I have seen the future and it is broadband. In my hotel room in Singapore last week, I used the Worldroom Connect service run by I-Quest and quite frankly it was a revelation. Worldroom Connect is a system of broadband internet access for hotel rooms. You simply plug your laptop into the desktop box provided by Worldroom and away you go û hassle-free internet access û or plug and play as the company likes to call it.
The S$20 $11.53 charge for 24 hours of continuous access simply appears on your hotel bill. There is no need to change the settings of your computer nor to establish cumbersome international dial-up accounts. Unlike most...