wireless networks.. (1 Viewer)

[kokodamonkey]

what are the wireless networks like at most unis these days? I.e. unsw and usyd in particular?

 

[jb_nc]

they're wireless

if you don't know any campus buildings its impossible to explain what they're "like" but unless you have a fascination with sitting on st pauls oval to send email, they should suffice

 

[JhK89]

uws wireless rocks its free and fast

 

[sinist4]

UTS wireless is alright... after all it is the university of technology haha

 

[Matt Samson]

Charles Sturt University has a wireless network and we pay around 2c per MB.

But most university wireless networks are the same pretty much, they all pretty much use 802.11b/g which is built into most laptops.

What makes a wireless network great is if it is free, and you wont get that at most universities.

 

[chucknthem]

UNSW wireless is free for internal traffic and 2c/mb for external traffic. If you take any computing courses, you get around $12 on your wireless account for each one you take.

There are plenty of wireless hotspots, especially in locations where you'll mostlikely use it, but we need better reception on certain areas...*ahem library lawn*

 

[Matt Samson]

UNSW wireless is free for internal traffic and 2c/mb for external traffic.

Well how much is really "internal" traffic, hardly any.

 

[Triangulum]

Sydney is free for internal traffic (MyUni, WebCT, Blackboard and so on), whether you use the wireless network or the access lab computers. You also get ~42MB a week free external traffic, after which it's 2c/MB. No idea how the reception is.

 

[jb_nc]

Internal includes things like e-journals, ect.

 

[darkliight]

I think Newcastle is free for everything? At least, I've never had to pay anything, and I've flogged it a few times now. The reception could be better in some places though.

 

[sideshowtim]

UWS wireless is free, brilliant and reliable. You get incredible speeds.