Fr J Hackett
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Why can't I access this anymore
Shotley Camera
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pks1702
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Site appears to be down at present.
Much like the Wi Fi most of the year!
Much like the Wi Fi most of the year!
sailorman
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wingdiver
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If Foxs WiFi travelled more that 5 yds you might be able to log-on to that
I recently gave them a directional antenna (which now points from the harbourmasters hut to roughly where your berth is) so you should be better off when you are back in the water.
There is always someone nearby who has a 'proper' wifi system set up onboard you may be able to piggy back on to if not
wingdiver
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Oh, and if it's of any interest, Foxs webcam is currently showing a black hulled vessel at night without lights
http://www.foxsmarina.com/camera.php
http://www.foxsmarina.com/camera.php
wingdiver
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Someone from Foxs must have seen the post.
The web cam is up and running!
The web cam is up and running!
Phoenix of Hamble
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Meanwhile Shotley's site has gone from bad to worse.... no longer just the camera, but the whole site has gone!
dabsolute470
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when we went into shotley for new year i asked about wifi and the harbour master told us it was very much hit and miss and if it rained more of a miss than hit...lol
but for our short stay it worked well.
great marina and staff.
but for our short stay it worked well.
great marina and staff.
Stork_III
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John has told me that it is down for a major rebuild, should be back in a couple of days.
Phoenix of Hamble
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Excellent!... thanks for that.... they must be busy... lock closed and drained today as well, so they'll have the traditional collecting of 75 boat hooks, 41 coffee mugs and a spinnaker pole to deal with as well
Stork_III
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Site still not operational, I suppose John didn't specify which month the couple of days would be in.
MoodySabre
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At Bradwell we now have two webcams on each pontoon and one on the tower. 
Jabbakam system. No public access though and you only get to look at the pontoon where your boat is. You can add your own camera on your boat.
Yet to try the wifi but I believe this also from the same new posts on each pontoon so sounds promising.
Jabbakam system. No public access though and you only get to look at the pontoon where your boat is. You can add your own camera on your boat.Yet to try the wifi but I believe this also from the same new posts on each pontoon so sounds promising.
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Fr J Hackett
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Spoke to the staff in the office on Saturday apparently they are having a new site produced but not by the people that did the old one hence old one switched off.
Phoenix of Hamble
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Good job as well... The old site is rubbish.. Full of amateur errors, upto and including spelling mistakes!
Tradewinds
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Mistakes are often hard to see for the people involved in their own site - even Webbie has a few on his
PaulGooch
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Most of the site has been back online for a week or more. The webcam is still offline.
Odd way to update a site, it would be normal to build the site offline and then upload the new content.
Let's hope they update the appallingly unreliable wifi too
Odd way to update a site, it would be normal to build the site offline and then upload the new content.
Let's hope they update the appallingly unreliable wifi too
Phoenix of Hamble
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I've rarely had a problem with the wifi.
Was down on the boat friday to sat this weekend, and was online with no problems from down below with an internal wifi adaptor on a laptop
Was down on the boat friday to sat this weekend, and was online with no problems from down below with an internal wifi adaptor on a laptop
PaulGooch
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I suspect you may be getting a better signal Neil, being at the posh end.
We were onboard Saturday and it worked fine, another day it just won't work at all and i have to use my mobile.
pks1702
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I would concur with that. On H it is there one minute albeit weak then disappears sometimes for some time. Have tried various options to overcome this to no avail so have a dongle which is a bit of a shame given there is supposed to be wifi access.
Some folks have depth some folks have wifi
Some folks have depth some folks have wifi
wingdiver
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I would concur with that. On H it is there one minute albeit weak then disappears sometimes for some time. Have tried various options to overcome this to no avail so have a dongle which is a bit of a shame given there is supposed to be wifi access.
Some folks have depth some folks have wifi
You can help yourselves with wifi access by getting something to improve your signal gathering capabilities.
Most laptops will not pick up signals from a long way off.
If you want the best option, a wifi system on board can be set up.
Basically this is:
omnidirectional aerial -> access point -> router
The aerial will pick up signals from much further away and the router will mean you don't have to cower in the cockpit trying to get 'line of sight' access.
We have this system on board and it has worked for some while at various marinas.
Nowadays, you
You need to ensure as short a run as possible from the aerial to the access point or use ultra low loss cable so you still get a decent signal strength.
You can get one unit that combines the access point and router and just plug an aerial in one side.
Don't forget to password protect your router as your neighbours will probably be able to pick up your onboard signal.
Failing that, badger the marina staff into getting a further wifi access point down your end of the marina to improve coverage.