The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #283: October 11, 2007

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #283: October 11, 2007

Content summary: Shel’s in Dallas with the world’s worst broadband; C.C. Chapman’s new gig; Dan York reports; Google buys Jaiku; David Phillips reports; Neville drops off; an editor’s letter; Great Facebook Debate sells out; listener comments; music by Paperboy Jack; and more.

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Show notes for October 11, 2007

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Posted by shel on 10/11 at 09:17 PM

  1. Hi guys!

    Wow!  You hit a nerve less than thirty seconds into FIR #283.  Why is it that most (not all, but most) high-end hotels think it’s ok to charge $10, or $11, or more per day for broadband internet service when many of the so-called “budget” chains offer it for no-charge? Then, as you found out at the Anatole, the paid-for service is often poor quality.

    I was recently in Huntsville, AL for my son’s wedding.  We stayed at the Embassy Suites, not quite the caliber of the Anatole, but still on the high-end of the scale for Huntsville.  WiFi service was $10.00 per day.  The city park which is right next door to the hotel offers FREE WiFi. Go figure.

    I checked my email and posted to my blog (http://tacony.typepad.com/blog/2007/09/a-city-that-get.html) at a picnic table just a few steps from the hotel entrance and was able to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.  The Huntsville Parks Department and some low to mid priced hotel chains understand modern technology.  Many of the high-end hotel chains don’t.

    Regards from the Heartland,

    Mike Buckley

    Posted by Mike Buckley  on  10/15  at  05:26 AM

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