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PSUhorty May 27, 2005 6:51 pm
Originally Posted by Ocn Vw 1K
About half the time that I encounter only paid in-room internet, I'll also find some free source in the hotel or reachable from it. May be in the hotel club or executive lounge (if you have privileges), one of the adjacent buildings other posters here have reported, or downstairs in the meeting room(s) or lobby. Once at a Westin, I was able to position my laptop near the hotel entryway so it picked up a good T-Mobile wi-fi signal from the Starbucks across the street. If there's a T-mobile near the hotel, may just take my laptop out for a little walk rather than pay the $10/day to the hotel, since I already have a T-mobile plan.
Pssssssst..... T-mobile = $6.95/hr.

pdhenry May 27, 2005 8:14 pm
Originally Posted by PSUhorty
Pssssssst..... T-mobile = $6.95/hr.
Did you miss the part about "already have a T-Mobile plan"? There are flat daily and monthly rates in addition to the $6.00 hourly charge option.

CrazyOne May 27, 2005 9:57 pm
T-Mobile HotSpot=$20/month unlimited (worldwide, if I recall) if you add it to your existing T-Mobile phone plan. Doesn't take a lot of use to make that make sense. Hyatt, Starbucks, Kinkos, Borders, just a few of the chains that have many T-Mobile outlets.

H2O_Goalie May 28, 2005 9:30 am
One T-Mobile option (the one I use) is the iPaq 6315 and the associated plan for it. Unlimited data, 1000 anytime phone minutes/month and unlimited HotSpot access. When I signed up it was $79/month (it may have changed since).

Since T-Mobile is GPRS, you can pop the SIM out and put it in whatever compatible phone you'd like (if you don't want to use the iPaq), and you can use the HotSpot plan with any wireless device you own (the iPaq, laptops, etc.).

CrazyOne May 28, 2005 10:48 pm
Originally Posted by H2O_Goalie
One T-Mobile option (the one I use) is the iPaq 6315 and the associated plan for it. Unlimited data, 1000 anytime phone minutes/month and unlimited HotSpot access. When I signed up it was $79/month (it may have changed since).
Hm, that sounds about right really. Any phone plan should be able to add unlimited GPRS data for $20 (using phone as modem for computer, etc.) and unlimited HotSpot for $20. The remaining $39 seems about right for 1000 anytime minutes. In other words, I'm not sure there's anything particularly special about the iPaq plan except it being all bundled together as one price.

pdhenry May 29, 2005 12:10 pm
Originally Posted by CrazyOne
I'm not sure there's anything particularly special about the iPaq plan except it being all bundled together as one price.
My math was coming out the same as yours...


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