Hotel TV in the UK

[prand]

Why is hotel TV in the UK so awful?

I'll give you an example. I was staying in the Marriot in Leeds - a fairly plush place - on business last night and had 5 terrestrial channels plus sky sports 2&3, CNN and a german channel. Oh, and the usual 5 channels of "Pay as You Go" movies.

Considering I can get a great selection for free at home with freeview, Freesat has a similar selection, and obviously you get the huge selection with SKY, Why can't a hotel supply me with what I get at home?

I know I should be less of a loser and get out and investigate the fine city of Leeds, but after 50 visits you just want to stay in.

[Odie]

So you pay for a movie.

[prand]

I see. So you are made so desperate by the fuzzy crap on offer you give in and pay £7.00 to watch Madagascar II, or some soapy soft blue movie.


It's the randomness that gets me too. A bit of Sky Sports, but no Sky 1. No E4, but ITV2 etc etc.

Edited by prand on Wednesday 8th April 12:00

[Agoogy]

shocking though...21st Century people!!!
but yeah, to get you buy a movie or to venture downstairs to the bar...

potential thread hijack:
£9 for 24hr wireless at Premier Inn??!!.....fk! simply WRONG WRONG WRONG!..thieving bds!


as you were....

[prand]

Yes the wireless thing is pretty irritating too. Some places its free, others which ought to know better (as you are already paying a lot) charge.

Liek the mini bar I suppose. Just make sure you bring your own (booze, or mobile wireless, DVD player etc).

[agentsmith]

re wireless: o2 wireless broadband pay-go. 2quid a day. no contract.

[trooperiziz]

How about 2 english language channels, either CNN or BBC World, the rest in German. €24 a day wireless...

Thank god for beer, or life would be very dull in the evenings.

[odyssey2200]

More to the point why do Hotels insist on charging silly rates just for internet connection??

[tim2100]

Every Hotel in the Uk i have stayed in has been the same. Even hopsital are like it FFS.

Why can't the just pipe freeview into every room? People will be happy with that, plus it doesn't cost the hotels any subscription charges for every room.

[odyssey2200]

tim2100 said:

Every Hotel in the Uk i have stayed in has been the same. Even hopsital are like it FFS.

Why can't the just pipe freeview into every room? People will be happy with that, plus it doesn't cost the hotels any subscription charges for every room.

Cos you're in Rip Off Britain!

[jamoor]

trooperiziz said:

How about 2 english language channels, either CNN or BBC World, the rest in German. €24 a day wireless...

Thank god for beer, or life would be very dull in the evenings.

Better yet,

Vodafone pay and go

£40 for the dongle
£15 per GB, you top up with £15 and you get 1gb of data, this doesnt expire, so its excellent for light users that use it infrequently.

[jmorgan]

odyssey2200 said:

More to the point why do Hotels insist on charging silly rates just for internet connection??

£1 connection for an 0800 number to boot.

[odyssey2200]

jmorgan said:

odyssey2200 said:

More to the point why do Hotels insist on charging silly rates just for internet connection??

£1 connection for an 0800 number to boot.

You should have seen my last bill!

all I asked for was an extra pillow

[Mr E]

odyssey2200 said:

More to the point why do Hotels insist on charging silly rates just for internet connection??

Because they can. Because you'll pay for it and expense it.

[sleep envy]

3G card on the laptop

[andy_s]

prand said:

...or some soapy soft blue movie.

...not so soft nowadays.

Extra pillows do come expensive, but get cheaper the bigger they are.

[odyssey2200]

andy_s said:

prand said:

...or some soapy soft blue movie.

...not so soft nowadays.

Extra pillows do come expensive, but get cheaper the bigger they are.

[HereBeMonsters]

I stayed at the Rathbone in London, where the rate is something like £15 for internet. If you don't d/c after 24hrs (or your laptop accidentally connects to it again), you get charged another £15. Good think work were paying for it...

[trooperiziz]

jamoor said:

trooperiziz said:

How about 2 english language channels, either CNN or BBC World, the rest in German. €24 a day wireless...

Thank god for beer, or life would be very dull in the evenings.

Better yet,

Vodafone pay and go

£40 for the dongle
£15 per GB, you top up with £15 and you get 1gb of data, this doesnt expire, so its excellent for light users that use it infrequently.

Roaming rates would make that a little expensive around europe

[jamoor]

trooperiziz said:

jamoor said:

trooperiziz said:

How about 2 english language channels, either CNN or BBC World, the rest in German. €24 a day wireless...

Thank god for beer, or life would be very dull in the evenings.

Better yet,

Vodafone pay and go

£40 for the dongle
£15 per GB, you top up with £15 and you get 1gb of data, this doesnt expire, so its excellent for light users that use it infrequently.

Roaming rates would make that a little expensive around europe

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