Landing: 15.30
Shuttle to downtown Denver: 45 minutes
Getting tour of apartment and keys: 30 minutes
Stopping by leasing office to find closest wireless vendor: 2 minutes
Figuring out that 16th street has no relation to 16th avenue: 20 minutes
Walking to 16th street: 7 minutes
Purchasing Ricochet modem: 5 minutes
Walking back: 7 minutes
Installation: 3 minutes

So, yes, it's quite possible to get medium-speed, non-premeditated Internet access in a new apartment, without any knowledge of a city you've just landed in.