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December 6th, 2006 at 1:15 pm

What’s This Internet Thingy We Keep Hearing About?

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I was reading an article that Shel Israel wrote about his recent experience with getting Internet access and paying an exorbitant fee. I also had a recent experience with Internet access, but it was not in some far away land or exotic port such as Shel describes. It was in the good ol’ U S of A.

Part of the problems with posting on so many different blogs, is the fact that when I go to find something I have already written, it takes me a while to actually find the post. I cant seem to find it so I Google the post idea, and wow, wouldn’t you know it, the post shows right up on the first page. Funny how these blogs work with search engines. *eye roll*

I posted about my experience while speaking at an AMA event in Reno.

My comment at Shel’s site also elaborated on the experience.

I’m with Marc. I was recently speaking at an AMA event in Reno. I nonchalantly asked whether their was WIFI in the hotel. The desk clerk looked at me like I was speaking another language. I had to give him a short course on the this thing called the Internet, then he said “oh yeah, Starbucks is on the second floor.”

That was not the interesting part of the conversation. I asked whether they had Internet access in the rooms? His response? “I’m not sure we have that yet. Let me ask my supervisor.” The supervisor came up, “I’m sorry sir is their a problem with our accommodations?” Perhaps a blog consultant could help the poor souls at Harrah’s in Reno! The room? Free. The Internet? Not so free.

How is it possible for a work so fast moving and never slumber city like Reno could have a hotel without WIFI access. In my room, there was a phone. No a single connection to the outside world. What would I need to do if I needed to email my Gambler’s Anonymous rep?

Tags: Reno, Harrah’s, Shel Israel, Internet, WIFI, AMA, Naked Conversations

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