If the complimentary wifi is slow to the point of walking away from your computer then crap.
If however you are staying at a hotel that insists on charging you for the privilege of accessing the internet then hi speed internet access better be just that, hi speed. Currently I am in a hotel, paying for hi speed internet access, and waiting. Waiting. Waiting. My time is fucking valuable. I don't have time to waste while waiting for a simple web page to load. Or waiting for an email to be delivered. And I certainly don't have the time to PAY for the privilege of waiting. This has happened on countless occasions. Coincidentally I have stayed at countless hotels. Occasionally I will call the technical assistance phone number and inquire as to the status of my hi speed internet access. Usually the response is one of three things.
- Uhhh....I am going to try and reset the router remotely and see if that does anything.
- Umm....Why don't you try standing in the shower and flushing the toilet, that should improve your signal strength.
- Ahhh yeah...we are trying to contact a hotel employee to get them to place a signal repeater near your room to help boost the signal. But said person has left for the day and no one else in the hotel knows how to do anything but make your stay miserable, so as they say down under, get fucked. Thank you for calling.