Eric wrote:
> <logankriete@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1155178848.351100.238550@75g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>
> What I find the most interesting in the $10/day. Bummer, indeed!
>
> I sure hope that doesn't become a trend... I'm with you, at $10/day, I'd
> probably, uhm, "aquire" access as well. After 6PM, its not like they would
> know, anyway. The only people there after 6PM are the front desk people, a
> general utility guy, a security guy -- and none of them have a clue.

In the boonies, they often charge for wifi. It's not like you can go
elsewhere.

Believe it or not, some Motel 6's have ethernet ports in the room.

>
> If anything, just split it between a room-mate. (The crossover cable idea
> by miso is good.)
>
> Staying at hotels often, I have a relatively small AP that can run in
> repeater mode that I keep in my laptop bag. Hotels I stay at usually have
> free wireless, although often they just have one AP per floor and the signal
> can be intermittent. Often I set it up as a repeater, not just for myself
> but anyone else that wants to use it. I don't care if anyone else does. I
> was repeating once at a Holiday Inn and had, at one point, five other folks
> using my AP. I also even use the AP often if there isn't an internet pipe.
> I just set it up as a standalone AP, so myself and coworkers can get an
> expedient LAN up and going for multiplayer games. Stayed at one hotel for
> such a long period that I had a key to the utility room on my floor, so I
> could go in and power cycle their cheap Linksys AP whenever it locked up...

I never thought about setting up a repeater, but that is a good idea.
Often each room has a sweet spot, and it isn't where you want to sit.