7 Days in Vegas

So your reading this blog, chances are you might own a laptop and you might want to bring it to Vegas so you can look up info on the Internet while you’re there. I know when I was there it definitely came in handy and I used my laptop almost every day. The only concerns I had about bringing my laptop was finding an Internet connection and storing the laptop when I was out of my hotel room so the maids wouldn’t steal it.

So we check into our room at the Golden Nugget and I was happy to see that they have an Internet connection right in my hotel room. Perfect I was thinking, so I went down to the lobby to go get it setup. Turns out that the hotel wants to charge me $13/day and they also want to preauthorize my credit card $700 for the week just so I can use the Internet. Are you kidding I asked? I guess they weren’t and I guess cash is no good at the Golden Nugget either. There is no way I was going to put down a $700 deposit plus another $100 just to have Internet for the week.

So I headed back up to the room, disappointed at the Nugget for their crap customer service and then I thought I would try out my wireless connection just to see if I could get lucky and pick up somebody else’s connection.

Turns out I was in luck, some company called Cheetah Wireless has wireless internet all throughout Las Vegas and the downtown. I was able to get an hour of service for free so I gave it a try. It worked fine, good connection speed and once my free trial expired I forked over the dough for the pay service.

I don’t remember the exact rates but it was around $12/day, $37/week, or $50/month. I signed up for the week and it was well worth paying $37 compared to the $800 that they wanted at the Nugget.

So now that I was connected I just had to worry about storing my laptop. Basically I just tried to find a spot in the room I could hide it since it wouldn’t fit in the safe. I ended up hiding it on top of the TV armoire whenever I left the room and it worked great.

Next time I’m in Vegas I’ll be looking out for a private wireless company so i can get some decent cheap wireless service instead of paying the $13/day that most hotels are charging.  I figure they get enough money as it is why not just give out free Internet.  Maybe someday..but for now, I’ll go with Cheetah and keep more money in my pocket to play with.

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