Everything & Anything New York City

Philippa36

I love this forum, I've been reading and contributing for a few years having been to NYC several times. We're currently organising a trip in April and some of the tips posted here have been invaluable.

I don't agree with everything thats posted. I love to shop, I'd like a free breakfast as it means I don't have to rush out first thing and find somewhere for a coffee and slightly more than a bagel on the go. I am happy to go outside of NYC and explore all neighbourhoods but equally as comfortable staying in Times Square.

Why does it have to be all about one person? Isn't this supposed to be a collective? All opinions, all ideas accepted?

niceday999

Heading off on Thursday....soooooooo excited....cant wait.I will be living on here til then catching up with all the posts . My daughter has unlimited Free Internet access on her phone with (o2 ) Does that mean she can use it where there is free wi fi in the hotel etc and not be charged extra.....
I thought I had read on here somewhere that it was expensive to use in USA.....

phatbear

niceday999 wrote: »

My daughter has unlimited Free Internet access on her phone with (o2 ) Does that mean she can use it where there is free wi fi in the hotel etc and not be charged extra.....

Wi-fi and free t'internet (3g) are totally different things.

Your daughter may have free internet/txts/phone calls on her phone but the word free is replaced with the words "chuffing expensive" when she leaves the UK, therefore please ensure shes doesnt use the 3g internet on her phone when she leaves the UK.

Wi-fi, if free, is the way forward you will often need an access key but occasionaly the wi-fi hotspot is open access, this will only work of course if your daughters phone has wi-fi.

If your daughter has an ipod touch/or iphone there are free apps on itunes which list all the wi-fi hotspots

niceday999

what she has just said is......If the hotel and ours doe have wi fi she should be able to pick it up on her phone in the hotel........and it wont cost her anything is this correct ?

Mr_Lahey

phatbear wrote: »

What the heck are you going on about.

I respect mark but his opinion is just that an opinion, I would never allow hos opinion to stop me eating, virgils steaks are great, staying, the novotel on times sq has been my fave hotel or going to times square.

There are plenty of people on here who have been to NYC as often as mark but they chose to keep low key which is up to them .

I, for instance, enjoy shopping and i dont really drink therefore if he says shopping is a waste of time and boozing is the way forward am i supposed to do as im told.

So get over yourself we all have opinions and we all have the right to express them, after all this is an open forum, and if someone doesnt agree with each other then thats the way of the world.

PB im thinking you would do well to take heed of your own advice, nonetheless i would like to remind you that sitting in the red lane and watching all the international arrivals doesn't constitute to actually visiting those international destinations

phatbear

niceday999 wrote: »

what she has just said is......If the hotel and ours doe have wi fi she should be able to pick it up on her phone in the hotel........and it wont cost her anything is this correct ?

Yup thats correct the wi-fi, assuming its an open network, will be free, but as I said the mobile internet will cost a packet.

Mr_Lahey wrote: »

PB im thinking you would do well to take heed of your own advice, nonetheless i would like to remind you that sitting in the red lane and watching all the international arrivals doesn't constitute to actually visiting those international destinations

Well that told me, correct me if im wrong you were the same person a few weeks ago claiming that mark had'nt even been to NYC, I of course live spend my life at work living vicariously through the passengers, hell i've already been to romania and spain and france today, a couple of quick corrections though, its called a red channel or a red point and we have'nt got a chair in ours.

Lady_S

I used my mobile internet in New York. I came back to an £80 bill. Gutted. (I'm with O2 aswell). I only looked at the news a bit, lol.

Mr_Lahey

phatbear wrote: »

Well that told me, correct me if im wrong you were the same person a few weeks ago claiming that mark had'nt even been to NYC, I of course live spend my life at work living vicariously through the passengers, hell i've already been to romania and spain and france today, a couple of quick corrections though, its called a red channel or a red point and we have'nt got a chair in ours.

Red Channel/Red lane, i guess it depends what country you travel to - But i wouldn't expect you to know that :cool:

Why don't you stick to ripping of the public because they brought an extra bottle of Jack back and ill stick to advising on travel

greenface

Mr L

And some of the helpful post have been here for over 3 weeks helping and posting not criticizing and correcting people. I had to take you off ignore to see what you've said and could reply with stupid ,rude and uninteresting posts but you would beat me with experience.
Take care & close the door as you troll off.

Mr_Lahey

greenface wrote: »

Mr L

And some of the helpful post have been here for over 3 weeks helping and posting not criticizing and correcting people. I had to take you off ignore to see what you've said and could reply with stupid ,rude and uninteresting posts but you would beat me with experience.
Take care & close the door as you troll off.

Did that make sense to you?