- Hotel Internet access
- Posted by mike on January 18th, 2005
I'm planning to stay at the Thistle Marble Arch in a few weeks, all ther
Thistle Hotels in Lond have "thistle connect" high speed internet access in
rooms. I contacted the hotel and asked if I need any special equipment/wires
etc.......
they said "normal connection wires should be fine"........really indepth
answer as you can see, after enquiring further they said "Your normal
connection wire form your laptop to telephone socket".....
has anyone here used thistle connect? & what exactly should I take? my
laptop has an ethernet port & wifi, no modem
- Posted by chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn on January 18th, 2005
mike <miker@localhost.com> wrote:
I was in a Thistle (Euston) a year ago, and it had the equipment, but I
don't think it was available yet. It looked like a standard ethernet
jack, so I'd say you'd be fine if you bring an ethernet cable. They have
wi-fi in the lounges.
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- Posted by chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn on January 18th, 2005
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
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A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
conference rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?
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- Posted by John Reid on January 18th, 2005
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle)
have Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the
wardrobe, or of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in
the Crowne Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have
the kit. You can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.
My only complaint is the cost.
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- Posted by chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn on January 18th, 2005
John Reid <news@jazza.demon.co.uk> wrote:
That's often the problem!
How much do they charge?
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- Posted by Stephen Soutar on January 18th, 2005
I have just spent 2 weeks in a Holiday Inn in the US and the broadband
internet access was free. All I had to do was plug their network cable into
my laptop. Why can't UK hotels do the same.
Stephen.
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- Posted by John Reid on January 19th, 2005
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
Varies from hotel to hotel but usually in the range of £15-£20 for
access for a day in the room - sometimes they do a "bundle" like
unlimited movies, internet and games for £20 a day. Hourly access is
usually in the range £5-£10 an hour.
Expensive, but usually less costly than the timed telephone charges for
dial up. I tend to use 3g where it is available as the data volume
charges are usually less than the timed internet room access.
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- Posted by Tony Doherty on January 21st, 2005
Rip off Britain ???
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- Posted by John Reid on January 21st, 2005
Tony Doherty wrote :
No, it is by no means unique to the UK. Similar rates are charged (in my
personal experience) in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and France, and
not much less in the USA.
No, its just a rip off world, especially in the hotel sector.
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- Posted by Lurch on January 21st, 2005
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:39:55 -0000, "mike" <miker@localhost.com>
strung together this:
cat5 cable in the car and try plugging a normal modem lead in and then
annoy the dim people behind the reception desk. take a couple of
different types of leads and adaptors in to confuse them but make sure
none of them will work no matter how they are plugged in.
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- Posted by David Wade on January 21st, 2005
"Lurch" <theoriginallurch@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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Most Hotels that I have used with this feature have the lead in the room
- Posted by Lurch on January 21st, 2005
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:04:52 -0000, "David Wade" <g8mqw@yahoo.com>
strung together this:
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- Posted by Chris Blunt on January 22nd, 2005
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:30:54 +0000, John Reid <news@jazza.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
Hotels I've stayed at recently in Hong Kong and in Thailand both
charged about £10 a day for in-room internet access.
Chris
- Posted by Hiram Hackenbacker on January 22nd, 2005
Chris Blunt wrote:
Recent US experience was USD 10 per 24 hour period from initial sign up
and login, in Paris last week it was EUR 15 per day (it wasn't clear how
the clock worked and I could see an overnight stay being charged as two
days of interent access).
Still cheaper than 3G/GPRS roaming charges - and I could stream radio.
- Posted by Ivor Jones on January 22nd, 2005
Hiram Hackenbacker wrote:
My only recent US experience at a motel in Santa Barbara was use of free
terminals in reception (nothing in room though).
Ivor
- Posted by Simon Smith on January 22nd, 2005
In the USA Best Western. La Quinta and Holiday Inn Express all offer
free access in rooms. Motel 8 is a pay-per-day system.
If you ask most US hotels now provide access, it's just not all
publicise it yet. When I travel to the US on business I always look for
a hotel with access, and have yet to find a town with at least one
hotel.
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- Posted by DMac on January 22nd, 2005
rip-off Britain strikes again....
- Posted by Phil Thompson on January 23rd, 2005
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:21:33 +0000, Simon Smith
<News@dancingbear.demon.co.uk> wrote:
without at least one hotel ??
my colleague went to S Francisco and discovered that "in room internet
access" meant a dataport on the side of the phone :-(
Phil
Tiscali - dialup speeds at Broadband prices :-)
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- Posted by Lurch on January 23rd, 2005
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:15:38 -0000, Tx2
<tx2newscollection@hotmail.com> strung together this:
Yes, but not just behind reception desks..
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- Posted by Lurch on January 24th, 2005
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:47:55 -0000, Tx2
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Quite right. They shouldn't allow them back out, especially if they
are in a position to misguide the public.
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