Just some quick notes on the inauguration – Cellphone providers are rolling out portable cells to handle the traffic of phone calls, photos and 3G/Edge data. Major bottlenecks expected in DC area WiFi networks.
Took a sneak peek at MSNBC’s streaming coverage (though I really aughn’t). Already – 90 minutes before showtime, the video plays, but is jerky and low-framerate. Don’t think the bottleneck is on our end – if it’s not, it implies either people rushing into MSNBC site for video, or MSNBC is lowering the bitrate of the livestream to compensate. Do not remember having these problems on election night. Then again, election night was at night, when people were home from work, watching TV – not at work, watching the computers.
Just a reminder: Not too late to set up a TV in the breakroom. Or if it’s too late to get a TV, set up ONE computer in the breakroom and let everyone watch that one.
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