Jordi,
On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 05:47:17PM -0400, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
I understand your point, which somehow has been replied by some other
comments in the list such as:
- Is not so clear that this technology (a) will still work if all use it.
- We are asking to change to 75% of the attendees.
I don't understand why you keep harping on this issue that only exists
because you have misread our announcement.
We have been very forthcoming and clear why we like people to bring
802.11a cards.
We are not forcing anybody to use 802.11a and there is absolutely no
talk of not providing 802.11b wireless access. We *RECOMMEND* that
people bring and use 802.11a gear because we believe that *EVERYBODY*,
including people who only have 802.11b cards, will have a better
network experience.
The only thing that we should have mentioned, but that we overlooked
as most cards/dongles on the market now do 802.11a,b&g, is that we
don't recommend to leave your 802.11b equipment at home. The hotel is
very large and there will be areas in the fringes that will have
better 802.11b coverage or that are only covered by the hotels own
802.11b service.
- 50USD may be a lot for some people.
You can easily get cards *LESS* than US$50. It is your judgement call
whether you believe that this investment is worth it. Don't buy a
802.11a card/dongle if you think it is too much. Nobody forces you to
buy one.
David Kessens
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