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>Just a shade above 20 minutes before hotels go live
>Will the servers hold up?
>How many computers/tablets/phones you have running to book?
>How the fuck does Fanime have hotels in November?

>> No.7929025

>>7929015
do they preauthorize it immediately when you book the rooms?

>> No.7929037

>>7929025
If you mean charging you the entire amount when you book, then no (that happens when you check in, also don't forget the $50 to $100/night additionally for incidentals)
CC is used to guarantee the reservation

>> No.7929055

Is the site taking a while to load for anyone else or did I just fuck up?

>> No.7929058

Non-responsive for me.

Probably will just wait a month and get in at the Hilton. Happens ever time.

>> No.7929059
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>>7929055
It's crashing

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Fanime phone line is busy as well.

>> No.7929063
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>>7929058

>> No.7929071

Because the phone lines are busy and the website is down, is there anything I can do for the time being besides wait?

>> No.7929073

>>7929071
Get someone else you know to do it for you.

>> No.7929083

>>7929073
Will there be anything left when it comes back on?

>> No.7929088

I broke it. Sorry gulls.

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gg motherfuckers

>> No.7929121
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>>7929015
I got on hold with the international line.

>> No.7929129

Dis for you fanime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rFgr0Tu1c

>> No.7929149

Fanime attendees are so cute.

I swear last year everyone on the board was "Fuck Fanime and fuck Fanime staff, I'm out"

The numbers were supposed to be low, hype and anticipation were looking to be subpar attendance and now here we are where enough demand is up to where the sites crash.

You guys never learn

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7929153

>>7929121
Got my room through the international line. I kept calling, was put on hold, then got through.

>> No.7929163

This is so frustrating. Last year I got my hotel, in forty minutes. Now this year, I can't even get through the login page.

>> No.7929193

still down

>> No.7929223

>>7929153
Thanks so much for the tip, just got my room too.

>> No.7929227

>>7929071
Fap

>> No.7929249

This year is somehow worse for hotels. I used two phones to call each of the numbers and had the laptop going. Got room though.

>> No.7929251

>>7929149
The fact they fixed the line problem has given everyone hope it might stop sucking.

Luckily I live nearby so it sucking or not has no sway

>> No.7929254

>>7929249
this year is way worse, my group had 6 people trying

>> No.7929255

>>7929149
And it got bigger still according to the official numbers. Even after the linecon issues and everyone going "fuck it. this con sucks"

But nobody in general San Jose cares enough about how shitty Fanime can be run to not end up going anyway

>> No.7929264

>>7929149
There was a drastic change between 2013 and 2014 that gave people hope that this con was on the right track, the lack of a linecon was a good start

But these hotel issues are really bringing the con, even AX who uses the same system and has way more bodies attending don't have these issues

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I'm on this page. What do I do now?

>> No.7929273

>>7929264
AX has more hotel room though than Fanime. Fanime sells out within a day every year. There's not as much pressure to be /the first/ to be able to get a room at all

>> No.7929312

>>7929264
AX's website might be able to handle the traffic but their badge pickup is complete ass. Fanime made them look like a joke this year

>> No.7929314

>>7929121
oh hold right now with the 415 international line, thanks!

>I understand this gif now

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>>7929153
Just finally managed to get on hold, thanks Anon!

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>>7929319
Let's hold each other while we're on hold.

>> No.7929335

If you get a busy tone when you call should you wait or call back?

>> No.7929340

On hold, too!
Is it possible to book multiple rooms over the phone?
My group is pretty huge.

>> No.7929347

>>7929340
yes it is.

>> No.7929349

fuck i cant even get through the long load

>> No.7929350

>>7929335
Call back! you will hear an automated fanime message when you get through.

>> No.7929356

>>7929350
omg I hear it.

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>>7929121
>>7929153

GOT IT. THANK YOU BASED ANON.

>> No.7929381

i cant call either its done

>> No.7929384
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>>7929153
JUST GOT THE FAIRMONT
BLESS YOU ANON

>> No.7929395

>>7929384
WE GOT DA POOL NIGGA

>> No.7929405

Just booked Hyatt, Fairmont was gone. T_T

>> No.7929409

>>7929384
go fuck yourself

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>phone is busy
>international also busy
>call back again a few mins later
>still nothing
>try to email
>this error no matter what
sorry everyone i dont know if im going the upcoming year i guess my streak of going since 2008 is broken

>> No.7929431

>>7929347
Thanks!

So I grabbed a room at the Fairmont, Marriott and Hyatt. I really wanted a room at the Ramada but I'll take what I can get.

>> No.7929435

Got it through the international number, staying at the Marriott this time, I always stay at the Fairmont so I'm ready for something new. Keep at it gulls, you'll get through!

>> No.7929442

so i finally got a reservation does that mean i got it for sure but just need to pay for it right?

>> No.7929482

>>7929442
You pay when you check in.

>> No.7929489

>>7929482
i didnt check out though i havent put a card at all or got a confirmation email cause i need to check out and i cant cause server errors everytime i put in information to pay

>> No.7929494

well, it took 3 hours, but i did manage to get a fairmont room fri-mon.

FAIRMONT MASTER RACE YES

>> No.7929495

>>7929489
Jesus... Then pray you don't have to start over. You're putting in your card info but they will not charge you. Yeah do don't have it for sure till you complete the process and get your confirmation email.

>> No.7929507

>>7929495
>do not

>> No.7929710

Why the hell didn't they limit rooms to those who registered.

With that asked why did they do hotels before settling panels, press and AA

>> No.7929740

Looks like everything is taken besides the airport hotels.

>> No.7929785

my god, i think i just booked the last double bedded room at the sainte claire ( now the westin, i guess ). called in and was able to get friday added on and wait-listed for check out on teusday.
>there goes all of my con luck for the rest of 2015

>> No.7929821

have people been getting confirmation emails? i have a confirmation #, but never got an email from CMR....hoping i'm not fucked now.

>> No.7929964

>>7929821
I got a confirmation e-mail immediately after I got off the phone. If you did it over the phone, it's possible they just misheard your e-mail address. Or they could be backed up. I'd give it a day or so, then try contacting Fanime Housing to confirm your reservation.

>> No.7930027

>>7929964
i did it over the web.....already emailed housing to ask about it. i got a #, and my reservation says guaranteed with a CC (i managed to do this without buying a badge, boy was that a hot mess....had to say "use separate card for hotel" to get it to work), but no email.

>> No.7930032

>>7930027
never mind....just heard back from housing...they resent the confirmation so i'm good!

aw yeah fairmont

>> No.7930054

>>7929025
No hotel does that. Only 1 night.

>> No.7930057

>>7929494
more like loser race when everyone is in there and you can't get up the elevators to your room. lol

>> No.7930061

>>7930054
From my experience, a manager from Booking.com told me that other hotels do that.

>> No.7930071

>>7930057
not really....can't even get close to elevator waits at dragoncon, lol. it's all about perspective.

>> No.7930134

>>7930071
>>7929494

Don't listen to the mad anon, the Fairmont is the bomb. I've never found the elevator waits to be bad either.

>> No.7936281

>>7930061
>dot com