Hi @Jenny
A lot of our guests are super tech oriented and much younger - thus digital natives. They are going to be connected, of course, and it could feel really odd for them to not be. I do know they are all sharing photos and such, which is total fun. I confess, I spend an enormous amount of time on line, but that is my work, my volunteer work, and my voracious reading habits! Our digital tools are so amazing, and I so well remember when we did not have them.
Good question about speed and reliability. We get our internet signal from a remote mountain top tower, about 10 miles line of sight from us, across the valley and at about eye level for our dish receiver. We have broad band and pay a lot for it. We're really lucky that we have internet at all, and especially of the quality we do have. We've the best service anywhere in this part of the county, a region where so many people have none at all. There are also lots of places where cell service cuts out on the highway and most roads, blocked by a mountain, cliff, in a river canyon, or a forest. We call it "the tower is behind a rock." Indeed - there are shops in town where there is no service inside - likely how the buildings were constructed.
Signal blockout is not actually a negative - I say it allows us to pay closer attention to what is around us!
Kitty