[161159] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: 10 Mbit/s problem in your network
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (joel jaeggli)
Wed Feb 27 11:50:49 2013
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:50:28 -0800
From: joel jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>
To: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>,
"Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu" <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu>
In-Reply-To: <CA94BFDA-8748-4F8F-913B-879210428FB4@puck.nether.net>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 2/27/13 6:26 AM, Jared Mauch wrote:
> The reason is Hilton outsources it to AT&T. They don't build the networks for performance in my experience. I have started to avoid some hotels that moved from level3 to AT&T for their Internet providers as they are very slow at peak times.
>
> Sad as we all know the main cost for 1g to a site is in the optics (well actually the fiber build... But after that, it costs almost nothing to light it at 1g). A pair of 20km optics is about $250.
These manangement companies have been minimizing their cap/opex from
fall 2007 through the end of 2011. They're still not spending on stuff
unless it reduces their cost.
> Not sure why they deliver such poor service on their wifi products. When talking to their support they always cite extraordinary usage.
>
> Jared Mauch
>
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:45:18 -0800, Jeroen van Aart said:
>>
>>> Correct, one should not have expectations of fast reliable internet with
>>> low latency in a hotel.
>> The part that always puzzled me is why a major high-tier chain like Hilton
>> can't get it right, but a Motel 6 can... :)
>
