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[wheimeng]

is there any internet access in gaylord?

we were asked if we wanted internet access (as exhibitors) for $640 in the hall!

that price is too hard to be swallowed. totally rip off!

please correct me if im wrong

[wyb]

what?? In previous years the place was flooded with wifi for attendees - but that was Chicago Navy pier - you were never outside a wifi connection within 50 yds of the exhibit hall or any of the session rooms.

[kkleiner]

Free Wi-Fi will be available throughout the entire show for attendees. But, just like in past years, exhibitors are encouraged to purchase a separate connection for your booth if it's critical for your booth presentations. We will do our best to keep the Wi-Fi running and available to as many people as possible, but we can't guarantee that it will be available in your booth at all times.

[mdrussell]

Wifi was decent last year and fast. The year before it was shocking. Hopefully will be good this year.

[wheimeng]

Originally Posted by kkleiner

Free Wi-Fi will be available throughout the entire show for attendees. But, just like in past years, exhibitors are encouraged to purchase a separate connection for your booth if it's critical for your booth presentations. We will do our best to keep the Wi-Fi running and available to as many people as possible, but we can't guarantee that it will be available in your booth at all times.

but don't you think $640 is overpriced? average of $210/day.

i can get a server with 10TB with that budget easily.

[sirius]

Originally Posted by wheimeng

but don't you think $640 is overpriced? average of $210/day.

i can get a server with 10TB with that budget easily.

No, for convention space, it's actually pretty darn cheap. You should see some of the prices in Vegas and NYC for convention floor Internet access, we've paid more than $2k before.

Sirius

[astutiumRob]

Originally Posted by wheimeng

but don't you think $640 is overpriced? average of $210/day

Having been to a number of exhibitions and shows - the average cost of 1Mb/s of internet access is $450/day - $210 is a bargain.

[wheimeng]

serious? perhaps i've got not much of experience in exhibiting.

rob, make sure you drop by

[JordanJ]

Man, I am in the wrong business.

[kwdservices]

Originally Posted by JordanJ

Man, I am in the wrong business.

Yeah, sure sounds like it. LOL

[Ekin]

210$/day is indeed a bargain compared to other prices I've seen before.

[astutiumRob]

Originally Posted by wheimeng

rob, make sure you drop by

My HostingCon diary is beginning to fill but we do need to catchup on your progress and some of the things we've done since you were @ our office ...

[kwdservices]

I think the real question is what kind of speeds do you get? If they give you a 100mbps unmetered line for a day, of course that is a great deal; however, if you are only getting 786kbps then that seems pretty high.

I have never dealt with this before so I really don't know.

[The Universes]

I agree, $210/day is cheap. A company I briefly worked for, brought a EVDO card and a compatible wireless router (you plug the card into the router) to avoid the outrageous cost of internet at these conventions.

[Technii]

Sounds pretty expensive to me; I was really surprised to hear those rates! Looks like I'll be sticking to AT&T's 3G internet where I don't have WiFi...