On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:17 PM, <da...@lang.hm> wrote: > On Wed, 15 Feb 2012, Gilbert Wilson 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? > > A lot of it depends on what connectivity the hotel has. > > $10K for a 1.5Mb line seems quite high, this is on the high side for them to > add a permanent T-1 line and pay for it for a year. > > If the hotel has no Internet connectivity, they may be wanting you to do > exactly that, pay them for the full cost that they will have to pay for the > line (not just for the time you are using it), plus a markup. > > So talk to the Hotel more and find out why they are talking such a high > price. > > See if you can arrange to pull in one or more DSL lines for a short time > (and call local ISPs to see what they are willing to do with less than a 1-2 > year commitment). In all of these conversations, point out that you are a > nonprofit (especially if you are a full 501c3 nonprofit) and you may be able > to get them to donate some of this. > > Also, see what options you have in terms of wireless Internet. besides the > 3g/4g service, do you have a metropoliten wireless provider in the area? > (and if so, can it reach the hotel in question?) > > Once you get the bandwidth to the hotel, you are just starting to tackle the > issues, but the discussion of how to use that bandwidth is a completely > different discussion. > > David Lang
Also, the high price may be high for a reason -- the hotel doesn't want to deal with it, so they are giving you an economic incentive to handle it another way. ❧ Brian Mathis _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
