How Road Warriors Can Make Using the Internet in Hotels Easier
Frequent travelers, road warriors and people who spend a lot of time staying in hotels have a continuing beef with the way hotels serve up internet access. The problem is that some hotels do things one way, some do things another way. Some make it easy to use the internet, some make it hard. Some charge extra for internet access, and some include that in their room rates. Some give you a lousy login screen you have to go through each time you want to access the internet.
Most hotels do offer wired internet in the room, and some offer wireless as well – but the wireless is most often painfully slow. This can be very annoying!
So here’s a way to make things at least a little easier: Use your own wireless router! Read on for more information and specific instructions and recommendations.
Just bring your own wireless router. We like the compact yet powerful Apple Airport Express® because it doesn’t take up much room in your luggage, and works pretty simply. Just plug an Ethernet cable from your hotel room into the Airport Express, and plug the Airport Express into a wall outlet.
Now in advance, you need to first get yourself an Airport Express, set it up for your use, and then connect to it with all your devices (computer, tablet, smartphone). Once that’s done, pack it away (along with an Ethernet cable and any power plug adapters you might need for different countries) in your luggage.
Then when you travel, use it in your room and no muss, no fuss – your own personal wireless network is with you easily! Your own wireless network means you’re not sharing with the hundreds of other hotel guests. Since your devices already know that router, you don’t have to go through often-arcane connection processes.
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Author: Chris Gardner
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