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 mi...@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin