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Re:Ask HN: How do we convince all hotels to just provide fre... by mnw21cam on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @09:38AM (#33343512)
How would you verify your email address while you're trying to get wifi access if you don't have wifi access?
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Re:Ask HN: How do we convince all hotels to just provide fre... by jraph on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:03AM (#33343871)
Yes.

(more seriously, they could make it very annoying until you verify, like let you connect for a few minutes only, or at very low speed. Still, yes, and I guess this is a major reason why they don't make people verify their email address)

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