| Wireless most places and in all freshman dorms for sure (I think only Grad Center is left, a long with a few patches in other dorms that are proving hard ot get strong signal to). Most of the campus is wireless, but of course, it's wherever you find yourself in desperate need that it isn't. There is only 1 ethernet connection per bed (i.e. 2 in a double, 1 in a single), and I don't think it's gigabit, just 100mbit. Also, we have only about 18 channels on cable and the system literally cannot be expanded without rewiring half the school. We actually pay for 40 some odd channels but our system can't handle putting out more than we are. There is some work being done wiht IPTV, which allows us ot watch tv over the computer that may lead ot the expansion of TV at Brown (IPTV already has more channels).
What does connectivity mean to you and what are your tech "requirements". I am geeky chem concentrator that almost went to Case Western (which is probably the top college I know of tech wise... almost definitely in fact) so I'm a bit different than most...
The wireless thing isn't really a problem-- all academic buildings have it, and if you're at your desk in your room who really needs it, it's just sad. Our tech budget isn't very high compared to other places, along with some organizational issues that has made upgrades and expansion a bit difficult... |