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Just received this email, I thought I'd share and give everyone the heads up.

Great news, now you can surf around the clock with our free Wi-Fi!

Yep, whether you want the latest news, to catch up with friends on Facebook or Skype the kids – it's waiting for you in every hotel, for free, 24 hours a day!

It's just another way we've made your home from home even better!
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  1. WhaleTrain's avatar
    Not being funny but it's 2015. Free (limited speed) Wi-Fi should be available everywhere - even the tip.
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  2. World's avatar
    About time, charging for wifi is ridiculous. If McDonald's can give free wifi then premier in could have years ago. Thanks for the post.
  3. deleted48307's avatar
    Free Wi-Fi is available at places like independent coffee shops, cafes and many other business' whose turnover is a lot lower than any major hotel chain

    How hotels (In the UK) have had the audacity to charge for the past few years is just pure greed and an insult to their customers
    4 years ago my partner stayed in a hotel in Bangkok and the Wi-Fi was free plus it was a 20mb connection. The room rate for that hotel was the same as what you'd pay for a Premier Inn room
  4. hotukdealz's avatar
    Should be free at all hotels, b&b etc.
    Broadband line rates are not expensive at all in comparison to room rates.....
  5. Chigro's avatar
    This is good news. Always bugs me when hotels charge extra for WiFi in this day and age. Just include it in your rates!
  6. freestyle's avatar
    Although it's speed limited unless you purchase faster, so god knows what you get
  7. deleted243865's avatar
    If its anything like ibis an other brands then you aint doing nowt apart from shouting about how awful the connection is,not only that i notice how in hotels the data signal on mobile devices is unbelievably weak,could be coincidence but its almost as if they are trying to force you to buy there premium slow-wifi
  8. DealHub's avatar
    Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, they blocked that option from their bog standard tv's too. We tried every which way!
  9. sussexroyal's avatar
    tapi

    Yes, but that inexpensive broadband doesn't have to handle 500+ rooms, … Yes, but that inexpensive broadband doesn't have to handle 500+ rooms, add in video calling or streaming services (hotel customers more likely to use this if you think about it) then the infrastructure cost to support it just rockets, then you've got to ensure adequate density to handle all these concurrent connections which means a shed load of APs or distributed antenna. It ain't cheap (trust me, I've sold enough to hotels )Your smaller hotels, coffee shops etc can get away with just throwing in a cheap AP in one corner and offering connection for free through a DSL line, expectations aren't high and concurrency less of an issue. Your big chain hotels are expected to have a reasonable performance yet large hotels are one of the worst environments to provide reliable WiFi...



    It can't be easy to provide hot showers to 500 rooms, or efficient check-in, or nice bacon, but it is essential that hotels get these things right. The same goes for complimentary wifi in this day and age.
  10. endo123's avatar
    Chigro

    This is good news. Always bugs me when hotels charge extra for WiFi in … This is good news. Always bugs me when hotels charge extra for WiFi in this day and age. Just include it in your rates!


    It bugs me when I don't need wifi and they've included it in the rate.
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  11. Ajibee's avatar
    endo123

    It bugs me when I don't need wifi and they've included it in the rate.


    Yeah, and why pay for electricty or hot water, hell even cold water, if you don't need it!

    The point is that, like electricity and water, the marginal cost of providing these services is so low per guest that charging extra for them tends to cost more than just including it in the rate - same goes for wifi in this day and age. The idea of having a two tier service is pretty insulting - they really should just bundle it as part of the rate - the number of people who don't use the net these days is probably similar to the number who don't use the electricity or hot water.
  12. sussexroyal's avatar
    funnelhead69

    People don't seem to be understanding that hotels make money from selling … People don't seem to be understanding that hotels make money from selling you 'entertainment' during your stay. Therefore they face the dilemma that giving / selling you internet fast enough for video streaming allows you to 'entertain' yourself, thereby denying them their extra income. Hence they limit speeds.If buses had a sideline in porn, they wouldn't be giving you free internet either.



    You don't seem to be understanding that Premier Inn don't offer anything like that.
  13. Alexandre77's avatar
    nexus76

    If its anything like ibis an other brands then you aint doing nowt apart … If its anything like ibis an other brands then you aint doing nowt apart from shouting about how awful the connection is,not only that i notice how in hotels the data signal on mobile devices is unbelievably weak,could be coincidence but its almost as if they are trying to force you to buy there premium slow-wifi



    So true.
    just been 3 nights on premier inn, have unlimited data on my phone, tried two different premier inn the data signal on mobile devices is unbelievably weak!!!
    coincidence?!!
  14. Ajibee's avatar
    endo123

    No, i think you are confusing 2015 with some horrible dystopian future: … No, i think you are confusing 2015 with some horrible dystopian future: The number of people who turn on the lights or have a shower is not comparable to the number of people who need wifi. Im sure Premier Inn will have now "included Wifi in their rates" (as opposed to being free) which will mean £5 or so added to their room prices which means everyone pays for wifi. Great news for Premier Inn but not for those who dont necesserily need wifi.


    Oh nonsense - competition will stop them adding your supposed £5 extra per night to their room rates to include wifi. The marginal cost of providing decent wifi is pennies per guest. Sadly, rather than just include it in the price, like water and electricity and use of the television etc., they prefer to see it as an opportunity to turn it into many pounds per guest - it's retrograde. Small hotels don't charge for wifi because it's a great plus point for customers, plus, the cost of setting up and maintaining a paid for service far exceeds anything sensible. If it wasn't just about gouging customers then tell me why they have the cheek to charge for time connected rather than data consumed - I'd rather buy a block of data and use it as much and as fast as I please, sometimes a lot, sometimes a little, than have a poxy service metered by time - gosh, even BT have moved into the 21st century (at long last) and stopped charging by time connected (or at least providing options that don't charge that way).

    P.S. I see you've edited your post for spelling. You might wish to have another go at that!

    P.P.S. Re:

    The number of people who turn on the lights or have a shower is not … The number of people who turn on the lights or have a shower is not comparable to the number of people who need wifi


    There is a difference between 'need wifi' and 'use wifi', just as there is a difference, sadly, between 'need a shower' and 'use a shower'!
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  15. Ajibee's avatar
    Johnnnnnn

    Used in the past and was never happy paying for it due to the slow … Used in the past and was never happy paying for it due to the slow speeds, so free should always be the case with these guys. Paying for faster speeds? Yeah, makes sense.


    Yeah, but paying by quantity of data rather than time connected makes much more sense - then they have every incentive to get your data to you as quickly as they can!
  16. deleted1248845's avatar
    Ajibee

    Yeah, but paying by quantity of data rather than time connected makes … Yeah, but paying by quantity of data rather than time connected makes much more sense - then they have every incentive to get your data to you as quickly as they can!


    Good point. Would prefer this way, like most!
  17. Chigro's avatar
    endo123

    No, i think you are confusing 2015 with some horrible dystopian future: … No, i think you are confusing 2015 with some horrible dystopian future: The number of people who turn on the lights or have a shower is not comparable to the number of people who need wifi. Im sure Premier Inn will have now "included Wifi in their rates" (as opposed to being free) which will mean £5 or so added to their room prices which means everyone pays for wifi. Great news for Premier Inn but not for those who dont necesserily need wifi.



    No, I think you are confusing 2015 with some backwards Soviet era. Ofcom estimates that the proportion of UK adults with a smartphone is 61%! And that's the UK only - imagine what the proportion is of people visiting the UK on holiday or business. There is now an enormous appetite for internet and (depending on the individual) some people are heavily reliant on it. Charging for wifi is nothing but crude cash-making exploitation and as mentioned by others here, the comparative costs of setting up wifi per guest are pennies.

    "Not great news for those who don't necessarily need wifi?" Then stay in shed!

  18. Dave's avatar
    freestyle

    Although it's speed limited unless you purchase faster, so god knows what … Although it's speed limited unless you purchase faster, so god knows what you get



    Indeed..

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    Want to stream films, watch catch-up TV or download larger files? For a connection that’s at least 8 x faster, you can upgrade to our Ultimate Wi-Fi from only £5 for 24 hours*.

    Interested? Just select “Premier Inn Ultimate Wi-Fi” from your list of available networks.

    *connect up to 3 devices

  19. lynne192's avatar
    much better than Hilton!!!
  20. TCLeics's avatar
    We stay at Premier around once a month, it was free when we stayed last, but it is very slow.
  21. antdav's avatar
    It's barely usable, crippled for low bandwidth use, you need to upgrade if you want faster bandwidth e.g. Sky Go or Netflix
  22. Wyley100's avatar
    Should be free at all hotels
  23. deleted351866's avatar
    ta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  24. kristoff's avatar
    I'm in the Premier Inn in Bracknell now, getting it for nowt so I'm delighted.
  25. feeder16's avatar
    Used this in Manchester on Friday, was pitifully slow.

    Definitely wouldn't be able to Skype off it.
  26. thinwhiteduke's avatar
    They wanted to milk as much money from the punter for using wifi, but it looks ridiculous now most people have fast inexpensive broadband at home. Hotels are also nervous about giving free (fast) wifi in case it impinges on their Pay-Per-View.
  27. DealHub's avatar
    I agree. We went to pay for wifi to find out the price had gone up to £5, ripoff, should be included with the room price, God knows you pay enough. They said they'd upgraded their free speed but couldn't do much with it, painfully slow.
  28. deleted113692's avatar
    cyber criminals they have just been on about them on tv! good that its free though, MIFI could be cheaper way if you want anything more.
  29. sancheez's avatar
    JohnIIIrd

    Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, … Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, they blocked that option from their bog standard tv's too. We tried every which way!



    Most chain hotels do that. It's incredibly annoying.
  30. starkman's avatar
    Its worthwhile to note that Hotels have to provide internet connections for 100 people + Not a standard broadband like you'll think, but most likely a high powered MPLS or bonded DSL. They are expensive! That being said, Hotels try to recover the cost of that with a few people who are willing to pay the ridiculous rates for Wi-Fi in a hotel rather than pricing it at a point that lots of people would be willing to pay for, say £2-3.

    Granted.. if you get a good contract on HUKD you can usually get good data bundles and sack off paying for hotel internet



  31. Noeldude's avatar
    JohnIIIrd

    Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, … Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, they blocked that option from their bog standard tv's too. We tried every which way!



    It's not difficult to unlock the 'hotel mode' on these TVs. Try googling 'hotel television hack'
  32. khrest's avatar
    It's useless. They have been trialing it at some locations and each one I have stayed at, I wish I could have paid for it (they insisted the free was the only option). Totally unusable for streaming whereas the previous level where you paid £3 per 24 hours was usually very good.
    Would rather pay £3 for a connection that is usable than nothing for one that isn't!
  33. deleted1162993's avatar

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    JohnIIIrd

    Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, … Oh and another thing, good luck hooking an iPad up with an hdmi cable, they blocked that option from their bog standard tv's too. We tried every which way!


    Whilst you are on the free wifi Google "hotel mode" for the tv model .
    Get yourself into the engineers menu and off you go :-)
  34. deleted209385's avatar
    sancheez

    Most chain hotels do that. It's incredibly annoying.



    Every new Premier Inn I've stayed in has connections plate on the wall with HDMI input, USB and others.
    Just like this media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med…jpg

  35. placidsheep's avatar
    Had this email too.. pointless though. my 3G is much quicker.
  36. DonkeyKonk's avatar
    Looks like I will still have to ring reception to get the adult channels on my TV then...
  37. MIDURIX's avatar
    Just stayed in one of their hotels and all I could get was 30min free a day, oh well.
  38. LiveTheAdventure's avatar
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    MIDURIX

    Just stayed in one of their hotels and all I could get was 30min free a … Just stayed in one of their hotels and all I could get was 30min free a day, oh well.


    How recent was your stay? I believe they only officially announced this yesterday.
  39. sancheez's avatar
    I tried the google hotel mode hack last time I hit one of these stupid locked TV's. It didn't get the TV unlocked. Found plenty folk who'd tried, and the instructions to do it, but none of it worked.

    This was in a Travel Lodge. Won't bother me again in one of theirs mind you cos I'll never stay in one again as long as I live ....
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    M0nk3h

    Not being funny but it's 2015. Free (limited speed) Wi-Fi should be … Not being funny but it's 2015. Free (limited speed) Wi-Fi should be available everywhere - even the tip.



    Taxis and buses in my town all have free wifi. I don't get how they do it. 4G data is expensive per GB and its very fast in my town. I downloaded a few GB on my way to town on Thursday
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