WiFI on utility poles

Thu Sep 10 20:22:46 UTC 2015

And it's not free, unless you are a Comcast or TW customer :(
On Sep 10, 2015 1:21 PM, "Michael Englehorn" <michael at 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-bounces at nanog.org on behalf of nanog at 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.lyon at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Phil Bedard" <bedard.phil at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog at 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.phil at 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 at 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.lyon at gmail.com
> >>
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon
> >>
> >>
> >
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