Re: WiFI on utility poles

[Matt Hoppes <mhoppes () indigowireless com>]

Use 2GHz instead of 5GHz for the outdoor WiFi plants?

On 9/10/15 9:09 AM, Shane Ronan wrote:
> And how do you propose we solve this?
> On Sep 10, 2015 9:06 AM, "Mike Hammett" <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:
>
> > 5 GHz noise levels affecting people whose primary means of Internet access
> > is via fixed wireless .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Mike Hammett
> > Intelligent Computing Solutions
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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