I think center camp has the net access.

It's likely that a camp or two will gift wifi internet to the BRC community. Some years the signal strength has been good and access was available most of the time. Other years, like last year, the signal strength was only fair and, if you did get on, chances were you'd be booted off. At least that's how it was for me.

oh god, i loved when there was no connectivity of any sort out there. with no coverage, it means everyone must unplug from their daily routines, and immerse themselves into black rock city, leaving that other world behind.

of course, if i had my way, all the rv's would be parked in a special section out yonder, lined up neatly in alphabetical order by model name. (90% kidding ;^) -- rv's have their advantages, but they often insulate people from the full experience, and they make it much easier to make everything "just like home" which, to me, it shouldn't be. it's not home, it's frickin' black rock city.

now, i get that there are people who have pressing personal needs to stay connected (and to be in an rv, for that matter, like people with kids and health issues), but in checking your profile, boadie, and seeing where you've asked this on other tribes, apparently that's not it.... you say you want internet access so you can stream your favorite internet radio station.

to which i most respectfully say... are you serious? the reason you want to bring a laptop to the playa is so you can go into your rv to chill and stream music? and so you'll be running your rv generator so you can keep the air-con on and the computer charging? i mean, it's not like there aren't a gazillion amazing kinds of music out there to listen to. and for chilling, why not just burn your music to a cd or put it on your ipod? low-tech, self-sufficient, and it doesn't eat up the bandwidth.

music does not require internet.

much to my chagrin... yes we were able to use the net and pick up a wifi signal ... our camp was in the center camp area. The only reason my husband was checking was he was unemployed at the time and was negotiating a good job.... which he did get offered while we were on playa. So I suppose it was not too bad

I'm closing on my first house the day after I get back from the playa. Going off the grid immediately prior to such a major life event has me scared shitless. That's why I'm making sure everyone involved knows I'll be off the grid, and I'm getting all my ducks in a row now. Then, the moment my wheels leave the playa, I'll turn on my cell and hope nothing blew up while I was away.

If there is cell service on the playa, I might... keyword: might... check messages late in the week just to make sure nothing blew up. But I'll do it quickly and privately hang my head in shame for at least 5 minutes. Then it's back to playatime!

In Black Rock City, the best way to connect is to disconnect.