Re: Internet in Raleigh

**D* G* <g*@gmail.com>**

Tom - No argument that many folks don't bring electronics to the
conference.  But push that out to a monthly connection fee of $300 for wi-fi
is a little excessive when the costs of providing that service are in the
fitfy-cents a day range.  When Super8 motels at 49.00/night down Hwy 81
offer free wi-fi and breakfast - you just gotta wonder.  Nah, you don't have
to wonder - captive audience etc etc. at a conference.

That's their business model - and their biz decision.  Not one I'd support
but if you don't have to cater to the traveling business person, then you
don't have to worry too much about services such as this.  Casual conference
attendees would have the same reaction as you do - what's another $10/bucks
a day?

If I have to pay for it - it only becomes part of the week's story and part
of the hotel review. To be part of the searchable reviews/record for the
Marriott chain. ;-)    And a tax receipt of course.

But still - you have to wonder at the wisdom of annoying a bunch of media
folks for a few thousand bucks.  ;-)

Doug

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Tom Alexander <tom@growingedge.com> wrote:

> When you get "free" internet at a hotel you really aren't getting free
> internet... it is built into the price of the room. GWA could have
> negotiated "free" internet but then our price of the room would have
> been $139 instead of $129 and we all would have thought we were
> getting "free" internet after not seeing the original price of the
> room without "free" internet.
>
> --
Doug Green
Editor-in-Chief,
SGF Publishing
http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com
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