<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I found out they'll bring a coffee maker to your room, it's not Starbuck's,  but it's hot and coffee-like. It's also a good source for hot water for my instant oatmeal. OTOH, I had dinner at "Skies" last night, and spent a chunk more than a month of latte's *and* T-Mobile. The view was great, though! </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Back to my instant oatmeal,</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Davis </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ---- From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine@gmail.com> To: mjmccoy@usa.com; Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 5:51:28 PM Subject: Re: wifi in lobby <DIV>Update on the coffee price: $2.25 for a Grande Starbucks is only 41 cents more expensive than at home, not $1.00. Pardon the exaggeration! The downside: the Coffee Express closes at 2:30 PM -- an unpleasant surprise when you need a late afternoon jolt. As for the T-Mobile plan v. the free-in-the-lobby option. I *almost* signed up for the $29.99/month, 1 year contract with Annie's suggested "quit before the month is up" work around. I was at the point (after entering credit card info etc.) of clicking to finalize the contract when I saw that I would get billed for any days before THEIR billing cycle started, so I think I could easily get dinged for MORE than the $29.99 even if I quit the plan well before I'd used the $29.99 block of time. So, with that uncertainty, I am back to sitting in the mezzanine before heading to graze at the Randy Potter reception. Best wishes to stay at homes and those travelling in this direction during the next day or so. Patrick Draine On 6/17/07, J Patrick Draine <jpdraine@gmail.com> wrote: > Just make sure you pick "Aircore-Hyatt-Lobby" as your network. Seems > to work OK (for the past 5 minutes). I may very well sign up for > T-Mobile for just a month. > PS The coffee sold in the hotel mezzanine *is* Starbucks. Nearly a > dollar more expensive than at home though. > Patrick Draine > > On 6/16/07, Mike McCoy <mjmccoy@usa.com> wrote: > > > >  Update: > > > >   They now tell me the wifi in the "lobby area" is free, the $9/day charge > > is for access in the guestrooms. > > > >  Mike > > > >  Mike McCoy wrote: > >  Here is the reply from the Hotel RE: Internet Access > > > >  Regarding High Speed Internet at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center. > > Please be advised that there is a daily fee of 9.99 USD for high > > speed Internet. All rooms have high speed wireless access through > > T-Mobile. > > > > Please be advised that wired service is available in 50% of the > > rooms. The room types that offer wired service are the business plan > > rooms. The fees for wired service are: > > 9.95 USD per 24 hours > > 23.95 USD per three days > > 37.95 USD per five days > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > >  Don wrote: > >  Hi Sara, > > > > I've done some checking and there are two free wifi places very close to > > the Hotel. > > > > Panera Bread > > 2405 Grand Boulevard > > Kansas City 64108 > > Location Type: Cafe > > Proximity: 0.1 miles (0.2 km) > > > > Crown Center Complex > > 2450 Grand Ave. > > Kansas City 64108 > > Location Type: Office Building > > Proximity: 0.1 miles (0.2 km) > > > > At 05:20 PM 6/14/2007 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > >  I'm pretty sure it's not free. They have T-Mobile Hotspot Wireless > > Broadband > > which is a subscription service, both in the lobby and in the rooms. (I > > signed up this afternoon for a month by month plan that I will cancel after > > 1 month. It was cheaper than the day by day plan or the pay as you go plan. > > I wanted to stay connected to my family. My 6 year old is "not" happy that I > > am going somewhere without her.) > > > > Sara Nash > > > >  Regards, > > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > > > mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com > > <A href="http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/" target=_blank>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/</A> > > > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > > 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner > > > > > > > >  ________________________________ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.17/850 - Release Date: 6/15/2007 > > 11:31 AM > > > > ></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV></div></body></html>