NEVER stay at a Marriott. EVER.

[IPD]

at $200 per night, i would have expected a certain modicum of service. instead, i'm suffering under THE ABSOLUTE WORST ISP wi-fi i've ever endured at any hotel/motel i've ever stayed at--bar none.

i don't know if any of you know who ibahn is, or what they do--but i will NOT patronize any establishments they service--marriott included. work as put me up at one for an extended stay. upon attempting to hook up my game console to their wifi, i discovered that it times out after 24 hours and cannot be re-initiated on my end. this means my options are:

1. calling tech support every single day so that i can have them restart my connection so that i can get my console to work--which is a 15 minute procedure at best.

or

2. paying an additional fee to have them "unlock" the connection node (remove code protection) so that i can use my console or other devices freely. did i mention that the speed is already 56k slow...and that it hardly warrants paying for such piss-poor quality?

fuck marriott. fuck ibahn. i will NEVER stay at one of my own volition; and i would encourage any and everyone to avoid them like the plague.

[onebadmollafolla]

Double Tree or Embassy Suites for me. Love the Embassy Suites. :D

[GTO Assassin]

When I stay at a hotel, it's usually the bed and room that's important. You yanks sure have your priorities messed right the hell up! :lol:

Scotty

[IPD]

When I stay at a hotel, it's usually the bed and room that's important. You yanks sure have your priorities messed right the hell up! :lol:

Scotty

if i were staying one night, or even a week...i wouldn't care that much. since i'm going to be here for quite some time...the bed & room are not the only factors of importance to me. how the hell they can designate a hotel like this for long-term stays, while offering the shitty amenities they do--baffles me.

[UTRacerX9]

What a crybaby. If you don't like having to take a whole 15 min to get internet, then you should become a Gold or Platinum level member so you don't have to worry about it, it's always on and you get free room upgrades... not that you care about the actual room...

[Hym3n]

No shit. You're in a hotel and bitching about ability to connect your game console? Dude, go outside. You're away from home. Take advantage of this.

[IPD]

like i alluded to...i didn't choose the hotel. i would have been a bit more selective. and it's not a 15 minute, one-time process to get it connected; it's an EVERY SINGLE DAY ORDEAL. so if, say, i wanted to watch netflix while eating supper...i now have to endure the asspain of getting it connected--on top of the pain of how insufferably slow the speed is (i.e. i can finish eating before the damn show cues). gold/platinum members get the same shitty connection speed. i know this because i'm working with several of them. i would sooner buy wireless broadband than shell out any additional coin for the crap ibahn offers. my $35/day motel in kissimmee had a room with nearly the same amenities, and the wifi was vastly superior. not that i expect to stay for $35/day in this particular locale...but for $200/day, i would have expected much better.

p.s.

hymen, if you expect that i'm going to spend the next several months sightseeing...EVERY DAY...you're delirious. even if i spent every single off-day out & about, i'd still spend a large portion of my time in my room on work-days; and that's when i want to be able to watch netflix on the tv. but i guess if you've never spent a consecutive season or two cooped up in a studio-size room with a pathetic excuse for an ISP...you wouldn't have the foggiest clue.

[green-lantern]

I could see spending 15 minutes a day dicking with these idiots on the phone pretty damn annoying.

Can you do anything to keep it from timing out? (other than pay them more)

[IPD]

i've elevated it up the chain at ibahn. i've yet to hear further words. to be fair, this hotel has been cooperative in most other matters. i'm mainly shocked that a 4-star hotel is offering internet service which would have been par for the course 5-7 years ago.

[Emilie@GZP]

wow... really? I'm sure they don't take gaming into consideration when offering free internet service.

[onebadmollafolla]

When I stay at a hotel, it's usually the bed and room that's important. You yanks sure have your priorities messed right the hell up! :lol:

Scotty

I will say I have never tried setting up a gaming system in my hotel (nor do I ever plan to), but I do like it if there is a nice swimming pool, bar, and restaurant inside.

[ChargerX3]

No shit. You're in a hotel and bitching about ability to connect your game console? Dude, go outside. You're away from home. Take advantage of this.

Lol, best damn post of the day. Only IPD would make a thread about an issue such as this.

[GTO Assassin]

I do like it if there is a nice swimming pool, bar, and restaurant inside.

Crazy talk! :nono: Go get yo game on!

Scotty

[VR-4 0wnz j00]

Double Tree or Embassy Suites for me. Love the Embassy Suites. :D

Yeah, Embassy Suites is solid!

[onebadmollafolla]

Crazy talk! :nono: Go get yo game on!

Scotty

Have you been to an Embassy Suites with a bar? Sure, I can go out, and I do. However, not a shabby way to end the night at the hotel.

[onebadmollafolla]

Yeah, Embassy Suites is solid!

Absolutely! We have our work meetings there. Here is a dumb picture I took from last time.

Yeah, we have no social graces. :p
http://i.imgur.com/ZTQeq.jpg

[IPD]

Lol, best damn post of the day. Only IPD would make a thread about an issue such as this.

charger is officially on the stupid list with utracerx9, mikes2nd, and a whole wonderful litany of other "gems" of intellect.

[UTRacerX9]

You're the one being a whiny baby that you can't play video games or take the 15 min to get online. Idiot. Oh, sorry, I should take that back. Don't want you to start crying about that too.

[IPD]

You're the one being a whiny baby that you can't play video games or take the 15 min to get online. Idiot. Oh, sorry, I should take that back. Don't want you to start crying about that too.

i will say this for you, you consistently demonstrate an utter dearth of intuition or comprehension--and you stick to it. i'm only sorry that you somehow wound up a 3/s owner...instead of being a prius/bmw/benz owner. your egotism would blend much better with those crowds. you've clearly demonstrated you are "holier than thou" with regards to everyone from nelson mandela to the pope.





as i stated above, i'm staying in a studio-sized room, with a 56k dial-up speed. for a LONG time. and i'll be working nights. all i want is to watch netflix on my room tv while i eat. i guess that somehow labels me a "cry-baby" because i insist upon having a paltry amount of convenience while i'm away from home. :rolleyes:

p.s.

maintenance said that they'll be upgrading something on wednesday. i'm hoping that will help.

[UTRacerX9]

i will say this for you, you consistently demonstrate an utter dearth of intuition or comprehension--and you stick to it.

And you consistently demonstrate a lack of testicular fortitude... Of course, we both know why that is, don't we? :lo5l:

[IPD]

And you consistently demonstrate a lack of testicular fortitude... Of course, we both know why that is, don't we? :lo5l:

coming from you...i guess i'll take that as a compliment.

[UTRacerX9]

all i want is to watch netflix on my room tv while i eat.

I like how your story changes, instead of crying about not being able to play video games, now it's netflix. Much, much better. Now people will think you are 5 years older than the original 12 yrs old your posts led them to believe.

[IPD]

my story hasn't changed; but thanks for insinuating that.



now i'm going to insinuate that you have no life...and derive what small amounts of joy you can muster into your own pathetic existence by derailing every thread you join and hurling flippant insults at any and everyone you can.

[UTRacerX9]

my story hasn't changed; but thanks for insinuating that.

now i'm going to insinuate that you have no life...and derive what small amounts of joy you can muster into your own pathetic existence by derailing every thread you join and hurling flippant insults at any and everyone you can.

And you are free to do so. :) The fact remains however, if you don't like being called a crybaby... stop acting like one with posts such as these. If I were you, I'd simply delete the thread. Pretty much everyone is thinking the same thing I am, but they are being a bit nicer to you. Since I don't feel you deserve things sugar coated, considering the way you treat others on the board, I just come out and call it like it is. Deal with it. ;)

[ChargerX3]

Wow, totally FORGOT about this thread. I wonder why?



You're the one being a whiny baby that you can't play video games or take the 15 min to get online. Idiot. Oh, sorry, I should take that back. Don't want you to start crying about that too.


And you consistently demonstrate a lack of testicular fortitude... Of course, we both know why that is, don't we? :lo5l:


I like how your story changes, instead of crying about not being able to play video games, now it's netflix. Much, much better. Now people will think you are 5 years older than the original 12 yrs old your posts led them to believe.


And you are free to do so. :) The fact remains however, if you don't like being called a crybaby... stop acting like one with posts such as these. If I were you, I'd simply delete the thread. Pretty much everyone is thinking the same thing I am, but they are being a bit nicer to you. Since I don't feel you deserve things sugar coated, considering the way you treat others on the board, I just come out and call it like it is. Deal with it. ;)

Pretty much sums it all up. Make a bitchy thread. Get caught bitching. Then bitch about everyone bitching. Why yes, we have come full circle.

/thread for the books.

[IPD]

Wow, totally FORGOT about this thread. I wonder why?


go back to 3si, you two-faced jackass.

[ChargerX3]

go back to 3si, you two-faced jackass.
Beautiful retort. Try and make the best of your stay. Remember Thadd, its not the end of the world.

[STLVR4]

Double Tree or Embassy Suites for me. Love the Embassy Suites. :D

+1

Stayed at The Embassy Suites this weekend and loved every minute of it.

[mb7050]

priorities, Each to their own.

[TT4ME]

http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/memes-hipster-kitty-emotions-are-so-mainstream.jpg

[Jenkins]

A lot of people actually take their game consoles to hotels. Some of these people I know and they are often on the road for work. So I can see why the horrible internet connection can be annoying. If your job requires you to work long hours, you don’t really want to party of walk the streets on your time off, you just want to relax. And if relaxing means playing COD or watching media on Netflix then a slow internet connection can really make for a slow month or so while you are on the road.

I see where you are coming from, but sometimes you just have to make the best with what you got.

[Alan92RTTT]

If I was on and extended stay and had to deal with a 15 minute a day Internet setup I'd bitch about it too.


IPD can be a royal pain but IMO he's got a right to bitch about this.

[UTRacerX9]

So I can see why the horrible internet connection can be annoying.

Of course it can be annoying. But I don't think any reasonable person is going to say "OMG NEVER STAY AT A MARRIOTT, EVER!" because of it. It's like when you go to Vegas and all the main hotels make you pay for internet access, when little tiny hotels off the strip give it to you for free. But you don't turn around and say, OMG The Bellagio sucks ass! I had to pay for internet if I wanted to use it! NEVER stay there in Vegas!