Everything would be so much simpler if locations would provide Wi-Fi for free 
or at a reasonable price.
When a technology is used by everyone (e.g. Electricity) like Wi-Fi, just 
include it in the cost of doing business.
Stop charging users for Wi-Fi, especially when the room is already at 
$200+/night. People will bring their own Mi-Fi or smartphone-hotspot,
and bypass the silly cost model!

At Educause this week the Vendor-floor was plagued with hundreds of Mi-Fi and 
private Wi-Fi.
The event was charging upward of $150/day for Wi-Fi to exhibitors. So, many of 
them had their own solutions!

Humans are resourceful...and if you piss them off they will read the law and 
call the FCC (or they pirate your network ;-)

Philippe  

Philippe Hanset
www.eduroam.us



On Oct 3, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Lee H Badman <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> What do you all think of this? 
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/after-blocking-personal-hotspot-at-hotel-marriott-to-pay-fcc-600000/
> 
> - Lee Badman


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