Comments on: Olympic Media Village - Internet Minibar http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/ New Media researcher Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: horseracing http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-215268 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:35 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-215268 i wonder how can they stop it.... there are so many sources of the olympic videos i wonder how can they stop it…. there are so many sources of the olympic videos

]]> by: jiimiona http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-213784 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:27:34 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-213784 Yay! Interesting. Yay! Interesting.

]]> by: Karibdis http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-211262 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:05:19 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-211262 I see some angry nationalists have got in on the thread - 6&8 - with unconstructive, and for the majority unintelligible, comments: I suggest posting in english since the site is in english and the majority will actually understand you. But maybe think of something good to say first instead of some silly word games. Such high internet prices are silly, though I expect it is fairly common practice at events such as this, though the firewall degrades performance: what were internet prices at previous olympics? I see some angry nationalists have got in on the thread - 6&8 - with unconstructive, and for the majority unintelligible, comments: I suggest posting in english since the site is in english and the majority will actually understand you. But maybe think of something good to say first instead of some silly word games.

Such high internet prices are silly, though I expect it is fairly common practice at events such as this, though the firewall degrades performance: what were internet prices at previous olympics?

]]> by: Andrew http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-210191 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:43:45 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-210191 Ah perhaps there was a misunderstanding -- my wife told me of the high prices, but the exact amounts in the blog post come from Slashdot quoting an IT contractor. Ah perhaps there was a misunderstanding — my wife told me of the high prices, but the exact amounts in the blog post come from Slashdot quoting an IT contractor.

]]> by: superise http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209654 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:50:20 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209654 If not an IT contractor, why it says black and white as "Working for the Olympics as an IT contractor, I recently moved to the Media Village (where all of the reporters live)... " A journalist working for the Olympics as an IT contractor? Just curious about the truth. If not an IT contractor, why it says black and white as “Working for the Olympics as an IT contractor, I recently moved to the Media Village (where all of the reporters live)… ” A journalist working for the Olympics as an IT contractor? Just curious about the truth.

]]> by: Quotes for the week ending 2 August, 2008 « http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209606 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:58:55 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209606 [...] Andrew Lih, commenting on the claim that internet access in the Olympic village is not free nor cheap. [...] […] Andrew Lih, commenting on the claim that internet access in the Olympic village is not free nor cheap. […]

]]> by: Andrew http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209504 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:46:08 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209504 Superise, just to clarify -- my wife's a journalist and not an IT contractor. Superise, just to clarify — my wife’s a journalist and not an IT contractor.

]]> by: Periodismo Ciudadano http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209327 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:54:55 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209327 [...] A pesar de las promesas de acceso libre y sin censuras a Internet para los periodistas que acudan a Pekín 2008, la realidad es que ese acceso no resulta gratuito y, lo que es aún peor, se limita a la conexión a la Red en versión china, con sitios bloqueados y contenidos filtrados. [...] […] A pesar de las promesas de acceso libre y sin censuras a Internet para los periodistas que acudan a Pekín 2008, la realidad es que ese acceso no resulta gratuito y, lo que es aún peor, se limita a la conexión a la Red en versión china, con sitios bloqueados y contenidos filtrados. […]

]]> by: superise http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209015 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:47:21 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-209015 Mrs. Lih is an IT contractor, not the target customer of all these rate card services. They are designed for press agencies and approved by IOC. If you have previous Olympic Games experience, you will find that all priceses on rate card list in Beijing are lower than before. BTW, free of charge internet access has never been promised. Mrs. Lih doesn't need to be superised. If you once participate the WPB(World Press Briefing) last year, you will find that all you mentioned are agreed by all press agencies. Mrs. Lih is an IT contractor, not the target customer of all these rate card services. They are designed for press agencies and approved by IOC. If you have previous Olympic Games experience, you will find that all priceses on rate card list in Beijing are lower than before. BTW, free of charge internet access has never been promised. Mrs. Lih doesn’t need to be superised. If you once participate the WPB(World Press Briefing) last year, you will find that all you mentioned are agreed by all press agencies.

]]> by: Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing | Auto Insurance Quotes | Cheap Auto Insurance | Online Auto Insurance | Auto Insurance Companies http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-208463 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:47:57 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2008/07/28/olympic-media-village-internet-minibar/#comment-208463 [...] Andrew Lih points to another major constraint on internet access - the cost. His wife is staying in the Media Village in Beijing, and discovered a pricing structure for ASDL connections that beggars belief: * 512/512 it costs 7712.5 RMB (1,131.20 USD); * 1M/512 it costs 9156.25 (1,342.95 USD); * 2M/512 it costs a whopping 11,700 RMB (1,716.05 USD). [...] […] Andrew Lih points to another major constraint on internet access - the cost. His wife is staying in the Media Village in Beijing, and discovered a pricing structure for ASDL connections that beggars belief: * 512/512 it costs 7712.5 RMB (1,131.20 USD); * 1M/512 it costs 9156.25 (1,342.95 USD); * 2M/512 it costs a whopping 11,700 RMB (1,716.05 USD). […]

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