> Marriott are throwing in wifi these days, but you have to pay for premium access if you want to stream some Netflix

Note that this is after Marriott's best efforts to block all wifi hotspots to force guests to use hotel wifi:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/after-blocking-pe...

edit: a story from after Marriott unsuccessfully asked the FCC if hotel operators could block wifi hotspots on their properties from all their guests: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/fcc-blocking-wi-f...

No, that was one single Marriott and it was the conference center -- they were trying to force exhibitors to pay outrageous internet fees, not hotel guests.

The fine was for disrupting wifi hotspots in the convention space at a single Marriott, but Marriott then petitioned the FCC to allow them to do the same for any guest on their property, including properties without convention spaces[1]. The FCC turned them down.

(I've amended my original post to include a link from the conclusion of the whole affair)

[1] http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=60000986872

I am at a Marriott now, and am streaming just fine...

Marriott owns ~20 different hotel brands. Some of those brands (e.g. Courtyard) offer free wi-fi, but others do not.

http://www.marriott.com/marriott/free_wifi.mi

What's the speed cap?