[nfb-talk] Mobile Internet Service

Thu Jul 14 15:36:06 UTC 2011

Hello James and everyone,

    It's a two-year contract. For us that's okay. We know what our mobile 
Internet service will cost us each month and don't need to worry about 
varying hotel Internet charges and the quality of the service they offer. I 
know about this first-hand when I attempted to stream the 2009 NFB of Kansas 
State Convention. Although the Internet service in that particular hotel was 
free you get what you pay for. Hell even our cell phone service didn't work 
in Salina let alone attempting to broadcast a state convention. Around here 
we live by convenience and dependability not price.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

Hi Peter and list,

This mobile internet service you speak of, does one need a long term
contract for it or can one subscribe for a few months, drop it, then
subscribe again?  If I were to get a Verizon Air card, that is a two year
contract and I certainly can't afford the cost of that especially if I don't
travel for some time.  Or, what is the website so I can read up on this
further!

Thanks much!

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years

> Hello David and everyone,
>
>    That's another reason why we invested in mobile Internet Service. As
> for
> in-room sound systems that's another puzzle to solve. Perhaps it might be
> possible to "Bleed" an push audio or video content back out to in-room
> sound
> systems without being physically connected to them. This is something
> requiring more than one possible solution. We whipped the problem of no
> sound systems in small meeting rooms and our need for an Internet
> connection
> when on-the-road. This sound system issue will be our next frontier. I
> know
> for a fact that there is technology on the market that allows one to do
> this.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com>; "NFB Talk Mailing List"
> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>
>
> What you say sounds good -- however, having organized conferences, I
> have learned that audio/video, and other extras are like charging for
> checked bags for airlines.  They make money from it, usually give you
> a break on meeting room rental, because of hotel room rental, but get
> you with AV etc.
>
> What y0u say sounds good, but probably isn't going to happen.  As is
> said "there is no free lunch."  Ultimately they will make their
> money, even if it is with restaurant food, AV, WiFi, etc.
>
> Dave
>
> At 09:02 PM 7/12/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi, folks.
>>
>>I think negotiating for good rates for these services isn't an
>>unreasonable
>>request at all.  I really liked the Rosen Centre, the food was great, and
>>the staff were very helpful.  Still, this nickel and diming stuff is kind
>>of
>>irritating.  Since these hotels are advertised as being ideal for
>>meetings,
>>you'd think having reasonably priced audio-video and WYFI service would be
>>a
>>top priority.  We want to feel like welcome guests, not a captive
>>audience.
>>Let's hope they didn't roll out the red carpet in order to reel us in,
>>only
>>to tighten the screws once we're in the bag, so to speak.
>>
>>Beth
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:41 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>>
>>
>> > Hello Joseph and everyone,
>> >
>> >    Add to that wish list negotiating a special rate with the
>> > audio-video
>> > company to permit affiliates to connect to in-room sound systems
>> > without
>> > the
>> > need to visit the mortgage company first. This issue caused the
>> > recording
>> > of
>> > this year's Back-to-Basics Seminar to be aborted. I'm sorry to have to
>> > give
>> > everyone this news but if you wonder why this activity was not recorded
>> > you
>> > now know the answer.
>> >
>> > Peter Donahue
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>> > To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:34 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >
>> >
>> > More frustrating was that there was no wifi at any price anywhere in
>> > the area of the meeting rooms.  Were I to make one request of the
>> > national office when we return, it would be to obtain internet access
>> > for the meeting rooms and set up a few wifi routers at selected
>> > locations for basic access.
>> >
>> > Joseph
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 04:01:59PM -0400, Marsha Drenth wrote:
>> >>Just my two cents on this convention. The hotel was nice, very clean,
>> >>nice
>> >>rooms, and the staff was great. It was huge, people thought we walked a
>> >>lot
>> >>in Dallas, folks that is NOTHING! The food in the hotel was very very
>> >>expensive, way way more than any of the restaurants in Dallas. It did
>> >>help
>> >>greatly to have the Publics across the street. If and when I go back, I
>> >>must
>> >>remember to take good walking shoes. In regards to the WiFi, yes it
>> >>totally
>> >>sucked there was no free access any where in the hotel. And yet again I
>> >>am
>> >>too cheap to buy it. As far as the cell coverage, I have Verizon and
>> >>had
>> >>converage every where in the hotel and rooms. So I think that really
>> >>depends
>> >>on your carrier.
>> >>
>> >>Marsha
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >>On
>> >>Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
>> >>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:43 AM
>> >>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >>
>> >>Yes, Mr. Rosen was REALLY impressed with the NFB, and Dr. Maurer was
>> >>really impressed with the facility.  Hopefully the two of them can
>> >>work something out to reduce the nickel-and-dime effects somewhat.  I
>> >>certainly have no objection to the hotel making money-but the
>> >>incidental fees are both too high and too frequent to be comfortable.
>> >>There isn't even lobby wifi access without a fee, and the hotel is
>> >>full of cellular dead zones.
>> >>
>> >>Joseph
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 11:43:17PM -0400, Brian Miller wrote:
>> >>>Did they say if it was to be at the same hotel all those years?
>> >>>
>> >>>Brian M
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >>>On
>> >>>Behalf Of Sherri
>> >>>Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:00 PM
>> >>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> >>>Subject: [nfb-talk] Convention in Orlando for 5 years
>> >>>
>> >>>It was announced at the convention that conventions from 2013 through
>> >>>2017
>> >>>will be held in Orlando. I wish we could extend the length of the
>> >>convention
>> >>>back to how it was and NFB would organize tours for Wednesday
>> >>>afternoon.
>> >>>That way, people could get excited about Orlando and have time to go
>> >>places.
>> >>>I liked the old schedule much better. If we are going to keep people
>> >>>here
>> >>>for five years in a row, we need to give them ample opportunity to
>> >>>take
>> >>>advantage of all there is to do in Orlando. Besides, I like the
>> >>>banquet
>> >>>the
>> >>>night before the last day of convention.
>> >>>
>
>
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