On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Gilbert Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > All: > > A client of mine is putting together a conference. They're a nonprofit that > does some really great work. To help participants promote the work of all > the organizations involved they want to provide Internet access to everyone > so they can tweet, email, etc during the conference proceedings. However, > the hotel wants $10,000 for a 1.5mb line. > > I half jokingly told them that they could get faster Internet if they setup > some soup cans and screamed AT commands into them. > > Anyone have tips on how to negotiate better Internet at a better price from a > hotel? > Gil
There are professional companies that can provide this sort of service, and there's a reason they exist. Providing Internet for conferences is not a trivial thing. It's highly dependent on how many people are attending, but if the conference could in any way be considered "large", anything you duct-tape together will probably fall down. I would suggest you look into a company that does this sort of thing and get a quote. Many hotels allow you to bring in a 3rd party to take care of this. ❧ Brian Mathis _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
