Comments on: ⇥ Wifi at conferences: why it sucks http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks Stumbling on since 1997 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff Dickey http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Jeff Dickey Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:01 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-478 Amen. It doesn't matter if you're at Moscone Center or the Esplanade in Singapore (although your WiFi experience in SF is likely going to be better); it can handle at best the /mean/ demand put on it by any event, and likely a couple sigma below that. WiMax was supposed to be The Answer™; well, we all see how well THAT worked out. I suspect that the long-term solution is going to be wired rather than wireless; run fiber around the hall, put RJ-45 jacks on the armrests or under the seat, and deal with that. That would also tend to make it more difficult for Bad Folks to do spoofing attacks - a not inconsiderable benefit, especially to Windows usees who have no idea what I'm talking about anyway. Amen.

It doesn’t matter if you’re at Moscone Center or the Esplanade in Singapore (although your WiFi experience in SF is likely going to be better); it can handle at best the /mean/ demand put on it by any event, and likely a couple sigma below that. WiMax was supposed to be The Answer™; well, we all see how well THAT worked out.

I suspect that the long-term solution is going to be wired rather than wireless; run fiber around the hall, put RJ-45 jacks on the armrests or under the seat, and deal with that. That would also tend to make it more difficult for Bad Folks to do spoofing attacks – a not inconsiderable benefit, especially to Windows usees who have no idea what I’m talking about anyway.

]]> By: Sean Coates http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Sean Coates Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:13:42 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-470 I'm glad this isn't /MY/ problem anymore (-: S I’m glad this isn’t /MY/ problem anymore (-:

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]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Anonymous Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:44:36 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-468 Everything is too expensive in hotels, but why not pay a specialized company to handle the WiFi? They can do that for less than 3000$.<br /><br />Downloading torrents at a conference should be seen as an exception. I've attended conferences where the WiFi didn't suck, and was happy to be able to continue working away from the office (SVN, e-mail, ...) Everything is too expensive in hotels, but why not pay a specialized company to handle the WiFi? They can do that for less than 3000$.

Downloading torrents at a conference should be seen as an exception. I've attended conferences where the WiFi didn't suck, and was happy to be able to continue working away from the office (SVN, e-mail, …)

]]> By: pbg http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-467 pbg Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:02:45 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-467 Hey Marco,<br />All hotels suck a donkey on this point. And it aint your fault either. But nobody is there torrenting movies during talks, or expecting to do that, they simply want to check email and find info related to the talk online. The real reason why hotels dont do it is because when it comes to technology and the internet, they are all a pack of muggles. Its simply not their line of work, so they dont even know how to make an effort. We are not such a high bandwith crowd as is suggested. We just want to post a tweet now and then. Hey Marco,
All hotels suck a donkey on this point. And it aint your fault either. But nobody is there torrenting movies during talks, or expecting to do that, they simply want to check email and find info related to the talk online. The real reason why hotels dont do it is because when it comes to technology and the internet, they are all a pack of muggles. Its simply not their line of work, so they dont even know how to make an effort. We are not such a high bandwith crowd as is suggested. We just want to post a tweet now and then.

]]> By: Richard Lynch http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Richard Lynch Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:47:10 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-466 They are all going to suck.<br /><br />They are simply not designed for a high bandwidth crowd, as Marco points out, because it's not cost-effective.<br /><br />Might as well ask why we don't have optical fiber into every home.<br /><br />Same thing, really. They are all going to suck.

They are simply not designed for a high bandwidth crowd, as Marco points out, because it's not cost-effective.

Might as well ask why we don't have optical fiber into every home.

Same thing, really.

]]> By: kcbruce http://blog.tabini.ca/2009/10/wifi-at-conferences-why-it-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-465 kcbruce Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:21:33 +0000 http://blog.tabini.ca/?p=128#comment-465 Start a website that rates connectivity of conference centers and SLAM the ill-prepared and overpriced ones while lauding the good ones? Start a website that rates connectivity of conference centers and SLAM the ill-prepared and overpriced ones while lauding the good ones?

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