Hotel Internet access

I'm planning to stay at the Thistle Marble Arch in a few weeks, all ther
Thistle Hotels in Lond have "thistle connect" high speed internet access in
rooms. I contacted the hotel and asked if I need any special equipment/wires
etc.......

they said "normal connection wires should be fine"........really indepth
answer as you can see, after enquiring further they said "Your normal
connection wire form your laptop to telephone socket".....

has anyone here used thistle connect? & what exactly should I take? my
laptop has an ethernet port & wifi, no modem

mike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I'm planning to stay at the Thistle Marble Arch in a few weeks, all ther
> Thistle Hotels in Lond have "thistle connect" high speed internet access in
> rooms. I contacted the hotel and asked if I need any special equipment/wires
> etc.......
>
> they said "normal connection wires should be fine"........really indepth
> answer as you can see, after enquiring further they said "Your normal
> connection wire form your laptop to telephone socket".....
>
> has anyone here used thistle connect? & what exactly should I take? my
> laptop has an ethernet port & wifi, no modem

I was in a Thistle (Euston) a year ago, and it had the equipment, but I
don't think it was available yet. It looked like a standard ethernet
jack, so I'd say you'd be fine if you bring an ethernet cable. They have
wi-fi in the lounges.

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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> mike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I'm planning to stay at the Thistle Marble Arch in a few weeks, all ther
> > Thistle Hotels in Lond have "thistle connect" high speed internet access in
> > rooms. I contacted the hotel and asked if I need any special equipment/wires
> > etc.......
> >
> > they said "normal connection wires should be fine"........really indepth
> > answer as you can see, after enquiring further they said "Your normal
> > connection wire form your laptop to telephone socket".....
> >
> > has anyone here used thistle connect? & what exactly should I take? my
> > laptop has an ethernet port & wifi, no modem
>
> I was in a Thistle (Euston) a year ago, and it had the equipment, but I
> don't think it was available yet. It looked like a standard ethernet
> jack, so I'd say you'd be fine if you bring an ethernet cable. They have
> wi-fi in the lounges.

A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
conference rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.

Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?

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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
>A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
>Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
>conference rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
>
>Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
>using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?

All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle)
have Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the
wardrobe, or of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in
the Crowne Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have
the kit. You can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.

My only complaint is the cost.


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John Reid <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
> >A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
> >Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
> >conference rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
> >
> >Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
> >using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?
>
> All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle)
> have Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the
> wardrobe, or of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in
> the Crowne Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have
> the kit. You can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.
>
> My only complaint is the cost.

That's often the problem!

How much do they charge?

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I have just spent 2 weeks in a Holiday Inn in the US and the broadband
internet access was free. All I had to do was plug their network cable into
my laptop. Why can't UK hotels do the same.

Stephen.

"John Reid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
>>A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
>>Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas, conference
>>rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
>>
>>Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
>>using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?
>
> All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle) have
> Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the wardrobe, or
> of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in the Crowne
> Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have the kit. You
> can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.
>
> My only complaint is the cost.
>
>
> --
> John
> Mail sent to the reply address will be binned automatically.
> Use my name with the domain (@+the rest)

chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
>John Reid <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
>> >A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
>> >Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
>> >conference rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
>> >
>> >Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
>> >using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?
>>
>> All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle)
>> have Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the
>> wardrobe, or of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in
>> the Crowne Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have
>> the kit. You can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.
>>
>> My only complaint is the cost.
>
>That's often the problem!
>
>How much do they charge?
>

Varies from hotel to hotel but usually in the range of £15-£20 for
access for a day in the room - sometimes they do a "bundle" like
unlimited movies, internet and games for £20 a day. Hourly access is
usually in the range £5-£10 an hour.

Expensive, but usually less costly than the timed telephone charges for
dial up. I tend to use 3g where it is available as the data volume
charges are usually less than the timed internet room access.


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Rip off Britain ???


"Stephen Soutar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:41ed91e3$0$53973$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have just spent 2 weeks in a Holiday Inn in the US and the broadband
> internet access was free. All I had to do was plug their network cable
into
> my laptop. Why can't UK hotels do the same.
>
> Stephen.
>
> "John Reid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
> > chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn wrote :
> >>A bit of web research shows that inter-touch provide the service for
> >>Thistle, and they mention ethernet (plus wi-fi in common areas,
conference
> >>rooms etc.) so I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
> >>
> >>Out of interest, do other hotels provide guests with high-speed access
> >>using anything other than wi-fi and ethernet nowadays?
> >
> > All the ones I have stayed in recently (including the Tower Thistle)
have
> > Ethernet connections in the rooms, and cables usually in the wardrobe,
or
> > of the extending type. Wifi in the public spaces. Same in the Crowne
> > Plazas I use as well, although the rooms do not always have the kit. You
> > can usually ask to be in one which is equipped.
> >
> > My only complaint is the cost.
> >
> >
> > --
> > John
> > Mail sent to the reply address will be binned automatically.
> > Use my name with the domain (@+the rest)
>
>

Tony Doherty wrote :
>Rip off Britain ???

No, it is by no means unique to the UK. Similar rates are charged (in my
personal experience) in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and France, and
not much less in the USA.

No, its just a rip off world, especially in the hotel sector.


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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:39:55 -0000, "mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
strung together this:

>they said "normal connection wires should be fine"........really indepth
>answer as you can see, after enquiring further they said "Your normal
>connection wire form your laptop to telephone socket".....
>
As it appears to be pretty unanymous that it's ethernet I'd leave the
cat5 cable in the car and try plugging a normal modem lead in and then
annoy the dim people behind the reception desk. take a couple of
different types of leads and adaptors in to confuse them but make sure
none of them will work no matter how they are plugged in.
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