WiFi at AirVenture (was:Does your airport WiFi?)

In article 1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3, Dave Butler wrote:
On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at
Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the
stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on
the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value?

[not a flame, just a gripe]

You kidding? EAA can't even provide sufficient handwash stations around
the field. You expect anything higher-tech? I'm convinced PP has
an under-the-table deal with the companies that make those
water-less cleaning gels and baby wipes.

[end gripe]

Blanche wrote:
In article 1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3, Dave Butler wrote:

On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at
Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby.

I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the
stick and provide WiFi on the North 40.

Is there any chance EAA would do something like that?

Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it?

How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on
the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value?


[not a flame, just a gripe]

You kidding? EAA can't even provide sufficient handwash stations around
the field. You expect anything higher-tech? I'm convinced PP has
an under-the-table deal with the companies that make those
water-less cleaning gels and baby wipes.

[end gripe]

Heh. Right. Good point, Blanche. I should have known better. I still think there
might be value for someone with a display booth, though. They'd probably need a
satellite internet provider, like, say, DirecWay. I think it would attract a lot
of people to their booth.

Dave Butler wrote:

Heh. Right. Good point, Blanche. I should have known better. I still
think there might be value for someone with a display booth, though.
They'd probably need a satellite internet provider, like, say, DirecWay.
I think it would attract a lot of people to their booth.

Reads like "Burning Man". Course that might fit in with Montblack's
'black'n everything'...

I don't promise what I am not absolutely SURE of delivering, but it is these
little amenities that a friendly person on the EAA Board of Directors might
be able to bring to pass.

Just a thought, mindya.


Jim

("RST Engineering" wrote)
I don't promise what I am not absolutely SURE of delivering, but it is
these little amenities that a friendly person on the EAA Board of Directors
might be able to bring to pass.


A broadband in every po(r)t?


Montblack

I'll vote for the misguided Jim Weir. Hey, if can't make California
governor, then EAA director is just as good. I know he'll be just as
aggravated serving either one.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:05:23 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote:

I don't promise what I am not absolutely SURE of delivering, but it is these
little amenities that a friendly person on the EAA Board of Directors might
be able to bring to pass.

Just a thought, mindya.


Jim

One choice is EVDO. If the area has coverage, you can feed an 802.11b
access point from the cellular service. At least one commercial
product https://evdo.sslpowered.com/wifi-router-evdo-sharing.htm
and one project (StompBox) do the trick.
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:40:59 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:



One choice is EVDO. If the area has coverage, you can feed an 802.11b
access point from the cellular service. At least one commercial
product https://evdo.sslpowered.com/wifi-router-evdo-sharing.htm
and one project (StompBox) do the trick.

Any of the high-speed cellular connections would work as the backhaul.

Another option that might allow better bandwidth...

Since backhauling the 802.11b/g data isn't a mobile application,
better datarates would be achieved through point to point last mile
type connectivity. In Chicago, we have several such carriers, but I
haven't looked at Oshkosh.