Comments on: UK isn’t too hot for Wi-Fi hotspots http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel W http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/#comment-158582 Rachel W Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:35:56 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5191#comment-158582 As travellers from NZ about to make our 3rd trip to Europe in as many years we now only book accomodation that offer free wifi (both at home and abroad). It amazes me that free wifi is readily available in Slovakian & Polish hotels we have visited, yet in the USA, UK & France the cost of internet access has sometimes been upwards of 1/3 of the price of the room per day. This is utterly ridiculous. I don't want to spend my days using up their bandwidth simply update my Facebook and blog! On another note, the price of pre-paid wifi to use on the road is also absurd. Hopefully this will improve swiftly! As travellers from NZ about to make our 3rd trip to Europe in as many years we now only book accomodation that offer free wifi (both at home and abroad). It amazes me that free wifi is readily available in Slovakian & Polish hotels we have visited, yet in the USA, UK & France the cost of internet access has sometimes been upwards of 1/3 of the price of the room per day. This is utterly ridiculous. I don’t want to spend my days using up their bandwidth simply update my Facebook and blog! On another note, the price of pre-paid wifi to use on the road is also absurd. Hopefully this will improve swiftly!

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]]> By: soultravelers3 http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/#comment-156649 soultravelers3 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5191#comment-156649 We were shocked to find London to be one of the worse places on our world tour to find free wifi! We even went to 4 MacDonald's in the center most touristy section and none of them were working! I am sure it is easier for someone who lives in London, but we found it a total and unexpected nightmare for a family visiting London! We were shocked to find London to be one of the worse places on our world tour to find free wifi! We even went to 4 MacDonald’s in the center most touristy section and none of them were working!

I am sure it is easier for someone who lives in London, but we found it a total and unexpected nightmare for a family visiting London!

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]]> By: Tim Russell http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/#comment-156504 Tim Russell Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:44:42 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5191#comment-156504 Here in Vietnam EVERYWHERE has free wifi (apart from a few luxury hotels but even they are starting to wake up). I was at WTM and luckily our pavilion stand was wifi-connected, but trying to find wifi anywhere else in London was impossible. Just another example of ripoff Britain as far as I'm concerned. Here in Vietnam EVERYWHERE has free wifi (apart from a few luxury hotels but even they are starting to wake up). I was at WTM and luckily our pavilion stand was wifi-connected, but trying to find wifi anywhere else in London was impossible. Just another example of ripoff Britain as far as I’m concerned.

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]]> By: Rajul http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/#comment-156238 Rajul Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:15:07 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5191#comment-156238 Darren, many thanks for linking to the debate going on at London Hotels Insight on hotels and free WiFi. I've been accused by one hotelier comment on my blog of being "stupid" for saying that WiFi is now a basic necessity (and in my view, charging for it is like charging for the use of lifts or electricity). But I think Sheila above is spot-on when she says that hoteliers who bury their head in the sand will simply lose out through natural competition. I met a couple of London hotel managers in recent days who do offer free WiFi (at different ends of the market). They're ecstatic that some of their competitors still "don't get it". I fully intend to continue promoting "the good guys" which offer free WiFi. I'd love it if other bloggers also published lists of conference venues, hotels, airports and cafes in different countries that do offer free WiFi. By using the power of information and viral tools like Twitter, I'm optimistic we'll make change happen. Darren, many thanks for linking to the debate going on at London Hotels Insight on hotels and free WiFi.

I’ve been accused by one hotelier comment on my blog of being “stupid” for saying that WiFi is now a basic necessity (and in my view, charging for it is like charging for the use of lifts or electricity).

But I think Sheila above is spot-on when she says that hoteliers who bury their head in the sand will simply lose out through natural competition.

I met a couple of London hotel managers in recent days who do offer free WiFi (at different ends of the market). They’re ecstatic that some of their competitors still “don’t get it”.

I fully intend to continue promoting “the good guys” which offer free WiFi. I’d love it if other bloggers also published lists of conference venues, hotels, airports and cafes in different countries that do offer free WiFi.

By using the power of information and viral tools like Twitter, I’m optimistic we’ll make change happen.

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]]> By: Caitlin http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/11/13/uk-wifi-hotspots/#comment-156201 Caitlin Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:52:11 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=5191#comment-156201 It's ridiculous for WTM not to have wifi access. I can't speak for London hotels, having never stayed at them, but there is free wifi at cafe chains such as Pret a Manger and most public libraries. It’s ridiculous for WTM not to have wifi access. I can’t speak for London hotels, having never stayed at them, but there is free wifi at cafe chains such as Pret a Manger and most public libraries.

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