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WiFi testing begins at The Valley

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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,751
    sam3110 said:

    Shouldn't be too hard, places like Westfield Stratford have free wifi covering the whole area, which is much larger than a football stadium, and that runs at all times with hardly a hitch. And that can cope with thousands of people connecting at any one time too, so 10000 people at the valley shouldn't be an issue

    ambitious

  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,869
    Hopefully it'll be good enough to watch the Chelsea V PSG match tonight.
  • iainambler
    iainambler Posts: 964
    Really pleased this is being trialled. Hopefully these tests will give the service provider the chance to see the demand and then get the bandwidth right so that everyone who wants to can get online.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    AFKABartram said:

    if it remains free then great, if not, then anyone prepared to pay for wifi access for a couple of hours during a football game seriously needs to check into a social media / internet addiction clinic forthwith !

    Have you seen the entertainment dished out at The Valley for the past 18 months!
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,704
    Please improve my match day experience by not letting Church play.

    Sit in North season ticket holder no email.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,776

    I'm standing outside the North Stand at the moment and it's working perfectly .
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066
    guinnessaddick said:

    Kap10 said:

    TelMc32 said:

    vff said:

    Good to see that the most pressing issues at the club are getting sorted out first.

    Can't sort out players, now the window has shut and can't sort out the pitch until the end of the season.

    Planning application for the new Sparrows Lane complex is in and they're working on different strands at once. Some will be behind the scenes, some will impact us on a match day.

    Really can't see how this is something to moan about.
    You are obviously not a true charlton fan, there is nothing a true charlton fan will not moan about. :-)
    You don't have to sit next to him.
    Er...you don't even sit in your own seat, so you can pipe down!! ;-)
  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,880
    For those who can't make games, it Would be good to see goals uploaded during a match
  • AllLeftFoot
    AllLeftFoot Posts: 1,500
    Jayajosh said:

    For those who can't make games, it Would be good to see goals uploaded during a match

    Optimistic use of a plural in 'goals'...!
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,743
    edited April 2014
    AllLeftFoot said:

    Jayajosh said:

    For those who can't make games, it Would be good to see goals uploaded during a match

    Optimistic use of a plural in 'goals'...!
    He didn't say Charlton goals.


    In north stand.
    Unable to join network :-(

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  • Draizetrain
    Draizetrain Posts: 801
    I expect there will be initial teething problems with installing a system such as this cos there always is...but it shows the club are trying to improve things so good on 'em....

    ....and with RD himself coming from an electronics background I reckon they'll get it sorted sooner rather than later.

  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,869
    Test
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    moutuakilla said:

    What are the logistics of something like this? Does it involve some kind of super router/a network of routers/something more complicated? Must be very difficult to provide fast flowing Internet access to thousands of people-my router struggles with just a few people on it. Will we all get a reset router button under our seats? :)

    I put a fantastic wifi infrastructure in at work. It's from a provider called Aruba Networks and is hideously complex, but is the absolute dog's bollocks. I could give you a rundown of it - but most of it wouldn't make any sense to you :)

    Suffice it to say that wifi which supports about 5000 concurrent users (which i pretty much what the Valley would be able to handle) is as far removed from the average home wifi as it's possible to get.

    It's also bloody expensive.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    Don't want to piss on the parade and perhaps I'm in a minority but I get very decent 4g nowadays at le valle :)
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,335
    took a while to connect then worked fine for me
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Algarveaddick said:

    AFKABartram said:

    if it remains free then great, if not, then anyone prepared to pay for wifi access for a couple of hours during a football game seriously needs to check into a social media / internet addiction clinic forthwith !

    I am an avid user of social media, but even if it is free I have my doubts. Why on earth would you need some other distraction while you are watching the game (yeah, alright I know...)? The scores from other matches are available at half time, can't people have a couple of hours concentrating on one thing?
    Well there's nothing I like more than streaming a movie to my ipad when I'm at the theatre, or watching the One Show when I'm out at the movies, or watching the criket when I'm in or out of my box at Wimbleydon, so the ability to focus on something other than what I've paid to go and watch is a real bonus. I'm thrilled.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,713
    Got connected but couldn't access any websites.

    Tried getting on will hill and it said I cant access the website because im in the usa.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,066
    Test...failed for me! Wouldn't let me connect at all.
  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,998
    TelMc32 said:

    Test...failed for me! Wouldn't let me connect at all.

    Me too but in NWQ so maybe out of range
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,413
    Wouldn't let me connect at all. Router right above me in the north upper too.

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,743
    Ross said:

    Wouldn't let me connect at all. Router right above me in the north upper too.

    Too much route one.
  • redcarter
    redcarter Posts: 1,012
    Fine from m block north upper.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Was 100% for me in Upper
  • cdbloomfield
    cdbloomfield Posts: 44

    I put a fantastic wifi infrastructure in at work. It's from a provider called Aruba Networks and is hideously complex, but is the absolute dog's bollocks. I could give you a rundown of it - but most of it wouldn't make any sense to you :)

    Suffice it to say that wifi which supports about 5000 concurrent users (which i pretty much what the Valley would be able to handle) is as far removed from the average home wifi as it's possible to get.

    It's also bloody expensive.
    Aruba is crap*. What kind of monkey made the buying decision on that? Cisco all the way http://ciscobeatsaruba.com/

    *I do work for Cisco though.....happy to field any tech questions - not on this forum obvs
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Didn't get any email either with password or anything
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,632
    Doesn't everyone have data plans on their phones?
  • DeeBee
    DeeBee Posts: 1,033
    Worked pretty well and was able to get score updates throughout the game and a half time. Although it did keep kicking me off but it was better than before
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Danepak said:

    Doesn't everyone have data plans on their phones?

    I am sure they do but wifi speed was very good
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,887
    Took about 3 mins to connect, but then couldn't access anything when connected.

    Switched back to 3g
  • iainambler
    iainambler Posts: 964
    Connected to the WiFi and the bandwidth was shocking. Gave up waiting for internet pages to load and almost as bad as using Vodafone 3G at The Valley. They will need to fine tune this methinks. Not what this IT Techie is used to that's for sure.... ;-)

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