Comments on: Hotels Should Offer Internet Access For Free http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:09:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-30036 Jonathan Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:50:02 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-30036 For me, it's just part of the shopping process. If two similar hotels offer $100 rooms and one has free internet and the other doesn't, guess which one I'm going to pick? But it's also true that I would more likely become a frequent stayer of a hotel chain if all their hotels offered free hi-speed, like Holiday Inn Express. For me, it’s just part of the shopping process. If two similar hotels offer $100 rooms and one has free internet and the other doesn’t, guess which one I’m going to pick?

But it’s also true that I would more likely become a frequent stayer of a hotel chain if all their hotels offered free hi-speed, like Holiday Inn Express.

]]> By: Harry http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29916 Harry Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:48:54 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29916 Why should any business offer anything for free? If you don't like the price, don't use it. If they roll it into the price of the room, then everybody is paying for it. Having it as an optional service makes only people who use it pay for it. I think it's fair. Why should any business offer anything for free? If you don’t like the price, don’t use it. If they roll it into the price of the room, then everybody is paying for it. Having it as an optional service makes only people who use it pay for it. I think it’s fair.

]]> By: Personal Finance Blog http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29619 Personal Finance Blog Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:32:42 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29619 Slate has an excellent article on this: http://www.slate.com/id/2135226/ Slate has an excellent article on this:

http://www.slate.com/id/2135226/

]]> By: eROCK http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29536 eROCK Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:18:47 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29536 I've found the upper-end hotels/motels often supplement other goodies in place of free internet. For example, I stayed in Chicago last week at the Embassy Suites and paid $210. Sure it was expensive, and $10 a day for internet, but I recieved a cooked to order breakfast, free wall street journal, open bar from 5:30 - 7:30. Not much room to complain personally. I’ve found the upper-end hotels/motels often supplement other goodies in place of free internet. For example, I stayed in Chicago last week at the Embassy Suites and paid $210. Sure it was expensive, and $10 a day for internet, but I recieved a cooked to order breakfast, free wall street journal, open bar from 5:30 – 7:30. Not much room to complain personally.

]]> By: CK http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29533 CK Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29533 Never ever ever use that terminal in the lobby for anything involving sensitive information or a password. Never never never. You're asking for trouble. Never ever ever use that terminal in the lobby for anything involving sensitive information or a password.
Never never never. You’re asking for trouble.

]]> By: Steve http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29451 Steve Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:49:06 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29451 They charge because the service is typically provided at no cost to them by the local cable company. The cable company comes in and wires the place for free, then gives the hotel a small cut of each nights service sold in exchange for handling the billing and collection. They charge because the service is typically provided at no cost to them by the local cable company.

The cable company comes in and wires the place for free, then gives the hotel a small cut of each nights service sold in exchange for handling the billing and collection.

]]> By: Chris http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29443 Chris Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:15:21 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29443 I agree completely, it is terrible that they charge $10 per day to get internet access. However, I still have to use it when I travel on business and charge this through to the client. The hotel knows that I will pay for it because I need it to complete my job... damn them! I agree completely, it is terrible that they charge $10 per day to get internet access. However, I still have to use it when I travel on business and charge this through to the client. The hotel knows that I will pay for it because I need it to complete my job… damn them!

]]> By: FMF http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-29441 FMF Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:14:19 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/hotels-should-offer-internet-access-for-free.html#comment-29441 Ha! I'm staying at the "cheap" Hampton Inn and have free wireless (all for $89 a night!) ;-) Ha! I’m staying at the “cheap” Hampton Inn and have free wireless (all for $89 a night!) ;-)

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