On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 01:52:17PM -0700, alvin nanog wrote:
hi ethan
On 08/03/15 at 10:58am, Ethan wrote:
Getting bandwidth into the events is a pain. Huge venues are meant for large corporate events not lower budget cons and festivals. Venue pricing I believe is 750-1500$ per megabit. 100 megabit = $75,000 for the weekend. One year I rememeber there being a switch with 8 vlans on it sitting outside the back door with 8 clear modems spread out all blinking away.
for connectivity, does the hotels and convention centers still have wifi jammers so you cannot use your own 56Mbit wifi to get connection to the outside world ? if possible, stick a bunch of dark mirrored-glass covered vans outside the event for wifi access
In the US, the FCC has ruled that wifi jammers violate one or more parts of the FCC Rules and Regs. Marriott hotels paid a USD600K fine. A quick Google search on "FCC hotel jammer" pulls up a great many hits, of which these are the first seven: Jammer Enforcement | FCC.gov https://www.fcc.gov/.../jamme... U.S. Federal Communications Commission Federal law prohibits the operation, marketing, or sale of any type of jamming equipment, including devices that interfere with cellular and Personal ... Marriott to Pay $600K to Resolve WiFi-Blocking ... - FCC https://www.fcc.gov/.../marrio... U.S. Federal Communications Commission Oct 3, 2014 - Hotel Operator Admits Employees Improperly Used Wi-Fi Monitoring ... The complainant alleged that the Gaylord Opryland was “jamming ... WARNING: Wi-Fi Blocking is Prohibited | FCC.gov https://www.fcc.gov/.../warnin... U.S. Federal Communications Commission Jan 27, 2015 - which hotels and other commercial establishments block wireless ... into this kind of unlawful activity by the operator of a resort hotel and ... FCC warns hotels against blocking guests' wi-fi www.consumeraffairs.com/.../fcc-warns-hotels-against-blocking-guests-... Jan 28, 2015 - Hotels, miffed by guests who used their own wi-fi hotspots instead of paying ... It's illegal to jam legal radio transmissions of any kind, FCC vows tough enforcement ... Some had argued that jamming wi-fi and cellphone calls is ... Hotels ask FCC for permission to block guests' personal Wi ... www.pcworld.com/.../hotel-group-asks-fcc-for-permission-to-... PC World Dec 22, 2014 - Marriott argued some hotspot blocking may be justified, as long as the hotel isn't using illegal signal jammers. Unlicensed Wi-Fi hotspots ... FCC fines Marriott $600,000 for blocking guests' Wi-Fi ... www.cnn.com/2014/10/03/travel/marriott-fcc-wi-fi-fine/ CNN Oct 4, 2014 - It's the first time the FCC has investigated a hotel property for ... sense, where someone uses a jammer device to block wireless signals. Instead ... How This Hotel Made Sure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Sucked ... readwrite.com/2014/.../marriott-nashville-opryland-jams-wifi-internet-wt... Oct 4, 2014 - Caught by FCC for Wi-Fi jamming, Marriott's still not sorry. -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mikea@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin