[NFBF-L] WiFi @ National

Wed Jul 17 01:23:47 UTC 2019

Hi Lauren,

I also attended the Convention and it was a very productive and enjoyable time for me.
I totally agree with you that there was misinformation about several things. 
My room-mate and I had the minibar contents removed the first day, before the empty fridge was delivered to our room. I was not charged $40 for the empty fridge nor $40 for the early check-in.
The ATM charge at the CASINO was $7.99 for my international card, which I’m used to a $3.00 in Miami at my bank’s ATM. So, not much of a difference, if I had to take an UBER to the Chase would have costed me more.
I did not use the Wi-Fi from the hotel, I have unlimited data.
Help was always available from the hotel staff and security and guests were normally very helpful with the elevator security system (we had to place the room key on the reader and at the same time press the floor button).
AIRA worked perfectly and I was able to get to places quickly. 

Diana Oliveira
(305)988-2713
Dianaoliveira58 at gmail.com

From: Lauren Bishop via NFBF-L
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 8:23 PM
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Cc: Lauren Bishop
Subject: Re: [NFBF-L] WiFi @ National

Hi all,
I did attend the convention. I will say that I did not like not being able to keep food in a refrigerator; however, I was able to use the wireless Internet throughout my stay and I was never charged for it. One thing that I found to be really disheartening this convention was the amount of miss information that was presented. This is definitely something that needs to be thoroughly presented in the future. No one should’ve been told that it would cost $40 a day to use the Internet when that was not true. Just as so,People should have had  concrete information about where the dog relief areas were. People were sent to other hotels, and to use artificial turf, which in the Las Vegas heat is very dangerous for the dogs and in some cases their handlers.
Thanks,

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> On Jul 16, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Sherri via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I did not go for the same reason--financial and then to find out all these extraneous costs.  Wow!
> 
> Sherri
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBF-L [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Baker via NFBF-L
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2019 7:59 PM
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> Cc: Kaye Baker <kaye.j.zimpher at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBF-L] WiFi @ National
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> Hi, I agree with this message. I am not sure if the hotel did not bring all these extra expenses to the organizers attention before the planning began, or if the organizers just did not consider the members, but all of the little extras I keep hearing about are quite disheartening. Charging 40 dollars a day just for enough wifi to run devices is really unheard of. I understand that this is Las Vegas, and I also understand the need to "save" for attending the convention, but I can assure everyone, that I work, and I still could not afford all the extras this year. $50 to remove the Minnie bar, $40 per day if an empty fridge is needed, and now $40 a day for WiFi? Doesn't sound good for the organizers.
> Just my opinion of course.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Diana Alves de Oliveira via NFBF-L
> Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 1:53 AM
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> Cc: Diana Alves de Oliveira <dianaoliveira58 at gmail.com>; NFBF <nfbf-leaders at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [NFBF-L] WiFi @ National
> 
> Madame president, this is really very expensive. Thank God I have T-Mobile that will supply my Internet needs. But the national office should consider all these extra expenses when they choose a venue for our national convention. This place is much too expensive! I am going because I have some goals to achieve for our chapter. And, of course, I don’t like to miss the national convention for the motivation aspect of it. But this is just too much. Please convey this to the national office. It just becomes an affordable for the average member. What is the national office try to compass with this? It seems to me that they are more focused on the more affluent members, forgetting that most of us don’t have the means to afford this kind of deal. I trust you, and your connections with the national office to speak up In our behalf. Thank you Madame president for your attention to this matter.
> 
> Diana Oliveira 
> Secretary- Miami-Dade Chapter 
> 305-988-2713
> dianaoliveira58 at gmail.com
> 
>> On Jun 30, 2019, at 8:12 PM, DENISE VALKEMA via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Info from John Bergren, chairmen convention organization, Guests will need to purchase a WIFI package.
>> When they log on using MGMRESORTS WIFI, if they have a conference access code, they may enter that.
>> Visitors may place their e-mail address in – no-charge low speed (for only an hour or two, I believe).
>> Premium purchase :
>> ·         Up to 5 Mbps
>> o   For 4 hours - $7.99
>> ·         Up to 20 Mbps
>> o   1 day - $39.99
>> 
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