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Sat Sep 22 2018For Elkhorn Ridge RV Resort & Cabins in Spearfish SD, how is the WIFI???...
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Hutch333id answered - Sun Sep 23 2018
We stayed there in July 2017 and found the wi-fi to be very slow. During the time of our stay I would say the resort was only about 1/3 - 1/2 occupied. Reading other reviews written since then, there appears to be a mixed opinion on wi-fi. Some have said it was excellent or great while others had a similar experience to me. There are so many variables for wi-fi (location in relation to the antenna, number of devices accessing the bandwidth and of course it doesn't take much to disrupt everyone else if someone is streaming a movie while you just want to check your email). Not sure if that helps answer your question at all?...
JoeP answered - Sun Sep 23 2018
We didn't use un-secure wi-fi, we use our hot spot. Our neighbors on both side of us said the wi-fi worked well....
Old GI answered - Mon Sep 24 2018
The wifi was very irritating. If you got up early, and got on it was good. If there were lots of campers there, or tried to use it mid day, it was unusable. Also, you had to go through the sign on procedure EVERY time you tried to use it....which was really frustrating...since even though going through that procedure, you couldn't get on. For what they charge, they should have more towers or what ever it takes to make it usable all the time....
wtravlr1 answered - Mon Sep 24 2018
We were in site 305 it was slow but did work on this site, on our visit. But camp ground wifi an and does vary even in the same spot....
ATV Guy answered - Mon Sep 24 2018
We were at the park just this past week and had no problems with the wifi. Sometimes we were streaming to two different devices without issue. Out site wasn't right next to the office but we were not on the outer perimeter....
JerryD answered - Mon Sep 24 2018
Actually, I didn't use the we-fi; I use my cell phone data, which is generally faster, more reliable, & hacker-safe. However, if I recall correctly, I did test it out and it was a pretty week signal (2-bars)....
SeaLandSkyPhoto answered - Mon Sep 24 2018
Not good for either the wifi or the cell. Here are my notes from the stay. Wifi is problematic. The campground wifi has decent signal with speed ranging from adequate to very poor (slower in the early to mid evenings as usual). Verizon was 2-3 bars with speed ranging from good to abysmal (again slow in the evening). What makes the wifi problematic is that these performance levels were with the campground only 10% to 20% full. TMobile was unavailable....
Paff answered - Mon Jul 22 2019
We stayed for a month (June/July 2019). We've been full-time RV'ers for 6 years, and this is tied for the worst wifi we've ever experienced. You need to constantly sign-on, because any lull in activity and the system signs you off again. Signing on is also problematic because bringing up your browser rarely completes the re-direct to the sign-on page. Once on, the bandwidth (measured) goes from 1 mps to 58 mps. Horrible. And when we talked to the staff they were very understanding, they knew all the problems, and kept saying "we've spoken to our manager and he's aware of the problems". Since all these other answers/problems were from September 2018, it looks like the management doesn't care about the wifi....
Paff answered - Mon Jul 22 2019
July 2019 and this campground has the worst wifi we've ever experienced (6 years as full-timers), and the sad part is, they acknowledge that fact and won't do anything about it. The service is extremely slow (to the point of being unusable), and you have to sign on every 5-15 minutes (the service signs you out when it senses inactivity). The only way to try to fool the system is to slowly download a file or stream something so it senses that you're still there. And that seems to defeat the whole purpose. We spoke twice to the staff about our issues and they acknowledged that they were well aware of them, and said their manager knows....
Elkhorn Ridge answered - Thu Apr 23 2020
Hi there!Over the late winter of 2020, we spent the majority of our time constructing and implementing a brand new WiFi set up! We realized this as been a large concern from our guests for many years. We now have free and premium WiFi available to all guests at every end of the park!We hope you come out and enjoy that and everything else we have to offer!...
John K answered - Sat Jun 13 2020
We use a Verizon Jet-pak so am unsure, but I would assume it's quite good as the park is well appointed....
TNTeam answered - Thu Aug 11 2022
July 2022 the park was full; WiFi was so slow it was useless; I think one time out of two weeks we were able to get something done on WiFi. I suspect it’s just a router bandwidth issue and if the park were 1/4 full it would be fine....