The reason is that the big hotels attract business customers who are on expense accounts, while the smaller chains attract value conscious vacation/travel customers.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > Not free here in Anahiem unless your an HHHonors Gold or Platinum(?) member. > I've seen the same in Boston where the big hotels are gouging for > internet service. > Ticks me off when I know it's free almost everywhere along the > interstate motels. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hmmm. In what way was the internet not free? I'm an HHonors member and the >> few times I've stayed there's not been a problem with free internet service. >> Is it just up to the individual hotels to make that decision? >> >> -p >> >> >> On 2/23/2013 1:49 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> Speaking of Horseshit, I have another nomination. >>> I'm staying in a Hilton hotel tonight. >>> As an HH Honors member they seemed to offer free internet. >>> (Most every motel on the interstate highway offers free internet.) >>> On closer inspection, not really free at Hilton. >>> No problem says I, the alternative is free to ATT customers. >>> So I try that option, not quite. >>> We need your ATT address and password. >>> That I don't really remember, but with a cell phone call they help me >>> with my address. >>> Can't do anything about the password though. >>> Have to call this other number for that. >>> So I call. >>> While a black man with poor English was helpful on the first call, >>> the oriental woman on the second call was unbelievable! >>> First, she has an unintelliginle accent - very poor Engllish language >>> pronounciation. >>> Second, she's talking so fast, I can't make out what she is saying. >>> (And I've got a pretty good ear for it after my share of 3 hour conf >>> calls to China.) >>> Third, everything she says is clipped. It is being dropped by the >>> cellphone connection. >>> And fourth and most infuriating, she isn't listening! >>> I say something and she launches into a 25 second sing-song monologue. >>> I talk over her, but she just continues to speak.. >>> I tell her to listen, but she doesn't. >>> I tell her she is not conversing with me. >>> I tell her I can't understand what she is saying. >>> I tell her she has poor language skills. >>> She continues to ask me about irrelevant questions. >>> I finally give up and just start guessing at my password. >>> I make a good guess and get signed on, after 30 minutes of horseshit. >>> ATT blows dead bears. >>> Now how do I get ATT to hear this? >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 22/02/2013 12:10 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2/21/2013 7:51 PM, Bill wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 20/02/2013 8:18 PM, Walt wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2/20/2013 8:15 PM, Bill wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OK, so I got that out of the way. >>>>>>>> I just bought my wife a new laptop, which unfortunately came with Win >>>>>>>> 8 >>>>>>>> installed. To say it licks donkey balls is being both kind to it, and >>>>>>>> unkind >>>>>>>> to donkey balls lickers, who are not so bad when compared to Windows >>>>>>>> 8. >>>>>>>> It is a crap spewing, drowning us in chunky wet vomit, puerile, >>>>>>>> golden >>>>>>>> shower of an operating system. >>>>>>>> I just cannot say enough bad about Windows 8 to get my point across >>>>>>>> about just what an abomination it is, and those of you who have been >>>>>>>> on this >>>>>>>> list for more than a bakers dozen years are well aware of just how >>>>>>>> much bad >>>>>>>> stuff I can say about things that annoy me. >>>>>>>> I must get rid of it, and soon. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Help me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> bill >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Untold millions share your pain. FWIW, here's what I did for the new >>>>>>> desktop at work: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.classicshell.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yup, that helped. Actually gives it the best of both worlds. Has the >>>>>> Win >>>>>> XP look and usability with all the progressive features of Win 8. >>>>>> Wife happy. Happy wife, happy life. I'm happy. >>>>>> Thanks Walt. >>>>>> >>>>>> bill >>>>>> >>>>> Glad to help. >>>>> >>>>> Here's a long (23 minutes) video review with a litany of all that's >>>>> wrong >>>>> with it -- so far. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYet-qf1jo >>>>> >>>>> -- Walt >>>>> >>>> Yeah. 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