And it's not free, unless you are a Comcast or TW customer :( On Sep 10, 2015 1:21 PM, "Michael Englehorn" <mich...@englehorn.com> wrote:
> My issue with the "free" wifi that comcast is forcing into our homes and > businesses is that it's also interfering with our own access points in > the same building! > > - Michael > > On 9/10/2015 7:56 AM, Livingood, Jason wrote: > > If you run across any you think are terribly placed, feel free to email > > Corey and Ken with the location and your thoughts on better placement. > > > > - Jason > > > > > > > > > > On 9/9/15, 10:31 PM, "NANOG on behalf of Mike Hammett" > > <nanog-boun...@nanog.org on behalf of na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > > >> Usually terribly placed, like a shotgun blast instead of strategic > >> locations. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> Mike Hammett > >> Intelligent Computing Solutions > >> http://www.ics-il.com > >> > >> > >> > >> Midwest Internet Exchange > >> http://www.midwest-ix.com > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: "Mike Lyon" <mike.l...@gmail.com> > >> To: "Phil Bedard" <bedard.p...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:23:46 PM > >> Subject: Re: WiFI on utility poles > >> > >> And they are as annoying as f*&k! and litter the already noisy 5 Ghz > >> unlicensed band, Hopefully, the sun will fry them dead over time. > >> > >> -Mike > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Phil Bedard <bedard.p...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> There are Comcast people on the list who may have more info, but it¹s > >>> just > >>> expansion of their WiFi hotspot network and part of the CableWifi > >>> consortium. http://www.cablewifi.com, or you can go to > >>> http://wifi.xfinity.com to see Comcast¹s specific deployment. > >>> > >>> Cable companies have thousands of strand-mount Wifi APs deployed at > >>> this > >>> point. > >>> > >>> > >>> Phil > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: NANOG on behalf of "Michael T. Voity" > >>> Organization: University of Vermont and State Agricultural College > >>> Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 21:52 > >>> To: <nanog@nanog.org> > >>> Subject: Re: WiFI on utility poles > >>> > >>>> Sorry folks, attachment didn't work. Here is the link - > >>>> > >>>> https://www.uvm.edu/~mvoity/pole.JPG > >>>> > >>>> -Mike > >>>> > >>>> Michael Voity > >>>> University of Vermont > >>>> > >>>> On 9/9/15 9:24 PM, Michael T. Voity wrote: > >>>>> Hello, > >>>>> > >>>>> Today another colleague and I discovered the famous 'xfinitywifi' > >>> ,'CableWIFi', 'CoxWiFi' and a new one 'XFINITY' on our University > >>> campus. > >>> After doing some poking around on campus we found these gems (attached > >>> picture) on 2 utility poles that pass by our east campus. Standing > >>> underneath it I got a -46 RSSI in both 5 and 2.4Ghz, maybe 75-100 yards > >>> away inside our hockey fieldhouse, through lots of brick, cinder blocks > >>> and metal, I was still picking the 2.4Ghz at -64. > >>>>> > >>>>> Looks like the unit is getting power from the coax. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> My question is, I've done a little poking around and have not found > >>> anything substantial to learn more information about this Comcast > >>> program. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Any insight would be nice! > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Michael Voity > >>>>> University of Vermont > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Lyon > >> 408-621-4826 > >> mike.l...@gmail.com > >> > >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon > >> > >> > > >
