On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:00 -0700, Hatunen wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:34:49 -0700 (PDT), y_p_w
> wrote:
>
>>On Jun 18, 6:14 am, BobT wrote:
>>> One things to check. Most of these motels offer free wireless (or
>>> sometimes wired) "high speed" internet access, and free local phone
>>> calls. More expensive hotels/motels often charge for these services.
>>> A few mid price chains (Red Roof, for example, unless they have
>>> changed in the last 3 months) usually charge for internet access.
>>
>>It's kind of a crapshoot.
>>
>>I've stayed in many budget motels with free internet access. It may
>>not have been terribly high speed, but it was free. Motel 6 charges
>>$2.99 at locations with internet access, and I believe they typically
>>use very solid connections rather than sharing one limited connection.
>>
>>I've stayed in some high-priced hotels (many Hilton locations) where
>>the high-speed internet access was complimentary. I also once stayed
>>in a resort hotel where it would have been extra (I connected via dial-
>>up to avoid it). I've had different experiences with Holiday Inn
>>locations. Some were absolutely free. I once used one which was
>>free, but bandwidth throttled to 768 kbit/sec. An option was to get a
>>higher-speed connection by paying an additional daily service fee.
>
>One of the advantages of having high speed internet available is
>that one can install Skype on their laptop and use it to make
>cheap phone calls world wide (about $0.02/minute). Very handy for
>calling ahead to the next town and making lodging reservations.
>And of course, for calling home to check on the house or
>whatever.
Voipbuster is even cheaper.
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