RE: Internet access from Hotels

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The place I was in on Tuesday night actually had an RJ45 connector and a
big
label "Broadband Internet" so you could just plug in your laptop
& go. The
only fee I could see was the cost of a patch cable, although I didn't
bother
connecting as I'd already checked in at the remote office and was heading
back there the next morning.

Not sure, but I guess if 1 chain does it, then others may well do.

Marston Hotels www.marstonhotels.com

> A mate of mine in Canada has just bought a Sports Car in the
> UK, and intends to spend about 6-8 weeks per year over the
> next couple of years touring over this side of the Atlantic.
>
> He's the kind of person who can only go 48 hours between
> checking email, and asked me what's the best way to get
> online with hotels.
>
> I said that the two options were:
>
> - Wireless (802.11b) hotspots
> - GPRS data
>
> ... both of which would have usage charges.
>
> The costs for GPRS data I can do (though he may have trouble
> finding a mobile phone supplier who will sign a contract with
> a Canadian
> resident?)
>
> Has anyone got any experience of the various "802.11b hotspot
> providers". I know that T-Mobile have a service, and BT has a
> service, etc., etc. What he's really looking for is one of
> the national networks where he can sign up for a month, and
> use any of their access points around the UK WITHOUT signing
> up for an annual contract OR paying each hotel individually.
> Any ideas?