The more expensive the hotel, the more likely it is that they CHARGE for WiFi.
Not only that, but the WiFi is just as often CRAPPY.
Price-gouging
… Hotels have also complained that streaming digital media services like Netflix are sucking up precious bandwidth forcing the hotels to invest more money into their networks and (so they claim) to keep on charging guests per day (and per device) for internet access.
But we’ve got the numbers on how much it costs a hotel to install and maintain a decent network and there’s no reason why hotels should be charging us for this service, which is just as important as air conditioning and working toilets, other than it’s an easy revenue source. …
Check their INFOGRAPHIC listing FREE hotel chains vs MIXED vs PAY.
Hotel Chatter – more WiFi posts
Rick McCharles 