A quick warning: I'm irrational. I have no idea why I pay for the newspaper but expect free content on the Web. No clue. I do know, though, that I am not the only one. This is the great conundrum of the Internet. One of my biggest pet peeves in this regard is hotels and Internet access. I despise having to pay to get online and spend some time checking my favorite sites and blogs. It's not my fault you have crappy cable and I can't find the sports news I need.
I suppose the reason it irks me so much is that I hate being nickel-and-dimed. I already have to pay for parking (if you're in a city like NYC), the mini-bar and virtually everything else. And no, that doesn't make up for the fact that I take the pens. I'm not so bullish on airports, but for heavy business travelers, it must be a huge pain in the butt. Anyhoo, some hotels and airports are giving travelers free Internet, though it's ad-supported or you have to sign up for a loyalty program. Don't know why it has taken so long for this to become the norm. I understand we're all here to make money and frankly, if they added it into the cost of the room, it wouldn't bother me at all. Today's rant, over and out.
Paying for Web Access at Hotels? Ugh!
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It's not being nickeled and dimed. It's being dollared and screwed. It would be one thing if they charged a couple bucks a day for web access, but hotels seem to charge somewhere between 10 and 20 bucks a day. It's ridiculous and I hate them all.
Now this is the type of ranting that this blog was set up for. Welcome to the party.
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