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From: Justin on 27 Jun 2010 18:31 On 06/27/2010 06:17 PM, None of your business wrote: > In article<i08fnf$b5f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > >> On 06/27/2010 05:21 PM, Michael Vilain wrote: >>> In article >>> <bite.me-A36F5E.16470627062010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>, >>> None of your business<bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote: >>> >>>> In article<i083fr$30d$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>> Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 06/27/2010 08:08 AM, None of your business wrote: >>>>>> In article<justin-68ADFE.09225726062010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>>>> Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Can the Airport Express share an already wireless connection? >>>>>>> Not all hotels have ethernet ports. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you really want to share a wireless connection and your hotel is >>>>>> giving you problems, get a bloody MiFi. You can have up to five devices >>>>>> share the one wireless connection, it is totally independent of the >>>>>> hotel's service or lack thereof, and all you need do is be sure that >>>>>> you're in the 3G coverage area for Sprint or Verizon in the US. >>>>> >>>>> The problem is sometimes we travel internationally. >>>> >>>> Then you're screwed. Pay the hotel. >>> >>> Told him that early on in this thread. His response was "Thanks for the >>> advice. Not." Guess he's going to have to pay after all. >>> >> >> There are devices such as the Linksys WTR54gs - old but still available >> on eBay. >> Then there is the Saipido RB-1132 - newer and does exactly what I'm >> looking for - share a hotel connection. >> So no, I'm not going to have to pay. >> Thanks for the awesome help. > > So if you already know what you're going to do, why are you asking for > help here? Go and do what you think you can do. It'll be a whole lot > easier to pay the hotel or to get a MiFi, but do what you want. *I'm done > with you.* Well genius, I asked the question first and in the interim I found a potential solution. Best news I read all day. Killfile me, I really don't need your advice.
From: AES on 27 Jun 2010 18:50 In article <bite.me-A36F5E.16470627062010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>, None of your business <bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote: > > The problem is sometimes we travel internationally. > > Then you're screwed. Pay the hotel. Or get in touch with iPass Connect, which offers a kind of universal subscription service that gives you free acces to zillions of wireless, cabled and dial-in Internet services in hotels and public places all over the world. Stanford University's IT dept has a batch subscription to this; individual faculty members can participate for $10/month. It's worked for me at numerous locations in US, Europe, and Asia.
From: Justin on 27 Jun 2010 19:48 On 06/27/2010 06:50 PM, AES wrote: > In article > <bite.me-A36F5E.16470627062010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>, > None of your business<bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote: > >>> The problem is sometimes we travel internationally. >> >> Then you're screwed. Pay the hotel. > > Or get in touch with iPass Connect, which offers a kind of universal > subscription service that gives you free acces to zillions of wireless, > cabled and dial-in Internet services in hotels and public places all > over the world. > > Stanford University's IT dept has a batch subscription to this; > individual faculty members can participate for $10/month. It's worked > for me at numerous locations in US, Europe, and Asia. Does Stanford have any openings?
From: Barry Margolin on 27 Jun 2010 21:37 In article <siegman-5115C2.08465227062010(a)sciid-srv02.med.tufts.edu>, AES <siegman(a)stanford.edu> wrote: > > Most hotels still have wired internet access in the rooms, in fact, more > > have wired than wireless still as far as what I've observed. Wired is > > often free while wireless incurs a charge. > > I've been online in hotels in Anchorage, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich > and London in the past three weeks; in Rochester, San Jose, and Wash DC > earlier this year; and also in most of the associated airports for the > cities and several train stations for these cities; and I'd say that > with respect to the above assertion, "YMMV" -- and vary greatly -- > depending on where you are, age of the hotel, and so on. The last hotel I was in had both WiFi and Ethernet. WiFi was free, Ethernet was $12.95/day. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Fred McKenzie on 28 Jun 2010 01:17
In article <i08jfb$c6t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > Well genius, I asked the question first and in the interim I found a > potential solution. Justin- You seem to be very intent on using your makeshift system. Think again. You expect to pay a minimum of $15 a night for one Internet connection that will be shared. At that rate, you will spend the monthly fee for an AT&T, Verizon or Sprint USB Cellular Wireless card (or MiFi hotspot) in about four nights. The USB Wireless Card can be used in a MacBook, which can also share the connection over WiFi. My experience is that this method works, but not as well as the MiFi Wireless Hotspot or using the USB Card with a Cradlepoint WiFi router. (I have the Cradlepoint MBR-900.) For the rare occasion when you are out of the country, the USB Card would incur a roaming fee, assuming it works in that particular country. You should check with the wireless provider to see how much this might cost. If less than $15 per night, it could still be the less expensive solution. Fred |