[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #255: WiFi woes

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OPLIN 4Cast #255: WiFi woes
November 9th, 2011

<http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wifi-signal.png>If you've 
stayed at a hotel recently - say for the Ohio Library Council Convention 
- you may have experienced wireless Internet service that was...well, 
less than outstanding. In fact, chances are good that you have 
experienced poor WiFi service because many hotels are struggling these 
days to keep up with demand. There's not that much difference between 
hotel WiFi and library WiFi; are your library patrons getting good 
wireless Internet service, or is it time to make some improvements?

    * IPads change economics, and speed, of hotel Wi-Fi
      <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html>
      (New York Times/Joe Sharkey) "Studies conducted for iBAHN indicate
      that while free Internet service remains a big factor in choosing
      a hotel, nearly two-thirds of business travelers say they have
      encountered slow Internet downloading in the last 12 months. Over
      two-thirds said they would 'not return to a hotel where they had a
      poor technology experience,' iBAHN said."
    * Don't blame the iPad for poor hotel Wi-Fi service
      <http://t-gaap.com/2011/10/28/dont-blame-the-ipad-for-poor-hotel-wi-fi-service>
      (T-GAAP/Karl Johnson) "One thing is for certain, this is not about
      the iPad, it's about internet usage. Blaming a product that
      efficiently uses services hotels claim they do very well at
      providing is just silly. Internet use will accelerate with or
      without the iPad. In fact, it is easier to get on the Internet
      with the iPad than a laptop because of the iPad's 3G connection.
      iPads with 3G may in fact be helping the hotel situation rather
      than hurting it."
    * Wi-Fi to overtake wired network traffic by 2015
      <http://gigaom.com/broadband/cisco-wifi-vni-report/> (GigaOM/Janko
      Roettgers) "The iPad and its newer Android competitors have
      introduced a new class of mobile devices that make cellular
      connectivity optional. Studies have shown that iPad users mostly
      access the device within reach of their home's Wi-Fi hotspot
      <http://gigaom.com/apple/admob-survey-shows-what-the-ipad-is-good-for/>,
      and a recent poll
      <http://gigaom.com/mobile/poll-is-3g-a-must-for-tablets-or-will-wi-fi-do/>
      by GigaOM's Mobilize showed that three out of four consumers
      prefer a WiFi-only tablet
      <http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-samsungs-wifi-galaxy-tab-10-1-will-outsell-3g-models/%20>."
    * Why or why not WiFi?
      <http://www.lodgingmagazine.com/PastIssues/PastIssues/Why-or-Why-Not-WiFi-2328.aspx>
      (Lodging/Kevin DiLallo, Marc Lindsey, and David Rohde) "For
      example, WiFi offload increases usage of a hotel's existing WiFi
      infrastructure, which in turn may increase WiFi support costs
      (e.g., more calls to the support desk) and impair the performance
      and availability of the Internet access for the hotel's paying
      guests unless additional bandwidth, switches, and access points
      are added to handle the increased load."

*/Library WiFi fact:/*

At last count, 654 (over 90%) of the public library buildings in Ohio 
offer free wireless Internet to library visitors.
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