Comments on: Broadband-Enabled Hotels Growing in Numbers http://gigaom.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Vagablond http://gigaom.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109229 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:25:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109229 Digital Room Service: Broadband Is Growing

When I got my first laptop, most hotels offered dial-up in your room to check your email or get Web access. But over the past three years, I’ve seen all the big hotel chains upgrade to broadband or even Wi-Fi. (I’ve paid up to $20 for 24 h…

]]> By: daryls http://gigaom.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109228 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:46:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109228 Number is too low.

]]> By: Steve Dispensa http://gigaom.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109227 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:06:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109227 This has always been the height of frustration for me – there’s no excuse for a $100+ room not at least having WiFi.

A little town I stayed in recently didn’t have a single hotel (out of 8-9) with broadband. I was offline all weekend!

]]> By: Jon Gales http://gigaom.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109226 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:03:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/10/12/broadband-enabled-hotels-growing-in-numbers/#comment-109226 Same here, I always always check for broadband before booking a hotel. Strangely the more you pay for a room the less likely said broadband will be free. At a Marriott for example you pay, but at a Courtyard by Marriott (cheaper) it’s free. Strange, but more of a reason to stay in the cheaper place I suppose.

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