On Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:11:10 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:10:32 -0400, wrote:



I can survive on the road with my laptop but as soon as I get
somewhere I plug it into the TV. I do miss the old days when they had
wired broadband in the room. That was fast. These days they cap the
WiFi speed at some ridiculous level or charge an outrageous rate to
uncap it. I guess it is their way of recouping the money they lost
when we stopped using that room phone and paying through the nose for
it. If I can get my PC hooked up to the TV I can also watch my own
movies and not buy theirs (why they cap the WiFi I guess).

I've never run into a hotel that caps Internet access and charges for
more. Some higher-end hotels charge extra for Internet service but I
haven't seen any cap it. Interestingly, the "budget" hotels, like
Super8 or MotelSex, don't charge for WiFI but four-star hotels often
do.

We usually stay in nicer places and generally they give you free WiFi
that is good enough for most things but you can't stream on it. For
that you need the premium package. I agree, it seems the more you pay
for a room or suite, the more they nickel dime you for other stuff.

If you're worried about that, simply download movies to your computer
(or phone) before you leave home. I do it all the time. Something to
watch on the plane and in the airport.

I do. I have a little container full of thumb drives with all sorts of
stuff on them in my computer bag. I also carry an MP3 player in my
sound canceling headset case for the plane.