TimeshareForums blocked at resort

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

This is pretty funny and sad at the same time. I am currently at The Village at Steamboat (a Wyndham / Worldmark resort), and their internet access blocks timeshareforums.com. I can get around this by VPN'ing into my work and accessing it from there (hence the post).

Is this common at Wyndham resorts? Does it happen at other resorts? This is the first time I have run into this, and I find it kind of funny that the resort would feel so threatened by an online forum.

Kurt

[LisaH Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close LisaH]

I wonder if this is an technical glitch and not an intentional act by Wyndham/WorldMark. I have stayed at WorldMark Southshore and Wyndham Shearwater lately and didn't have any issues with logging into either this forum or TUG.

[odaddy Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close odaddy]

Its getting more common, it seems to be resort specific, Thay definitely do not like any forums dealing with timeshare,

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

They have alot at stake with buyers remorse after those tours.

It's probably worth the money for them to filter the TS forums out.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

TS4Ms is working fine here, but I can't seem to get on OY.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

I've not had any problem at any of the DRI resorts I've stayed at. To block a discussion forum speaks volumes of how they really feel about themselves!

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Does it block Wyndham or RCI google searches?

[bnoble Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bnoble]

I haven't had trouble at any of the Wyndham resorts I've stayed at so far.

[odaddy Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close odaddy]

I am speaking about Worldmark resorts.

[gophish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close gophish]

I haven't seen this at any of those I have stayed at but, who knows how far they will go to block knowledge!!

[ssepulveda Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ssepulveda]

Usually if theirs blockage of any website use Ptunnel.com

easy way to go around blocked sites

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Usually if theirs blockage of any website use Ptunnel.com

easy way to go around blocked sites

Thanks good advice.


BTW maybe we should fight fire with fire and block those resorts here

[PHILL12 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PHILL12]

This is pretty funny and sad at the same time. I am currently at The Village at Steamboat (a Wyndham / Worldmark resort), and their internet access blocks timeshareforums.com. I can get around this by VPN'ing into my work and accessing it from there (hence the post).

Is this common at Wyndham resorts? Does it happen at other resorts? This is the first time I have run into this, and I find it kind of funny that the resort would feel so threatened by an online forum.

Kurt

This might be just a computer problem. It is possible that resorts that are selling units might want these forums blocked.

Can you blame them,your set to go to their presentation and go on line to see resale prices for this resort before hearing their spiel. No one in their right mind would buy from them.


PHILL12

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

It was definitely not just a computer problem -- the web page came back stating it was specifically blocked by their firewall, and listed the category as "personal blogs". It did allow me to get to TUG, however.

Kurt