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...ever wish that you could procrastinate on thefacebook.com and AIM from anywhere in the College any time, bed, bath or beyond? Well you’re in luck; the College’s commendable plan to add wireless access points all over campus will give students a new freedom in computing...
...extensive wireless network will be a notable improvement in the quality of residential life, and it is a heartening example of the College operating ahead of the curve on student amenities; even though colleagues at Dartmouth have enjoyed Wi-Fi technology campus-wide for a few years, most colleges limit wireless access to public areas...
Director of Residential Computing Kevin S. Davis ’98, who is also a Crimson editor, didn’t have an exact figure on the cost of the project, but it looks likely that more widespread wireless service will be a cost-effective move for the College. Computer services will certainly spend less money keeping up the fickle wall-jacks—if only because they will be used less often—and on loaning out cords and hubs. Wireless routers will also be more convenient to repair because they will be installed in hallways...
Steen said that private access points might be accessible by non-Harvard affiliates. He added that while an exact time-line for the wireless installation has not been drafted yet, the access points will be set-up progressively over the next year...
According to Davis, between 90 and 95 percent of students now arrive on campus with laptops, creating high demand for wireless. He said ethernet jacks will remain active in all rooms...