Monday, March 10, 2008

More fun with Hilton Internet

Click. Click. Click.

You may remember that I experienced grief with the so-called high-speed Internet connection at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. I’m currently staying at the Hilton in Jackson. The wireless high-speed is fast enough, but there’s another problem.

The service is apparently provided by Nomadix. I can tell because a small browser window that remains open all the time I’m online tells me so:

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This graphic refreshes every couple of minutes with a very audible “click.” If the laptop volume is on, this click becomes part of what you’re listening to. Since I’m about to record my podcast over Skype with my co-host, that click will become part of the show.

Was nobody using their brains when configuring this service?

Posted by Shel in • Hotels
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  1. To turn off the audible click in that add, I believe you can go into the control panel, Sounds and go to the Explorer section and click on the ‘Begin Navigation’ and set it to ‘None’. 

    This is if you are running Windows, of course.....

    Hope that helps.

    Mike Strock  on  03/10  at  08:00 AM

  2. Thanks, Mike. That did the trick. Still, I would have preferred not having to do it at all!

    Shel Holtz  on  03/10  at  05:57 PM

  3. Microsoft, gotta love ‘em.

    Mike Strock  on  03/10  at  06:08 PM

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