This weekend I am exiled to the Centerville Marriott for the wife’s work, and I would be a happy geek except for one This 4 Star hotel only offers 6 feet of Ethernet cable in its rooms. No Wifi, just a too short cable that I was the third person in line to complain about.
Marriott, do not be so cheap. If you cannot manage Wifi, at least give us 10 foot cords so we can hack from bed.
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8 Responses to “Cheap Ass Marriott Centerville”
October 25th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Oh c’mon, I thought you would know that you need to bring a little portable wifi unit! :D
October 25th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
What self-respecting technology guy doesn’t carry an ethernet cable in their computer bag?
Why do all your posts seem to be just endless whining?
October 25th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Obviously Marriott International, Inc. have yet to join us in the 21st century.
October 25th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
So I do carry a Ethernet cable when I travel - to foreign countries. Is it too much to expect a hotel in the “Dulles Technology Corridor” to have accessible Internet?
October 26th, 2008 at 3:34 am
I think it’s a Mormon thing.
October 26th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
In all seriousness, we actually do take an Airport Express on every trip because we’ve found that “free high speed internet in room” usually just means “there’s an Ethernet jack,” and we’ve always got two laptops.
There are cheaper wifi devices, but we like the Express because it’s the size of a laptop power brick. :)
October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am
We tried multiple devices as well, and the Airport won hands down. Easy to pack, light, and always works.
My number one reason for packing one is WiFi often charges you per computer - not per room - which is a pain if you want to add your iPhone or other device to the mix. The WiFi hub solves that problem nicely. Second reason is security - you can secure it so people can’t snoop on your traffic.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I don’t think that they want anyone looking at porn in bed. It is really a SMRT tactic on Mariott’s part.
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