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33,000 feet and no wires - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

How many of you have checked into a hotel and connected to the WiFi (by the way, why is it that the cheaper the hotel the more chance that WiFi will be offered for free and the more expensive the hotel the likelihood you will pay through the nose for access)? Uncategorized. Windows Phone. Tags Applications. Crapplications.

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We don't need no stinking offices? - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

I’m sitting out on the patio of a hotel at 11:30 on a Friday night. I started off at the hotel where I turned on my 4g MiFi device and was surfing the web at great speeds. Then back to the hotel room while the family went site seeing and shopping. Standard Disclaimer. A Screw's Loose. We don’t need no stinking offices?

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The Network Game - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

Many hotels. Even worse, when I am sitting in a hotel hooked up to their WiFi wondering why I am not hearing the whistles and pops of the 14.4 modem connecting in the background as my data comes to me through 2 cups and a string…. So what do all these things have in common? Remote Retreats. International Airplanes. Innovation.

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Traveling (Part 2) - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

I have found them invaluable when looking for the address of a hotel, finding a confirmation number or just figuring out how to get around as many of them provide local maps in the app. I can call for a car to the hotel or wherever I need to go in a lot of cities now. Always look for a safe in your hotel room. Uncategorized.

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Traveling (Part 1) - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

We hear complaints about going through security all the time, bad flights, bad hotel rooms and the list goes on and on. When I am in the hotel I usually set up my Belkin plug and can have all my devices in one outlet and charged up by morning. Traveling is always interesting but not always fun. It has saved me plenty of money.

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You break it, you buy it?wait what? - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

Then to make matters work, when you step outside in the rain to head back to the hotel you check your phone for the phrasebook to ask directions and drop your phone in a puddle by mistake. They flew you over to Europe for a cost of $3k, they put you up in a hotel that costs $200/night and they are feeding you while you are there.

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