Re: WiFI on utility poles

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

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 () cable comcast com> 
To: "Hunter Fuller" <hf0002+nanog () uah edu> 
Cc: "Corey Petrulich" <Corey_Petrulich () cable comcast com>, "Kenneth Falkenstein" <Ken_Falkenstein () Cable Comcast 
com>, nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 7:54:56 AM 
Subject: Re: WiFI on utility poles 

Sabotaging how? 

- Jason 




On 9/9/15, 10:20 PM, "NANOG on behalf of Hunter Fuller" 
<nanog-bounces () nanog org on behalf of hf0002+nanog () 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 () 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