet connection, unless they specifically say they can.

When you pull into a campground in the middle of summer, and they advertise 50 amp service, but only have 30 amp so you can't run both AC's enough to stay cool, do you just figure it's unreasonable to expect the campground to supply your electrical needs? Or do you figure if they advertise it, they should be able to supply it?

We were once on a committee exploring how we could upgrade the Wifi in a certain park. Folks, you would not believe the cost to do so. Large RV 'resorts' might be able to do this but very few of the smaller RV parks could financially bring Wifi up to speed to allow every RVer in the park to use it extensively for all their purposes, including streaming.

Years ago when parks began installing Wifi it was for the purpose of emailing and simple 'Googling', not for the purpose that people want nowadays. Upgrading is very, very expensive and most people complain now about the cost of RV sites.

As stated above in other posts, it's very easy to supply your own hot spot and it works very well. We used Verizon's Jetpack and were rarely in a place that we couldn't connect and we spent a lot of time in the western mountains and boondocking out in the boonies.

It's unreasonable to expect the campgrounds to supply your internet connections.

Our Park always advertises "WIFI Hot spots". That implies that it is NOT available all over ( we have 2000+ SITES). yet the general unavailability from "home" is the most common complaint at our monthly resident's meetings. The other point is that when the park gets full or nearly so those few hot spots get overwhelemed by inconsiderate folks insisting on their right to stream movies etc!

When did wifi become a right? or even a necessity!! If you need it - go find it! Don't expect it everywhere!

hotpepperkid wrote:
There should be a law about an RV park advertising free Wi-Fi and when you get there and have to depend on it to do your banking, email, look for the next place to go or do some on line shopping. It is either so slow its useless or it disconnect you in the middle of what your doing and you have to start over. I don't mind paying for reliable internet.

This must be the Bill that's been sitting on Capitol Hill...

This is a silly thread at this point. If you need wifi there are plenty of ways to provide it for yourself. If you are not willing to pay for it to ensure adequate service than you must not need it that bad.
If you are not willing to pay more for yourself why do you think the CG should pay more to ensure you have it.
We know the CG's cannot provide adequate wifi to everyone at all times for technical and cost reasons.
However personal wifi is available for those who want/need it.
There are to be a law concerning personal responsibility. It would cover a whole host of issues within are society including wi fi access.;)

We were at a CG in the Keys that gave us a notice upon checking in that said their bandwidth would not allow the streaming of movies or videos.
Don

I'm sure most have a clause buried in the rental agreement (that they probably don't even give or show you) that wifi is a courtesy and they make no representation as to it's speed or usability. So the law won't do much for you.

The best option is to go to the campground review sites and highlight that the wifi was useless. If they get enough reviews, people who care about the wifi will bypass them. If they start losing buisness, they will adress it.

ccxnola wrote:
OK - I have read all of the posts up to this point.
I am TOTALLY blown away by so many folks that cannot take a day or two without being 'connected!!
I take the pleasant time away to use my RV to get away from all of the on-line nonsense!!
Heck, when I first started in my first RV (more years ago than I care to admit) it was fortunate if the 'campground' had a pay phone where you put in a nickle to get to the operator and then needed a bunch of quarters to talk with someone back home.

On-line banking from your RV over an open WiFi connection??
You MUST be kidding!! (Unless you don;t have much money in the bank and don't care who get's to it.)

Folks - STOP!! Enjoy the ride - smell the roses - enjoy the Sunsets (I'm too old for the Sunrise trick) and make your RV time really special - not just another day away from home.
JMHO - call me an 'Old Guy'!!
PS - and while I'm on a 'roll' - GIVE-UP the GPS!! Learn to read a MAP - you know the paper kind. A national Atlas will get you anywhere you want to go - especially if your Internet / telephone connection is shot!!

Someone has their grumpy on. It's not the same world it was 50yrs ago. Without the advantages of new technology, we would still be working full time in an office cubicle rather than working at the picknick table watching that sunrise.

When you are at home, do you leave the electricity off so you can better enjoy the experience?

While I'm fully capable of using paper maps, nothing beats the GPS telling me which lane I need coming into a complicated interchange that I've never been thru before. They aren't perfect but they are 10 times better than a paper map. Then again, I've seen old guys with the paper map on the steering wheel as they are cruising down the road. I'll take my GPS thank you. And I have no less than 5 devices that can function mapping devices so short of an EM blast (in which case it will likely take out the engine electronics anyway), I'm not too worried about having all my electronics go down.