my favourite hotel does not have internet anymore

[Nemises]

Maybe go eat or drink at any of the nearby shops and use their free wifi?

[Kalasin Jo]

15 hours ago, Wongkitlo said:

Why dont you get a sim. 200 baht unlimited for a month?

Yes. I bought an AIS tourist SIM at Suvarnabhumi. There was a choice of speeds at different prices and unlimited data. Can't remember the speed I purchased but I'm paying 88 baht a week for it. Been fine.

[Fairynuff]

On 10/3/2022 at 12:40 PM, Sparktrader said:

Ive never seen a hotel in 10 years not have wifi. Phone internet can run out.

Mine doesn’t. There’s this new thing you might not have heard of yet. It’s called unlimited.

[Sparktrader]

2 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

Mine doesn’t. There’s this new thing you might not have heard of yet. It’s called unlimited.

I dont use it. Dont need it.

[Fairynuff]

15 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

I dont think so. Im not staying anywhere no wifi.

I used to say that 6 or 7 years ago. Now I live in the real world where unlimited internet costs me 1800 baht for a year

[Sparktrader]

Just now, Fairynuff said:

I used to say that 6 or 7 years ago. Now I live in the real world where unlimited internet costs me 1800 baht for a year

Most tourists live in the real world not la la land aka Thailand. They might buy Thai sim but dont need it with global roaming and most dont. No free wifi no customers from overseas. Their loss.

[Fairynuff]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Sure but hotel owners need to prioritize what services are critical to getting customers. It's called identiying 'Critical Success Factors' and ensuring they re getting enough attention.

 

Nowadays very few customers will book a hotel which doesn't have internet. Reality.

 

 comparison could be the 'ice machine on level 3 is broken', that's not critical, and if necessary guests can order an ice bucket from room service. There's a workable easy alternative.

Internet is no longer critical because everyone, well in your case almost everyone has it on their phone.

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

When you fly into a different country... i.e. UAE, Singapore, Malaysia etc...  Do you always buy a local SIM to use for internet ????

 

I must admit, its something I do if I’m going to spend any amount of time there (i.e. a week etc).. but not a lot of people do.

 

First thing I do when I travel is buy a local SIM. That way I’m online when I leave the hotel. Last month in Malaysia a 7 day sim cost MR20 that’s about 160 baht.

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, Nemises said:

Maybe go eat or drink at any of the nearby shops and use their free wifi?

Nooooo are you kidding a drink could cost 50 baht

[alex8912]

38 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

First thing I do when I travel is buy a local SIM. That way I’m online when I leave the hotel. Last month in Malaysia a 7 day sim cost MR20 that’s about 160 baht.

In the not too distant future no smartphones will have a SIM card. Only esim will be possible. Get ready. No I phones 14's sold in USA have s SIM card slot already. 

[onthedarkside]

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[soi3eddie]

17 hours ago, rankric said:

Having your own dedicated access to the internet is a must anywhere now. Reliance on WIFI is a begpacker type request. Sorry to say but there's zero upside to sharing WIFI, security issues, lack of portability, shoddy connections. If i was a hotel i'd get rid of it too. Its over.

Totally agree with you. If internet is so important (it is for me) then always be self sufficient with a phone and internet sim card or two. Hotel Wifi is often slow, drops out, can't connect or weak signal and that's before security implications if not using a VPN. 

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by soi3eddie

[Fairynuff]

2 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Most tourists live in the real world not la la land aka Thailand. They might buy Thai sim but dont need it with global roaming and most dont. No free wifi no customers from overseas. Their loss.

Huh?

[eisfeld]

On 10/3/2022 at 12:32 PM, lopburi3 said:

Internet is not cheap if nobody needs it and you are going into debt.

 

5 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

I was not talking home internet - this would be a hotel with repeaters and as stated very fast WiFi internet service - two years of no or few customers takes its toll.  Keeping equipment working as well as cost to provider would be hard to justify with no users

Compared to the rest of the running costs of a hotel the cost for internet is a joke. They just get a regular fiber connection for a few hundred baht - plenty fast for a small hotel. The repeaters they already had. Electricity costs for the routers are negligible. Including maintenance etc it's less than a thousand baht a month. No hotel management with any sense would cancel their internet contract to save that tiny bit. It's a fraction of a percent.

 

I bet it's just a case of misunderstanding as usual. Or the management isn't the brightest.

[it is what it is]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:05 AM, Sparktrader said:

Whats covid got to do with internet?

 viruses ????

[rankric]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

When you fly into a different country... i.e. UAE, Singapore, Malaysia etc...  Do you always buy a local SIM to use for internet ????

 

I must admit, its something I do if I’m going to spend any amount of time there (i.e. a week etc).. but not a lot of people do.

 

I do yes and lots of people do. That is why they have sim card booths in airports, right after you land. Two week tourists maybe not, but imagine if they did, it would make their lives much easier and safer. 

[hotchilli]

On 10/3/2022 at 3:47 PM, parafareno said:

So I cant check in. Is there a quick solution? 

Another hotel?

[LukKrueng]

On 10/3/2022 at 3:47 PM, parafareno said:

because of past covid issues

Seems like the suffer from long COVID...

Edited October 5, 2022 by LukKrueng
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[DJ54]

10 gb a day ….300 baht a month. Hotspot for IPad… works great True H 

[josephbloggs]

On 10/4/2022 at 9:23 PM, Fairynuff said:

First thing I do when I travel is buy a local SIM. That way I’m online when I leave the hotel. Last month in Malaysia a 7 day sim cost MR20 that’s about 160 baht.

I never do that because then I have a different number.   If you are with AIS you can get seven days unlimited data roaming in Malaysia for 93 baht.

[Fairynuff]

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

I never do that because then I have a different number.   If you are with AIS you can get seven days unlimited data roaming in Malaysia for 93 baht.

It’s not about being on the same number for me it’s about being online. Anyone likely to call me already has multiple ways of doing so via apps.. I’m on True who from experience are not  as reliable as AIS

[Kan Win]

I carry mine with me so no hassle any more........... only way to travel around Thailand.

 

Win ????

Edited October 11, 2022 by Kan Win
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