People stay at many different lodging facilities for many different reasons. Some people are traveling for business purposes and other people are traveling for their leisure, such as a vacation. Hotel internet makes all of the difference in someone's lodging experience. Here are a few great facts you can use while you are traveling.

Whenever you can, you should use Wi-Fi. A lot of people are in the habit of using their cell phone's data instead of using an internet connection that may be free. When you use the available Wi-Fi, you do not have to worry about data and data roaming charges. Most of the time, the facility's Wi-Fi is public, so a password is not required for access.

Some lodging areas feature in-room, wired connections to the internet. Sometimes ethernet connections are better than Wi-Fi connections. Ethernet has it strong points and weaknesses like any other lodging feature. Although you cannot access a wired connection from your cell phone, a wired connection can be used on a desktop, laptop or Chromebook.

Your wireless connection in the lodging facility may be free, but there may be underlying print you need to consider. The network connection that is offered may have limited access. When a network is limited, many different websites may be blocked. You may be prohibited from checking your social media accounts and accounts that are similar.

Not all lodging facility's computer networks are free. Some of these facilities offer a computer network that is secured. In order to receive the network security key to access the network, you will have to pay a fee. The fee is a one-time fee that lasts the duration of your stay. The fee is generally under $15. Once this network fee is paid, your access to the network is unlimited.

A slow network connection is a common issue with a lot of free networks that are offered. Sometimes the signal will fade from excellent to poor in a matter of seconds. The quality of the network depends upon the location of the hotel and the wireless provider they have. Equipment, such as a signal booster may be used to improve the quality of the network's signal.

If you have a concern with privacy, you may want to rethink using a Wi-Fi network. Although these networks are convenient in most cases, they are public, which means they are not on a secured network and your private information is not protected. Any information you enter can be accessed by just about anyone. Public networks do not require a pass-code to use and are a lot less safe than secured networks. In this instance, you may decide to use your cell phone's data connection instead.

People stay in hotels many times throughout the year and enjoy using the facility's Wi-Fi. There are some times where using Wi-Fi is great and other times where using your phone's data will be a better choice. Before you connect your phone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device to the facility's network, think about these few instances.