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Crossroads Inn and Suites, Salem MO WiFi review [EXCELLENT]

Saturday, 2016.02.13 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I regularly stay throughout Missouri for business. I normally test the speeds at every hotel I stay in. Recently I stayed at the Crossroads Inn and Suites in Salem MO. I have stayed there before, but they recently upgraded their internet so I wanted to run speed tests again. Here are the speedtest results: ~60.0Mbps D/L* ~12Mbps U/L* *average of multiple tests throughout stay. These are some of the best speeds I have encountered. WiFi coverage was also excellent, both in my room and

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Freedom of the Seas, enable HDMI input?

Saturday, 2014.12.13 J.D. H. Leave a comment

We recently cruised on the Freedom of the Seas ship, and all the TVs in the state rooms were Samsung TVs with the inputs disabled. Here are some resources for enabling the HDMI input for movies and games: http://www.justanswer.com/tv-repair/1ru9u-turn-off-hotel-mode-samsung-ln32a450cih-tv.html http://www.justanswer.com/tv-repair/4gvxx-need-direction-unlocking-samsung-tv-ln-r238wx.html http://www.manualowl.com/m/Samsung/LN-R238WH/Manual/137686 http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18363835 It would be nice if Royal Caribbean avoided hospitality mode/hotel mode on their LCD TVs, but alas they do not 🙁 Top Search Terms:samsung tv ln model ln32a450cih hotel mode disable (1)how do i change the input on

Speed test on Royal Caribbean

Sunday, 2014.12.07 J.D. H. Leave a comment

This speed test result is from December 2014 on Royal Caribbean, Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. The speeds are fairly terrible but the connection is solid. So, reading the news and uploading photos is doable as long as you are patient. Also, Royal Caribbean now offers two unlimited internet plans for cruisers. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1073657581 Top Search Terms:speed restriction on royalcarribbean (1)speed restrictions royal caribbean (1)speedtest on cruise ships (1)

AT&T LTE data speeds in Low Wassie MO

Monday, 2014.10.06 J.D. H. Leave a comment

This result is quite good considering the rural location as well as the trees/hills. Nice job AT&T! 🙂 This test was on a Lumia 635 no contract phone which is often available for less than $80 USD. AT&T Nokia Lumia 635 – No Contract GoPhone: Cell Phones & Accessorieshttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LBFFSNM?ie=UTF8&tag=pixensity-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00LBFFSNMThe Lumia 635 isn’t your average smart phone. Powered by Windows Phone 8.1, a Quad core processor and supporting a microSD card of up to 128 GB of memory, it’s fast and

Internet speed test results for Best Western Oasis, Joplin MO

Thursday, 2014.02.13 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I am on a business trip to upgrade servers at Weblogs.us. The servers are located in Tulsa OK, but for tonight I stopped in Joplin MO along the way. Priceline negotiator got me a room for $42 plus tax at the Best Western Oasis. 🙂 That price is nice but internet is a big part of my work so I always try to evaluate the network speeds where I stay. So far I’d give them a C+ but speedtest.net rates

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High speed internet when visiting KC & cozy in Springfield MO

Sunday, 2013.07.14 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Two interesting Airbnb listings: High speed internet (Google Fiber) in Kansas City MO Google Fiber Hacker House Room in Kansas Cityhttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/841162Perfect opportunity to visit Kansas City and test out your latest app, startup idea or consumer hardware on a gigabit fiber-optic network. We now have a total of 18 ethernet jacks positioned in 7… Cozy accommodations in Springfield MO Cozy Camp Cottage in Springfield MOhttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/741370Small comfortable cottage guest house in the gardens of the main victorian home in the heart

Exede satellite internet review

Wednesday, 2012.05.30 J.D. H. 251 comments

Long-Term Exede Internet Review (May 2012-2016) NOTE: There is a a lot of information in the comments at the bottom of this review, feel free to ask your own Exede questions there or share your own satellite internet experiences! Thank you, –JD 2016.06 My Exede modem’s Ethernet ports recently stopped working. Currently waiting to hear back from them on when they will be able to replace it. 2014.Feb Still pleased with Exede, the speeds reach their advertised rates and the usage

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Hotel laundry bag, what is the strip for?

Sunday, 2012.05.27 J.D. H. 4 comments

I always wondered what the thin tear off strip at the top of hotel laundry bags was used for. I finally found out: Tear off at perforation and use strip to tie bag 🙂 Top Search Terms:https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/hotel-laundry-bag-tear-off-strip/ (16)hotel laundry bags (6)picture of laundry tag use at hotels (2)hotel laundry bag (2)how to tie laundry bag from hotel (1)how do you tie those hotel laundry bags (1)خشکشویی هتل چيست؟ (1)hotel+laundry+images (1)hotel perforated laundry bag (1)hotel laundry (1)