Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: sticks <wolverine01@charter.net>
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel
Subject: Re: Utah Day 1
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 19:09:48 -0500
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <vvbk0c$iehj$1@dont-email.me>
References: <vv63ts$3nltu$1@dont-email.me> <vv9027$356p6$1@dont-email.me>
 <vv92c4$1vicb$1@dont-email.me> <kI6SP.53275$XRRd.9945@fx10.iad>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 02:09:48 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c58ab45f8097b5b09d69e25bcea3b7ce";
	logging-data="604723"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18wnd2UfT5Zb0AaoOTo+h/R"
User-Agent: Betterbird (Windows)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:XMynrrhK1vr8Fu13EHLxpkwcFlo=
In-Reply-To: <kI6SP.53275$XRRd.9945@fx10.iad>
Content-Language: en-US

On 5/5/2025 12:38 PM, bfh wrote:
> sticks wrote:

>> Actually, I didn't find that to be the case.  Both parks we stayed at 
>> had wi-fi that was good.  I believe most places are being forced to 
>> start upgrading their service.  At this place, hooking up to the wi-fi 
>> network was easy and good.  The problem is their internet provider. 
>> For that you have to log on a certain web page for some reason, just 
>> like you do at hotels.  The second place had the little poles just 
>> like the first with the radio hardware on them at various points in 
>> the park and hooking up there was also good.  The difference was that 
>> they provided the internet service access themselves and didn't make 
>> you jump through hoops proving you were actually a customer there.  If 
>> you know the password and join the network, you have internet and can 
>> do whatever you want.  I'm not sure why places like hotels and the 
>> first site do it this way, but my best guess is that this is how they 
>> control access a little more and keep people from stealing bandwidth.
> 
> Occam's Razor suggests that the answer may be "follow the (potential) 
> money". That becomes more likely if they want your email address and/or 
> phone number.

You're probably right, bfh.  You have to give an email and name, so 
they're selling it to someone.  Ah, the world we live in.

-- 
Better Days Ahead!
Darwinism Is Junk Science!!