Originally Posted by
catandmouse
If you're running Windows 7 on a PC, download Connectify and setup your own local hotspot. I systematically do this in hotels to avoid the kind of problems the OP had.
I use and like Connectify to the extent that I purchased the paid version. I also use MyWi on my jailbroken iPhone in wifi only mode. It will split the wifi connection much like MyWi, but gives me the luxury of using my iPhone throughout the hotel over VOIP and sharing the connection when I get back to the room.