Hello, I brought my Cradlepoint router because of the experience at Kulpsville a few years ago dealing with WiFi Radio and their network. The Doubletree has a logon page that WiFi Radios can not get around, so the Cradlepoint saved the day. I could connect to the Cradlepoint in my room 4 floors above, but it was very poor. I should get an adapter for the external wi-fi antenna I have.
I broke my old Cradlepoint the week before the fest. I found a refrub one from the Cradlepoint Store on Ebay for half price. It am sure fixing the old one would cost the same. I am switching over from Verizon EVDO to Clear 4G. The Cradlepoint supports both. The Clear 4G+ USB modem I used at the Doubletree works on both Sprint 3G and Clear 4G networks. I was glad I got a solid 4G connection at the DoubleTree. I did buy a antenna for the Clear 4G+ USB Modem, but did not need it. Using 4G is also better because 3G has a 5GB traffic cap and 4G is unlimited. 73 Eric ----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:00:19 -0500 From: Richard Cuff <[email protected]> To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] returning to Plymouth Meeting > The Internet connectivity issue caught us by surprise just a couple > days before the Fest. > > We would need about 175-200 feet of coax to reach the outside via the > service corridor adjacent to the exhibit space; we could then use a > lawn area adjacent to the loading dock. Just didn't have time to sort > that out ahead of time. > > Good points, Mike -- thanks! > > Rich C > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:44 PM, mike agner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not withstanding the various inaccuracies that GPS tended to have for > > finding the Doubletree, it's head and shoulders with the amenities above > > what we had at Kulpsville. However, the poor internet connectivity in the > > conference rooms could have been a major issue if someone had not set up a > > 4G hotspot in the main conference room. This definitely needs to be > > investigated more closely > > > > As for setting up an antenna - I'm not entirely sure that it would be all > > that necessary. This isn't DXPedition territory, but at the same time if > > someone were to bring in a HF radio - say for DRM demonstrations, as has > > been done at past fests - it would surely work a lot better than deep inside > > the steel and concrete which made a pretty decent Faraday cage, unless you > > were close to a window. Something to think about, for sure. > > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com > ----- End Original Message ----- _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
