Oct 21, 2006 12:29
I'm sitting in the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport, waiting around for another hour+ before my flight to Phoenix to leaves. There are these wireless hotspots all over the airport, some nice and quiet with pleasant lighting and leather chairs. Here's the catch: you can't connect at any of them without setting up a T-mobile account. Which, out of irritation and boredom I finally did-- 24 hours from first login for TEN BUCKS. (Of course, I didn't have to pay, I didn't have to access the internet.) I was just so annoyed at trying 14 times before a jovial looking Southern guy next to me heard my tenth grunt of frustration and explained the whole T-mobile thing that he had just found out about. How I would have found out without him, I have no idea; there are no signs, nothing. So, like I said, I completely did not have to waste this $10 just to check my email and make an annoyed LJ post, but here's my beef: if your wifi is not free and public, do not advertise it as free and public. You see what I'm sayin'?? So damned obnoxious. It's a good thing I'm not that hungry, since I just hauled off and wasted my lunch budget on T-mobile.
On the other hand, in a few hours I will be meeting my nephew and hanging with my sister, and even the above severe irritation can't possibly overshadow that.
Now I suppose I better make this worth it and get some school crap done.