[OPLINTECH] Hotspot management

[Pam Myers]

Tom,
I'd love some details on that.
Pam

*Pam Myers*
*Customer Service Manager*
Grafton-Midview Public Library
983 Main St.
Grafton, OH 44044
Ph: 440-926-3317  Fax: 440-926-3000




On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 8:36 AM Tom Casey via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Hi Everybody
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> We switched from Verizon due to this throttling and have been happy with
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> Two complaints on the new carrier being inferior to my knowledge.
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> We refused to pay $5 per month for the management you mention - unused
> data does not roll over so we saw it as paying more money for less data.
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> And having them sit on the shelves until the new billing cycle was
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> Mark – I can provide details if you like.
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> Tom Casey
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> Technology Director
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> Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
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> 330.744.8636 x 51610
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> *From:* Technology Coordinator [mailto:techco at acdl.info]
> *Sent:* Friday, September 21, 2018 4:28 PM
> *To:* OPLINTECH <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
> *Cc:* Penny Neubauer <pneubauer at acdl.info>
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Hotspot management
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> Hello everyone!
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> We are running into an issue where our Verizon MiFi/Hotspots(chosen for
> best coverage in our area) are being used past the 25GB cap and then
> throttled down to minimal speeds.
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> Some suggestions have been that we shelve the hotspots once they are near
> their high bandwidth, or use management software at a cost of $5 per unit
> to cap usage to about a GB per day.
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> Would love some better suggestions!
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> Thank you,
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> Mark
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> Mark Sanzotta
> Technology Coordinator
> Ashtabula County District Library
> 4335 Park Ave.
> Ashtabula, Ohio  44004
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> Office phone: 440.990.2339
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