SMS wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>
>> Why not? It COSTS to create and maintain a network. It costs more
>> to connect such a network to the internet in such a way as to provide
>> decent performance for multiple users: Cisco Router or equivalent,
>> firewall, N port switch where N is at least the number of rooms, T1
>> or T3 service. . . .
>>
>> Last time I stayed in a hotel, I paid a buck or two for internet
>> access. I felt that I was getting my money's worth.
>
> A couple of bucks is fine. In the hotel we're staying at tonight, it's
> $15/day. I think they're just being stupid. At $15, almost no one will
> use it, this isn't a business person's hotel, it's a resort hotel. At
> $5 a day, a lot of people would probably use it. I'll take a list of
> free WiFi hots pots with me.

Don't know if this is a casino but a casino manager/friend told me they'd
rather the guests be out of their room (gambling) so set the Internet fee
higher than it should be, and certainly not free (this is a mid-level
casino/hotel in Henderson, NV where you can still get a room for $69--but
still pay $15 for 'Net access). Don't think they comp it either.


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Mike