Re: Another Amazon deal of the day: Roku 3500R Streaming Stick (HDMI) - PRE-ORDER

I could be wrong, but I think the Chromecast works by the PC doing the
streaming and sending the signal to the Chromecast. Most hotel wifi systems
have a feature enabled called "client isolation" which means that connected
wireless devices are not allowed to communicate with each other. This is so
that you can't see the PC in the room next door.

The Apple TV and Roku device only communicate to the internet.

Some hotels do block (or discourage) streaming, at least those that sell
movies or that have insufficient bandwidth.

Have you thought about an HDMI cable and and a DVI or VGA adapter to
connect your PC to the hotel TV?

Take care.


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On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 6:34 AM, David Boettcher <dpboettcher@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

The problem I found with my chromecast at two different hotels is that I
couldn't get past the hotel security when I tried to set it up. One hotel
specifically said netflix and streaming was not allowed. Can't remember all
the details though.


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On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 10:13 PM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 3/8/2014 7:29 PM, Jon Paris wrote:

No - but they are mostly intended mostly for a device that is
connecting via wireless.

Very few hotels or clients provide me with a wired connection these
days.

Some of them also provide the ability to create a private hotspot ... you
connect to the hotels wireless network and create private wireless

network

so that multiple devices can share the single outbound connection.

It's very handy when you have to pay for connections.

I've also found that many vacation rentals offer a wired connection in
addition to wireless.

david


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