WiFI on utility poles

Thu Sep 10 13:15:37 UTC 2015

So we should limit our public use of the 5ghz spectrum so that others can
use it? How about we use licensed spectrum for fixed wireless services.
On Sep 10, 2015 9:13 AM, "Matt Hoppes" <mhoppes at indigowireless.com> wrote:

> Use 2GHz instead of 5GHz for the outdoor WiFi plants?
>
> On 9/10/15 9:09 AM, Shane Ronan wrote:
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>> And how do you propose we solve this?
>> On Sep 10, 2015 9:06 AM, "Mike Hammett" <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:
>>
>> 5 GHz noise levels affecting people whose primary means of Internet access
>>> is via fixed wireless .
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: "Jason Livingood" <Jason_Livingood at cable.comcast.com>
>>> To: "Hunter Fuller" <hf0002+nanog at uah.edu>
>>> Cc: "Corey Petrulich" <Corey_Petrulich at cable.comcast.com>, "Kenneth
>>> Falkenstein" <Ken_Falkenstein at Cable.Comcast.com>, nanog at nanog.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 7:54:56 AM
>>> Subject: Re: WiFI on utility poles
>>>
>>> Sabotaging how?
>>>
>>> - Jason
>>>
>>>
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>>> On 9/9/15, 10:20 PM, "NANOG on behalf of Hunter Fuller"
>>> <nanog-bounces at nanog.org on behalf of hf0002+nanog at uah.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> Wow, it is like they are actively sabotaging us. Sigh...
>>>>
>>>> None of that in this area yet - I'm sure it's only a matter of time
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Michael T. Voity <mvoity at uvm.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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