WiFi-to-WiFi at the Motel 6

[Johann Kruger]

I often stay at the Motel which has a WiFi login that works with only one of my Windows PCs or Android smartphones at a time. The WiFi has a login screen where you enter a 8 character unique code plus "-" given to you when you check in to the Motel 6.

Which WiFi-to-WiFi router do you recommend that will extend the one Motel 6 login to multiple PCs/smartphones over WiFi?

 

[WIMorrison]

iPhone

 

[Zone8]

WIMorrison wrote: iPhone

I cannot really understand the problem as I have no problems using such WiFi sources with my Android devices - meaning smartphone and tablet - the latter being dual OS - so can use with Android or Windoze.

One suggestion is get a Netgear twin-antenna WiFi extender - only around equivalent £22 €25 (I have no idea where OP lives) and then that would enable logging one device to hotel's original and other to the EXT device, which can also boost the signal in rooms if weaker than, say, in public areas. Check this link:

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Vers...9955158&sr=1-3&keywords=netgear+wifi+extender

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[Johann Kruger]

WIMorrison wrote: iPhone

I cannot really understand the problem as I have no problems using such WiFi sources with my Android devices - meaning smartphone and tablet - the latter being dual OS - so can use with Android or Windoze.

One suggestion is get a Netgear twin-antenna WiFi extender - only around equivalent £22 €25 (I have no idea where OP lives) and then that would enable logging one device to hotel's original and other to the EXT device, which can also boost the signal in rooms if weaker than, say, in public areas. Check this link:

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Vers...9955158&sr=1-3&keywords=netgear+wifi+extender

Motel 6 wifi has a login screen so only one device works for $2.99. I'm trying to find a wi-fi router that I can login to, and and relay on another wi-fi which would all my other devices to work, w/o spending $2.99 per device.

 

[CAcreeks]

Motel 6 wifi has a login screen so only one device works for $2.99. I'm trying to find a wi-fi router that I can login to, and and relay on another wi-fi which would all my other devices to work, w/o spending $2.99 per device.

I thought my wife and I were both able to login to Motel 6 WiFi, but perhaps it varies by location.

Anyway I found a YouTube video possibly describing what you want, but didn't watch it.

Was the iPhone suggestion to create a WiFi hotspot?

Also, doesn't Windows 10 have a feature where it can share WiFi with other devices?

 

[malch]

One suggestion is get a Netgear twin-antenna WiFi extender -

It's not clear to me whether an extender would work.

I fear you may need to find a router with TWO (complete separate) WiFi interfaces. They do exist but are not common. You'll likely need suitable firmware too -- possibly OpenWRT.

 

[malch]

Which WiFi-to-WiFi router do you recommend that will extend the one Motel 6 login to multiple PCs/smartphones over WiFi?

You might want to take a look at this:

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I *think* it will do what you need.

 

[WIMorrison]

Which WiFi-to-WiFi router do you recommend that will extend the one Motel 6 login to multiple PCs/smartphones over WiFi?

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

 

[malch]

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

I think it does. See:

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download.peplink.com

"DHCP Server for LAN Clients"

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

Yeah, but I think the OP is talking about $2.99 per device, PER DAY. So if he's on-the-road with 4+ devices for 100 days per year...

I once stayed at a hotel in London that wanted almost $50 per device per day :-(

 

[ernstbk]

Which WiFi-to-WiFi router do you recommend that will extend the one Motel 6 login to multiple PCs/smartphones over WiFi?

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

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[WIMorrison]

1. malch wrote:

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

I think it does. See:

http://download.peplink.com/resources/Pepwave_Surf_On-The-Go_Datasheet.pdf

"DHCP Server for LAN Clients"

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

Yeah, but I think the OP is talking about $2.99 per device, PER DAY. So if he's on-the-road with 4+ devices for 100 days per year...

I once stayed at a hotel in London that wanted almost $50 per device per day :-(

Very strange, the only hotels in the world I have ever been asked to pay for WiFi access were in Chigaco and Dallas. Certainly never known any hotel in UK charge a paying guest for WiFi.

 

[Patco]

1. malch wrote:

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

I think it does. See:

http://download.peplink.com/resources/Pepwave_Surf_On-The-Go_Datasheet.pdf

"DHCP Server for LAN Clients"

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

Yeah, but I think the OP is talking about $2.99 per device, PER DAY. So if he's on-the-road with 4+ devices for 100 days per year...

I once stayed at a hotel in London that wanted almost $50 per device per day :-(

Very strange, the only hotels in the world I have ever been asked to pay for WiFi access were in Chigaco and Dallas. Certainly never known any hotel in UK charge a paying guest for WiFi.

Many listed as "Paid WiFi" here:

https://www.hotelwifitest.com/hotels/gb/london/

This article is dated 2014, and may not reflect the current reality, but:

British hotels among worst for Wi-Fi charges

"fees as high as £6 for a single hour's access, or £20 for 24 hours"

Malch might not be that far off in his claim at the time he was in London. ;-)

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[WIMorrison]

1. malch wrote:

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

I think it does. See:

http://download.peplink.com/resources/Pepwave_Surf_On-The-Go_Datasheet.pdf

"DHCP Server for LAN Clients"

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

Yeah, but I think the OP is talking about $2.99 per device, PER DAY. So if he's on-the-road with 4+ devices for 100 days per year...

I once stayed at a hotel in London that wanted almost $50 per device per day :-(

Very strange, the only hotels in the world I have ever been asked to pay for WiFi access were in Chigaco and Dallas. Certainly never known any hotel in UK charge a paying guest for WiFi.

Many listed as "Paid WiFi" here:

https://www.hotelwifitest.com/hotels/gb/london/

This article is dated 2014, and may not reflect the current reality, but:

British hotels among worst for Wi-Fi charges

"fees as high as £6 for a single hour's access, or £20 for 24 hours"

Malch might not be that far off in his claim at the time he was in London. ;-)

 

[Patco]

1. malch wrote:

You might want to take a look at this:

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B007BD6GDE/

I *think* it will do what you need.

It doesn't say that it has a DHCP server built in which you are going to need to provide address for each device to use.

I think it does. See:

http://download.peplink.com/resources/Pepwave_Surf_On-The-Go_Datasheet.pdf

"DHCP Server for LAN Clients"

Plus, at $102 that is an awful lot of $2.99 connections ...

Yeah, but I think the OP is talking about $2.99 per device, PER DAY. So if he's on-the-road with 4+ devices for 100 days per year...

I once stayed at a hotel in London that wanted almost $50 per device per day :-(

Very strange, the only hotels in the world I have ever been asked to pay for WiFi access were in Chigaco and Dallas. Certainly never known any hotel in UK charge a paying guest for WiFi.

Many listed as "Paid WiFi" here:

https://www.hotelwifitest.com/hotels/gb/london/

This article is dated 2014, and may not reflect the current reality, but:

British hotels among worst for Wi-Fi charges

"fees as high as £6 for a single hour's access, or £20 for 24 hours"

Malch might not be that far off in his claim at the time he was in London. ;-)

 

[malch]

This article is dated 2014, and may not reflect the current reality, but:

British hotels among worst for Wi-Fi charges

"fees as high as £6 for a single hour's access, or £20 for 24 hours"

Malch might not be that far off in his claim at the time he was in London. ;-)

It was the Crowne Plaza at London Heathrow in June 2014.

They had outsourced the WiFi provisioning to some company and it was a total rip-off. I spoke (well, yelled at) several managers and it was clear I was not the first to give them an earful. I think they realized they had made a mistake.

I see they're advertising free wifi today so I guess they got the message

 

[Billiam29]

I think you're going to have a very difficult, if not impossible, time finding something for this. The reason being that any "magic box" will need to have two capabilities:

1) An interactive means for you to enter the code provided by the hotel.
2) The abilitity to recognize the hotel's "login" web page and push the code you enetered to it.

I have siginificant doubts you'll be able to find these capabilities in any commercial product. Perhaps with something that has custom/hacked firmware like Malch previously mentioned.

 

[malch]

That said, I have still only been charged in Dallas and Chicago despite having worked around 3/4 of the way around world - haven't yet made Hawaii which will complete the circle

I would say you've been fortunate. It's been quite a scam in a number of countries.

In the USA, Marriott were even caught blocking any competitive services including those folks who tried to setup a WiFi hotspot with their own smartphone (thus forcing folks to buy the overpriced Marriott service).

Happily, the FCC gave them a pretty good slap:

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[Tom_N]

In the USA, Marriott were even caught blocking any competitive services including those folks who tried to setup a WiFi hotspot with their own smartphone (thus forcing folks to buy the overpriced Marriott service).

Happily, the FCC gave them a pretty good slap:

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/27/technology/fcc-wifi-hotel/

I'm not sure if the FCC ruling would help with the situation that the OP describes. The hotel has no more right to a monopoly on WiFi equipment use than its guests do. But if you want your WiFi network to be useful, then most of the time, you will need a way to connect it to the Internet.

If you are using a cellular hot spot, that's a cellular data network for whose use you are paying your carrier. The hotel might not like this competition, but there is nothing immoral, nor illegal (per the FCC), about it.

In the OP's case, the network belongs to the hotel. It sounds like the hotel is charging a fee to use it, and trying to enforce the fee via policy controls.

I'm not sure that the FCC ruling prohibits a hotel from charging a fee for access to their broadband network. I don't agree that $2.99 per device per day is good pricing – but it's possible that the hotel has the right to charge it. It is also possible that using technical means to evade paying the full price (e.g., to connect multiple devices while paying the hotel for one) would fall under the category of "theft of services".

 

[Robert Zanatta]

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[CAcreeks]

http://www.howtogeek.com/213761/how-to-share-a-hotels-single-wi-fi-connection-with-all-your-devices/

Interesting article! Thanks for posting.

The article is not dated, and does not mention Windows 10, so I guess I'll assume that W10 has the same bidirectional capability for WiFi as Windows 7 and 8. How is that possible?

My Linux Mint laptop can act as a WiFi hotspot, but only if plugged into Ethernet with RJ45.