Alan Browne

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Peter

Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote

><http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?ref=business>

>This means more hotel customers are unhappy with their Internet connections. Hotel owners, meanwhile, who are digging out from a two-year slump caused by the recession, will probably have to invest more money to provide more bandwidth.

They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
wifi signals

Jolly Roger

In article <03cea7hor9kb43k9gdrs2o2uac9l42um59@4ax.com>,
Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote
>
> ><http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/bu...ics-and-speed-
> >of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?ref=business>
>
> >This means more hotel customers are unhappy with their Internet connections.
> >Hotel owners, meanwhile, who are digging out from a two-year slump caused by
> >the recession, will probably have to invest more money to provide more
> >bandwidth.
>
> They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
> i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
> wifi signals

Haven't ever had a problem with any of mine.

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Peter

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote

>> They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
>> i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
>> wifi signals
>
>Haven't ever had a problem with any of mine.

Totally consistently, I can stick my Thinkpad x60s laptop on a hotel
room table, stick the Ipad2 or Iphone4 next to it, and if the wifi is
fairly weak, the i-devices get nowt.

Erilar

Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote
>
>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?ref=business>
>
>> This means more hotel customers are unhappy with their Internet
>> connections. Hotel owners, meanwhile, who are digging out from a
>> two-year slump caused by the recession, will probably have to invest
>> more money to provide more bandwidth.
>
> They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
> i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
> wifi signals

I've stayed at a place that advertised " free wi-fi" in the rooms that
didn't reach two rooms beyond the office; I had to go sit in the office to
check my e-mail 8-)
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Peter

Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote

>Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote
>>
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?ref=business>
>>
>>> This means more hotel customers are unhappy with their Internet
>>> connections. Hotel owners, meanwhile, who are digging out from a
>>> two-year slump caused by the recession, will probably have to invest
>>> more money to provide more bandwidth.
>>
>> They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
>> i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
>> wifi signals
>
>I've stayed at a place that advertised " free wi-fi" in the rooms that
>didn't reach two rooms beyond the office; I had to go sit in the office to
>check my e-mail 8-)

That is really really common.

A lot of hotels limit 'free wifi' to the lobby, where they can sell
you drinks/food.

It's one of many scams...

Zaidy036

On 10/26/2011 1:39 PM, Peter wrote:
>
> Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote
>
>> Peter<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>>> Alan Browne<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote

< snip>

> That is really really common.
>
> A lot of hotels limit 'free wifi' to the lobby, where they can sell
> you drinks/food.
>
> It's one of many scams...

I suggest getting an Apple AirPort Express. Very helpful to have
especially where Wi-Fi is not offered but Ethernet is.
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Alan Browne

On 2011-10-26 13:39 , Peter wrote:
>
> Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote
>
>> Peter<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>>> Alan Browne<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote
>>>
>>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?ref=business>
>>>
>>>> This means more hotel customers are unhappy with their Internet
>>>> connections. Hotel owners, meanwhile, who are digging out from a
>>>> two-year slump caused by the recession, will probably have to invest
>>>> more money to provide more bandwidth.
>>>
>>> They perhaps should get more powerful access points, since the
>>> i-devices are the poorest things on the market at picking up usable
>>> wifi signals
>>
>> I've stayed at a place that advertised " free wi-fi" in the rooms that
>> didn't reach two rooms beyond the office; I had to go sit in the office to
>> check my e-mail 8-)
>
> That is really really common.
>
> A lot of hotels limit 'free wifi' to the lobby, where they can sell
> you drinks/food.
>
> It's one of many scams...

Which would not pay off. People don't go back to hotels with shoddy
service.

What peeves me is that if I stay in a Holiday Inn Express ($70 - $110 /
night typical), Wi-Fi is included and is usually good service.

If I stay in a Sheraton or Hilton ($120 - $250 night typical), Wi-Fi is
extra, usually $11.99 per day (even though you're there, my typical
case, from about 22:00 to 07:30).

Some airport concourses have free Wi-Fi and occasionally you'll find a
free hotspot.

I once paid for a roaming Wi-Fi service, about $50 / month, but
availability was patchy.

I've recently used my iPhone as a tether via 3G. That's fine here in
Canada, but roaming in the US would be very expensive. Europe: Worse.

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nospam

In article <a62dnURNach0_jXTnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> > A lot of hotels limit 'free wifi' to the lobby, where they can sell
> > you drinks/food.
> >
> > It's one of many scams...
>
> Which would not pay off. People don't go back to hotels with shoddy
> service.

they get new customers instead of repeat customers.

> What peeves me is that if I stay in a Holiday Inn Express ($70 - $110 /
> night typical), Wi-Fi is included and is usually good service.
>
> If I stay in a Sheraton or Hilton ($120 - $250 night typical), Wi-Fi is
> extra, usually $11.99 per day (even though you're there, my typical
> case, from about 22:00 to 07:30).

the latter tends to get business customers who put the extra charges on
their expense account.

> Some airport concourses have free Wi-Fi and occasionally you'll find a
> free hotspot.

airports that are major hubs tend to have paid wifi (atl, dfw, ord).
some airports have free wifi but force you to sit through ads before
activating it (and then it times out and you have to redo it), or they
inject ads into any webpage you visit. smaller airports and o/d
airports tend to have free wifi.

Wes Groleau

On 10-26-2011 18:11, nospam wrote:
>> > Which would not pay off. People don't go back to hotels with shoddy
>> > service.
> they get new customers instead of repeat customers.

Not for long

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