Free internet?

Started by sailordumb, May 11, 2007, 02:31:32 AM

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sailordumb

this company is fairly new in doing the free internet thing...Do you think it will work in the sjcc? or at least around the outside?

http://www.metrofi.com/cities-14.html

RyuHayabusa

Quote from: "sailordumb"this company is fairly new in doing the free internet thing...Do you think it will work in the sjcc? or at least around the outside?

http://www.metrofi.com/cities-14.html

Since i've been going to the fanime staff meetings, I have been able to get online using their service on my laptop. So basically, it works. You can do live updates from the con and stuff lol
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LastElixir

Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"
Quote from: "sailordumb"this company is fairly new in doing the free internet thing...Do you think it will work in the sjcc? or at least around the outside?

http://www.metrofi.com/cities-14.html

Since i've been going to the fanime staff meetings, I have been able to get online using their service on my laptop. So basically, it works. You can do live updates from the con and stuff lol

that's embarrassing, now if you'll excuse me, ill be playing wow at the con.

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Moonblossom

Ooh, I wonder if this'll work in the hotels, seeing as how internet at the Hilton is like, $10 a night ><''

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Quote from: "LastElixir"that's embarrassing, now if you'll excuse me, ill be playing wow at the con.

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For me, it's barely stable enough to do anything except fly around mining nodes in Netherstorm (epic flying mounts rule!).

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Quote from: "sailordumb"this company is fairly new in doing the free internet thing...Do you think it will work in the sjcc? or at least around the outside?

http://www.metrofi.com/cities-14.html
MetroFi works sporadically in parts of the SJCC and in the hotel meeting rooms, but I find it to be slow and flaky.  Also, I don't think the free WiFi stretches upwards too well, so I think it's unlikely to get service in the hotel rooms, especially on the upper floors.

MetroFi's uploading is also very poor.  I tried uploading a measly 2MB file through it, and it kept dropping me.  Checking mail and IM work fine, but I wouldn't count on anything more network-intensive than that.

Kava

I wasn't even able to connect to Metro-Fi in the meeting rooms. It failed me utterly. Half the time my laptop won't even detect it, and when it does, it won't connect to it and gives an error message.  :evil:
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Moonblossom

Quote from: "Tenba"
Quote from: "sailordumb"this company is fairly new in doing the free internet thing...Do you think it will work in the sjcc? or at least around the outside?

http://www.metrofi.com/cities-14.html
MetroFi works sporadically in parts of the SJCC and in the hotel meeting rooms, but I find it to be slow and flaky.  Also, I don't think the free WiFi stretches upwards too well, so I think it's unlikely to get service in the hotel rooms, especially on the upper floors.

MetroFi's uploading is also very poor.  I tried uploading a measly 2MB file through it, and it kept dropping me.  Checking mail and IM work fine, but I wouldn't count on anything more network-intensive than that.

Blargh :( Maybe I'll bring my laptop down into the meeting rooms or something, so I can at least check my email. The idea of letting my spam build up for six days rather terrifies me. o.O

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We had an area for free internet last year :P
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Kava

Quote from: "MPLe"We had an area for free internet last year :P
Yeah, there will be an internet cafe somewhere, which I believe will have free wifi access.

*waves at MB* Didn't know you'd be coming to this con. ^-^
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Moonblossom

Yep :D Dragging Twisty with me as well.

I'm glad there'll be free internet somewhere, so I can at least check once or twice, and send my folks a note letting them know I didn't like, fall off the airplane or something. They're silly, and tend to worry too much ><;;

narutofan17

I remember being able to get wireless when I was there last year. I was in the ddr area. For people staying at the Marriott I believe internet is free or at least thats what my buddy told me.
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If you're staying at the Sainte Claire, internet is free.

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The Internet Lounge will be located in the Convention Hall near the Hilton side, next to Exhibit Hall 3.  For those coming up from the Ground level, it's on the second floor above the Starbucks cafe.....
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CompyFranko

Free internet?  Hmm, if I could hook up a wireless router, we could have pokemon wi-fi battles...
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Quote from: "CompyFranko"Free internet?  Hmm, if I could hook up a wireless router, we could have pokemon wi-fi battles...
why would we need to have wifi battles when we're all in the same place? couldn't we just do wireless DS to DS?
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