Gore Mountain WiFi

I want to move my winter office to Gore, but I need a decent internet connection. The Verizon 3G coverage is pretty sketchy, but is there WiFi in any of the lodges?

MM

I'm pretty sure the main lodge has WiFi.

yes, but not free.  can be purchased daily and I assume extended (weekly, monthly) also.
Heard it works at WF also

Hoser wrote

yes, but not free.  can be purchased daily and I assume extended (weekly, monthly) also.
Heard it works at WF also

Harv- You're the man with the stats. How much does Gore actually make by charging for WiFi?

DARKSIDED wrote

Hoser wrote

yes, but not free.  can be purchased daily and I assume extended (weekly, monthly) also.
Heard it works at WF also

Harv- You're the man with the stats. How much does Gore actually make by charging for WiFi?

I noticed that somebody mentioned this in the comments on Laszlo's Jay Peak 4/21 blog entry.

I wasn't aware they charged for it. I've been using it for free. I think.

Gore does not make any money, or it is very little, as the internet is provided by adirondack internet, which is a private company that operates small scale wifi hotspots. They have one throughout main st in north creek, as well as Gore, and in a few other towns in our area. If you operate out of the saddle instead of the base lodge you can use your verizon just fine and have much better views

Darkside Shaman wrote

If you operate out of the saddle instead of the base lodge you can use your verizon just fine and have much better views

That's good to know.  If I have reliable cell service on the mountain and the occasional WiFi back up, that's all I need.  I'll have to find a safe place to stash my laptop at the saddle.

MM

I just realized I wrote that I'm looking for place to stash on the mountain.  I haven't had a stash on the mountain for 20 years, and now I'm trying to stash a laptop.  When did my life start sucking?

MM

I guess that was my point. How much can they actually make on charging for Wifi? Compare that to the marketing value of "FREE WIFI"!

Thanks for the tip on the Saddle.

Harvey44 wrote

I wasn't aware they charged for it. I've been using it for free. I think.

While I've seen the Adk Internet icon on my phone, I actually think I was accessing Verizon.

In any case I should keep my trap shut. This morning I got an INVOICE from Gore for my wireless usage!

BUSTED!

DARKSIDED wrote

I guess that was my point. How much can they actually make on charging for Wifi? Compare that to the marketing value of "FREE WIFI"!

Yup, just what I was thinking when I found out I had to pay a private provider. Just think of the marketing bonus if Gore sucked up and provided that for free. Ever notice how many non skiing Mommies hang in the lodge while the little kids go out and play? But, alas, don't get me going again about the superior marketing department at Gore.

The internet is provided by Adirondack Internet, a local small business that brings novel high speed internet service to the park.  For example, they use long distance wifi antennas to bring roadrunner speeds to my camp across Lake George.  Nice people who are very responsive to any issues.

Gore provides the broadband connection to Adirondack Internet and they get a small revenue share. Considering the, probably, trivial income they'd be a lot smarter offering us free wifi. Of course, this isn't the first time or last that Gore management misses a PR opportunity.

Gore Mountain finally has free wifi this year.  There's at least 2 free networks, but it's pretty random whether they are actually operating on any given day.  At least last year you could count on the wifi if you paid for it.  What's wrong with them??

You will need a password to access the WiFi at Gore, at least you did in December. Go to the information desk and ask them and they should tell you what it is, they told me.

Is it available on Thursdays?

Benny Profane wrote

Is it available on Thursdays?

Yes - but only at half the speed.

Janitor tells me we got four bars of Verizon LTE in the base lodge.

Harvey wrote

Janitor tells me we got four bars of Verizon LTE in the base lodge.

Did Verizon get on the tower behind Gore Electric or the tower at the top (or a new tower somewhere else)?