RE: WiFI on utility poles

["James E. Pratt" <jpratt () norwich edu>]

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141208/13222529362/comcast-sued-over-router-update-that-makes-your-wi-fi-hotspot-public-ignores-your-opt-out-preferences.shtml


Regards,
James

-----Original Message-----
From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Michael T. Voity
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 9:53 PM
To: nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: WiFI on utility poles

Sorry folks,   attachment didn't work.  Here is the link -

https://www.uvm.edu/~mvoity/pole.JPG

-Mike

Michael  Voity
University of Vermont

On 9/9/15 9:24 PM, Michael T. Voity wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Today another colleague and I discovered the famous 'xfinitywifi' ,'CableWIFi', 'CoxWiFi' and a new one 'XFINITY' on 
> our University campus.   After doing some poking around on campus we found these gems (attached picture) on 2 utility 
> poles that pass by our east campus.    Standing underneath it I got a -46 RSSI in both 5 and 2.4Ghz, maybe 75-100 
> yards away inside our hockey fieldhouse, through  lots of brick, cinder blocks and metal, I was still picking the 
> 2.4Ghz at -64.
>
> Looks like the unit is getting power from the coax.
>
>
> My question is,   I've done a little poking around and have not found anything substantial to learn more information 
> about this Comcast program.
>
>
> Any insight would be nice!
>
>
> Michael Voity
> University of Vermont