WiFi woes

[bhskittykatt]

SC: How do I get on the WiFi?
Me: The WiFi is $3 plus tax for 24-hours.
SC: I have to pay? Everyday?
Me: That is correct. It comes out to $3.25 for 24-hours.
SC:
Me: ...
SC:
Me: ...
SC:
Me: ...
SC: That is too much! I'm not paying that! *storms out*
Me:

I don't know why you kept staring at me with the whole fish-mouth thing. Were you trying to get me to change my answer by entrancing me with your beady-blue eyes? Staring at me for a length of time with a bewildered look gets you nothing (in fact, it's kind of creepy). You have to ask for something if you want it.

NonSC: How do I get on the WiFi?
Me: *spiel*
NonSC: Oh, I didn't know you had to pay. I don't suppose there is any way you can comp it?

Why yes, there is a way, and since ye asked (and in a polite tone...that is important too), then ye shall receive. See? I bestow many generous gifts upon customers, but you must ask the proper question first.

NonSC: How do I get on the WiFi?
Me: *spiel*
NonSC: I'll take it! That's not bad! Not bad at all. That's a lot cheaper than lots of other places I've been to!

Thank you! Not only have you reaffirmed that other places do indeed charge for WiFi, but you proclaim our rates to be a deal in comparison! Now, can you please explain this to the numerous SCs who insist "everywhere else has free WiFi"? Please? I will give you cookies if you do this for me.

[Elspeth]

oh a lot of places charge for WiFi now. and you guys are WAY cheaper. Place we were going to stay for PAX in August was $15 a day I think.

Maybe if you explained it to the SCs with a clue x 4?

[mikoyan29]

I've had places where it's free and I've had places where I have to pay. As a result, I got the mobile hot spot on my phone set up that way I have it everywhere. But if a hotel charges for it...that's their perogative as a business.

[Dilorenzo]

Now, can you please explain this to the numerous SCs who insist "everywhere else has free WiFi"? Please? I will give you cookies if you do this for me.

Whoa, whoa, careful there. You'll set them over the edge. When they're nice, just assume the submission position and hope they stay that way, don't ask them anything.

Don't really use wifi, but I don't see why it would be a surprise that places charge. After all, it costs money to maintain.

[Mikkel]

Don't really use wifi, but I don't see why it would be a surprise that places charge. After all, it costs money to maintain.

Since many places here, McDonalds and a good many other places have free wifi, I can see it coming as a surprise that you have to pay for it.
Let's see, 3.25 is about DKR 18 , that's nothing, it's cheap, the hotel isn't making money on that. Even if it was expensive I can't see how they think it will help their case to act like spoiled children about it.

[MoonCat]

$3.24 for 24 hours sounds cheap to me. If they can afford to pay for the room, $3.24 shouldn't be a problem. Suck it up and pay.

[dragon_wings]

The one hotel I've stayed in in the last 6 months had free wifi. I had no use for it not having my iPhone then but Boyfriend could have (though I doubt it cause we couldn't remember the username or password when a friend tried to use it on his laptop).

Eta: now, if I went to a hotel I'd pay 3.24 to use the wifi.

[underemployeed]

I watch a show called HAK5, lots of computer advice, some of it doesn't even break any legal laws. One of the things mentioned something about some of the pay for WIFI things route you through their DNS and it can be as simple as using googles 8.8.8.8 to get on the internet. OR if they got free WIFI for X hours based off a MAC address. nothing like an address changer.

$3.25 is not to bad, kind of more than I would want to pay. Of course if you need the internet you need the internet. I'm sure that cost helps pay for bandwidth, power usage and OMG UPGRADES to the network. Actually, you just mentioned it is possible to get the Wifi comped!!! That way nice people/people willing to pay get internet and the jerks who with probably be streaming multiple instances of porn and clogging the network can't do that.

[BlaqueKatt]

Now, can you please explain this to the numerous SCs who insist "everywhere else has free WiFi"? Please? I will give you cookies if you do this for me.

*sigh*in my city the city buses have free wifi.....(they really do, it's weird)

[Opalin]

3.25 a day is incredibly cheap for wi-fi, assuming that it is faster than dial up anyway. But yeah, 9/10 they're used to staying at hotels that don't charge them, and this was the first one they've been to that was different.

[Tama]

That sounds good, around here it's 2.99+tax a night, which probably comes out more than that in the end. If I am spending $60+ a night on a room I can darn well spend $3.25 more to use the internet.

[Mr Hero]

I think I figured out what chain you work for, and I used to work for them also. With the 2nd guy, you could technically comp his wifi if it your system works anything like mine. We sold cards where you scratch off the 24 hour access code.

[Geek King]

Every hotel I've stayed with over the last year has had free WiFi.

That said, I also booked with them partially because they had free WiFi. Doing your online research is awesome.

[Tama]

Yes, you'd think someone would look that up first. I mean, I like to check online for just about everything else. Location, proximity to local attractions...and free internet in case I want to just do nothing more than sit my lazy ass in the room and use my computer.

[CloserToSane]

Wow that's cheap. The hotel up the street from us charges £15 for 24 hours (roughly $24, I think), ours is free but we're in the minority for most of the hotels in the city - I should know I did the ring round to see if they charged.