Holiday cottage has WiFi but requests no streaming ,no Netflix,no U tube

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The request is because it would use too much data .
Is it just me or is this unusual ? Don't most people have unlimited data on their home wifi ?

I'm not au fait with all this so perhaps I'm misjudging .

Nightmare, I wouldn't go.

The owner should have made this clear before booking. I wouldn't expect to find out after I've booked and would be very annoyed. I'd be leaving feedback in a review.

Streaming, Netflix and YouTube are not essentials. Until relatively recently, they didn't even exist. I don't expect them in a holiday let - I don't even check for them.

I would never assume reliable WiFi or mobile signal in any rural area in the UK (I live in one). It's something I would always check in advance when booking a holiday cottage. Even if WiFi is available I certainly wouldn't assume you'll be able to stream anything - it's how quite a few of us live I'm afraid.

I don't think the owner is at fault here, they have advertised wifi and there is wifi. If they had said fast broadband then that would be different.

Might not be essential you @Pelleas, but it is to some people. My dd has ASD and finds holidays disruptive and difficult. One thing that helps is being able to unwind with her safe programmes. And yes we have some downloaded, but sometimes they change.

We so use it to show her videos and pictures of where we are going the next day to help her manage.

Don't be so judgy.

@PatriciaPerch

i love these threads, people in the city/towns really don't understand rural/coastal 'broadband' do they :o

Nope. We had shitty broadband (5Mb) until a couple of years ago when the phone exchange was upgraded to fibre. It's a bit better now but can be quite unreliable in bad weather. No Virgin / cable alternative and we still can't get 3G never mind 4G, so mobile data isn't available as an alternative. Still, it's very beautiful here so worth it overall

OP - don't rush to buy an expensive data package for your mobile without checking the signal first. It's highly likely that if the broadband is shit, the mobile signal will be also . I couldn't get through 1Gb data a month at home if I tried as the signal is just too poor.

Jeepers. That Lake District cottage is a bit too Cold Comfort Farm for my liking, not even a freezer or washing machine.

@BreathlessCommotion

Might not be essential you *@Pelleas*, but it is to some people. My dd has ASD and finds holidays disruptive and difficult. One thing that helps is being able to unwind with her safe programmes. And yes we have some downloaded, but sometimes they change.

We so use it to show her videos and pictures of where we are going the next day to help her manage.

Don't be so judgy.

There might be lots of individual circumstances involving disability or illness where a particular piece of equipment or facility is needed - that doesn't make every piece of equipment or facility that anyone might conceivably require an essential in a holiday let.

I agree a break from WiFi is a good thing - if chosen. Blimey I do remote court hearings and could easily book a cottage to have a break but also wfh. If WiFi is advertised I’d be absolutely furious not to have been warned about limits etc before booking !
If fully holiday then of course it’s not the end of the world. If I were you I’d pop round (yes pop) and ask what the deal is and how best they suggest you get around it - what others usually do (even if you have a pretty good idea) Not exactly a complaint but they should know that you didn’t have any idea and need a workaround.

Give yourselves a break from the internet? 🤷‍♀️

It’s a rural area problem. Most areas now have fibre to the cabinet but not beyond. If you are close to the cabinet like my parents in a village very good WiFi. If you are a long long way from the cabinet out in the middle of nowhere or in a market town as I am very very slow WiFi. We can’t stream on more than one device at one, in a town!
Put the postcode into a broadband deal finder website and it will show you if shit WiFi is the norm for that area.
If there are hills you can generally forget a decent mobile phone signal as well.

@Cherylina

Is it just me who thinks a break from the internet would actually be no bad thing..?

A complete break from the internet would be a nightmare at the moment. With so many attractions and pubs/restaurants having different opening hours and requiring pre-booking, it would make planning outings difficult.

ask what the deal is and how best they suggest you get around it - what others usually do (even if you have a pretty good idea) Not exactly a complaint but they should know that you didn’t have any idea and need a workaround

this is good advice . I did phone and speak to the owner but she just said that teenagers on their phone all day use a lot of data but emailing and general internet searching would be no problem .I didn't know enough about the ins and outs to ask the right questions .Though I know a lot more now ,thank you everyone .

I'm sure we'll have a good time and I'm v grateful that we are able to get away for a week .