[HacktionLab] Internet Access

[Mike Harris]

Hi JimDog, Tim,

Yep, I'll bring the satellite dish again, for a laugh.  If there's the
demand I'm up for doing the "what the hell is this satellite mullarkey
all about then?" workshop too.

My experiments show that Vodfone is good, and T-Mobile works, Orange is
the poorest, but I can't vouch for 3G on any of those (usefully).

The only thing I'll say Tim is that Internet provision there is not a
guaranteed service; so it'll be a case of if at 3am it's up then it's
up, but if it's down, noone's going to want to get up to get it up,
unless they're up anyway and are up for getting it up.  If you get my drift?

Cheers,

Mike.

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On 14/05/2010 05:35, JimDog wrote:
> Hey tim
>
> last year internet was available 24/7 through a combination of a satellite linkup and an adsl connection that was kindly provided by the good folk at the farm. I'm imagining that the sat will be making an appearance this year - mike, is this the case? Northern imc will also be bringing their 3g networking equipment if a suitable signal is about. Reliable Internet is certainly top of most peoples wishlists when planning the barncamp.
>
> As for mobile signal. I had a consistently good signal (on o2 ) for the whole weekend last year, but i'm aware that for some on some networks it was a bit hit and miss. Perhaps others could relay their experience of this to the list so we can get a better picture?
>
> Look forward to seeing you there.
>
> Jimdog
> (barncamper)
>
> -original message-
> Subject: [HacktionLab] Internet Access
> From: Tim Dobson <lists at tdobson.net>
> Date: 14/05/2010 2:14 am
>
> Hi there,
>
> I hope this isn't a stupid question or an epic question of RTFM.
>
> I'm on call over Barncamp. This in itself isn't an issue, but what will
> the availablity of internet like onsite (at all times of day) and what
> is the mobile signal like on site.
>
> I'm not coming to barcamp to spend all my time on the phone or
> sysadmining servers but I need to cover my backside if something goes
> down at 3am. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
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