WiFi hotspots

I’ve been on vacation at Palm Cove in tropical Queensland…one of my beautiful spots. We took just the essentials (which includes our lap top). It was 10 years from our last visit. 10 years ago, we did not know about WiFi. But in 2008, different story.

WiFi hotspot quality and pricing varied considerably. Our accommodation was close to having WiFi in the apartment…but close was not good enough. So we had to go mobile.

At one resort we experienced very patchy performance…for $15 per 1 day of use. Result: money back. The accomodation agency had WiFi on offer…$10 for 40MB, no thanks. We took the local ice-cream/Internet cafe offer of $6.00 for one hour. There were several other resort-based hotspots available to choose from.

Whatever. I would have preferred to roam onto whatever hotspot best suited our location. As a consumer, all I want is access – I don’t care who provides it.

With WiFi connectivity available in many smart phones now, the demand for this form of wireless connectivity must be a factor on the minds of those that run holiday resorts. At least, I hope it is.

Our next vacation will be in October…this time Waikiki. I’ll be comparing WiFi experiences.