[nfb-talk] Mobile Internet Service

Fri Jul 15 21:21:50 UTC 2011

Hi Peter,

All fine and good!  I can agree with you for the most part but there is that 
little problem of "money" which I need to solve better than I have and I'm 
not getting any younger!  Therefore, we don't have a home phone, just cell 
phones now.  It still is pricey with data plan but we have Email wherever we 
go.  If I traveled as much as you, I'm certain an air card or your mobile 
service would make much sense!

jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 9:36 AM
Subject: [nfb-talk] Mobile Internet Service

> 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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