As I reviewed my hotel bill at Harveys Lake Tahoe recently, I noticed something unusual: Instead of charging me $11 a day for wireless Internet, they were asking for three times as much.
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The wireless signal from the Gogo Inflight Internet service is coming in loud and clear, but I’m not buying it. Not this time. My MacBook Pro has a pathetic two hours of battery life at best, and the flight from Orlando to Salt Lake City takes twice as long.
Should wireless Internet access be free at hotels? A vast majority of guests think so, and now a UK-based blogger is ratcheting up the pressure on hotels to free their Wi-Fi signals once and for all.
Warning: Wireless Internet connections are coming to a plane near you. I ought to know. I just boarded one.
Unless you’re a frequent business traveler and own an expensive wireless mobile broadband aircard with a two-year plan, there’s no way around a hotel’s $9.95 per day wireless fee. If you want to stay connected when you’re away, the resort’s got you over a barrel.
Elliott is consumer advocate 
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