[MLB-WIRELESS] BarCampMelbourne: Getting internet access for a weekend

[Victor]

For the record, here is a list of wifi hotspots available from Node.

http://hotspot.internode.on.net/coverage/index.php

But your best option might be contact Internode about it and see if they
have a temp solution for your group for the Net Access required?

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:06 AM, <mw at freenet.net.au> wrote:

> G'day Ben,
>
> I reckon it's a great idea!  If there's a node anywhere to connect to, then
> all you need is some kind of distribution AP.  I'll even loan you a
> DuxMaster gateway for that purpose so you can issue 'tickets' for access
> control (i.e. max 24 hours, 1GB download, etc)
>
> Cheers!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-
> > bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Ben Balbo
> > Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 10:52 AM
> > To: Melbourne Wireless
> > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] BarCampMelbourne: Getting internet access for a
> > weekend
> >
> > Hi folks!
> >
> > BarCampMelbourne (read below for info about this event) is on the 12-13th
> > September at Urban Camp in Royal Park, and they don't provide internet
> > access. My current options are to get a DSL line connected for the
> weekend
> > (Internode might be open to the idea, being keep open source supporters),
> > get an HSDPA link (as we did in a rural version of this conference 4
> months
> > ago) or connect to the Melbourne Wireless network.
> >
> > So, I'm wondering whether using the MW network would be appropriate (it's
> > not like we're creating a persistent node to benefit the group; although
> > that could be an option if Urban Camp are interested in sponsoring the
> > space/power). If appropriate, I'll need to scope the area out for LOS,
> and
> > was wondering whether anyone would be interested in assisting me.
> >
> > Mike Everest has lent me a dish for testing out connectivity in
> > Portarlington (sorry for hanging on to it for so long - let me know if
> you
> > need it back!) which I can use, I'd just need a mast.
> >
> > Now, assuming that it's okay to use the MW network for this purpose and
> > there's LOS, would it be impractical in terms of speed/bandwidth for 120
> or
> > so people to get Internet access for a 2 day tech conference? The last
> > conference ran over HSDPA and we pulled, from memory, less than a Gb of
> > data with no major complaints about speed (in other words, I don't think
> > we'd pull much more than that regardless of connection type).
> >
> > Any thoughts or suggestions on how to get this group of geeks online are
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Ben
> >
> > BarCampMelbourne is an open, participatory, user generated conference
> that
> > covers topics related to business and technology, not necessarily but
> > predominantly revolving around open source. This will be the 4th such
> event
> > run in Victoria. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcamp for more info.
>
>
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Victor ('Daworm')
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