Hotel Broadband In Bensalem, PA

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We’re at the Courtyard by Marriott, just outside the Philadelphia city limits and the broadband is fine and dandy. How fine? Just a tad under 3 megs in both upload and download speeds. Granted it’s a weekend, but still, that tells me this iBahn locations needs to be Working Anywhere Approved so far. We’re here … Read more

Denver Airport Barely Makes the Grade

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Denver has this “ad supported” WiFi service. Some content gets blocked. Speeds are inconsistent and most of all the lag time is horrendously slow. Sure I got about 800 k down and 1.5 up, but the ping time to a local server was 183 milliseconds. I’ll compare that to my SureWest connection in Sacramento to … Read more

WiFI VoIP Standard Now Final

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PC World reports that the long awaited 802.11r standard has been finalized and approved by the IEEE, the standards body that determines much of what goes into our personal electronics and communications equipment. This means that finally WiFi phones can really come into their own, and that roaming between hotspots and even networks becomes much … Read more

Sacramento Airport Fails The Speed Test

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I fly in and out of Sacramento airport alot, as my second home is there due to my wife’s medical practice. You don’t move a doctor that easily. I’ve never been a fan of their bandwidth when a private company ran the WiFi concession. About two years or so the Airport realized they weren’t either … Read more

Where’s The Meter?

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Om’s post of this past Thursday, aimed squarely at Comcast, asks the question “Where’s the Meter?” That reminds me of the old Wendy’s commercial, “Where’s the Beef” and at the same time “Show me the Money” from Jerry McGuire fame. Here’s my take. 1) Cable companies have never cared how much tv you watch. 2) … Read more