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WiFi Hell: Hilton Overseas

May 19, 2006 at 12:35 PM | 0 Comments

Blogger Dean Bubley who writes solely about wireless access has some pretty unkind words for the Hilton Vienna where he will be speaking at an event next week.

I've just been informed that an event I'm attending at the Hilton Vienna next week charges €30 per day for WiFi. "Amusingly" this means it is actually cheaper for me to check email via ludicrously-priced GPRS roaming.The irony here is that the event is about "In-Building Wireless Solutions".

As a default, I will no longer speak at, or attend events, held at Hilton Hotels. If it's something I absolutely HAVE to be at, I won't be staying at the hotel overnight, but another one nearby. I encourage all of you to do the same.

Hear that Hilton? That's the sound of a wireless revolution.

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