Also, I think saying that students "save $30 on the laptop buying it with just the 2.4 radio" implies an unrealistic degree of involvement in the technical aspects of buying a new computer. If people thought this way, I think we would see this problem less often, because everyone loves fast Internet connections. But those selling the computers are, more than likely, unable to articulate the benefits of the 5GHz card, if they even know which computers have them at all.
On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:43 AM Wyatt Schill <wsch...@greenriver.edu> wrote: > Certainly not an option for us, being a community college means a lot of > low income students. Possibly why I still see several handfuls of iPhone 4 > phones (circa 2010) on my wifi. Lots of 2.4 only devices, and I don’t see > that changing for a while. > > > > > > > > Wyatt Schill > > Senior Network Engineer > > CCNP–R&S : CCNA-Security > > Green River College > > 12401 SE 320th St. Auburn, WA 98092 > > > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Danny Eaton > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 7, 2017 7:20 AM > > > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 vs 5 > > > > I see so many IoT devices that are 2.4 only; as well as the students save > $30 on the laptop buying it with just the 2.4 radio (but it’s 802.11n!) > that many of them come that way as well. We’re testing a “Rice Owls” (dual > band) and a “Rice Owls 5 GHz” (uhm, 5 GHz only, of course) in limited > areas, and so far, the results are positive. > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *Coehoorn, Joel > *Sent:* Monday, March 06, 2017 10:45 AM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4 vs 5 > > > > We still have a lot of devices (especially low-end smartphones) that only > have 2.4 radios. > > > > > Joel Coehoorn > Director of Information Technology > 402.363.5603 <(402)%20363-5603> > *jcoeho...@york.edu <jcoeho...@york.edu>* > > *Please contact helpd...@york.edu <helpd...@york.edu> for technical > assistance.* > > > > The mission of York College is to transform lives through > Christ-centered education and to equip students for lifelong service to > God, family, and society > > > > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Oliver, Jeff <jeff.oli...@uleth.ca> > wrote: > > Folks, just wondering how many PSI’s have successfully turned off your 2.4 > and gone 5GHz only? And how much blowback? > > > > > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > > --- > > > > Jeffrey L. Oliver > > Manager, Network and Telecommunications > > Information Technology Services > > The University of Lethbridge > > 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4 > > > > Tel: 403.329.5162 <(403)%20329-5162> > > Mob: 403.315.4461 <(403)%20315-4461> > > > > URI: jeff.oli...@uleth.ca > > Web: http://www.uleth.ca/information-technology/ > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > > !DSPAM:109,58bd91fa151615915915629! > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/discuss. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
