Tag: wifi

What is wrong with Wi-Fi on campus?

MASON’S IT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXPLAINS WHAT IS BEING DONE TO IMPROVE THE NETWORK By Olivia Booth, Staff Writer If you’ve never stood in the middle of a dorm room, holding your laptop to the ceiling in an effort to connect to eduroam…

WiFi Upgrade at EagleBank Arena

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor No need to worry about your data plan when heading to a basketball game this season. This summer George Mason Athletics announced a new partnership with Mobilitie to enhance the wireless network at EagleBank Arena. The…

Mason adds new Wi-Fi access points around campus

Basma Humadi, Staff Writer Ask anyone on campus about the school Wi-Fi, and you are most likely to hear, “the Wi-Fi sucks!” On Twitter, there are numerous tweets dedicated to Mason’s inconsistent Wi-Fi. However, some up-and-coming improvements could drastically improve the situation.  Starting…

Student Government plans to solve Wi-Fi problems

This story was originally published in the April 20 print issue. This spring semester, IT Services and Student Government declared that they had a plan to improve Mason’s Wi-Fi, but so far enhancements are yet to be seen. On March…

Weak wifi circulating campus

This story was originally in the April 13 issue of Fourth Estate. Jevette Brown, staff writer One of the most popular social media trends for Mason is the terrible wifi. The connections to the various wireless networks has always been…

Five best tweets about #MasonWiFiProblems

George Mason students seemed to have problems connecting to the university’s WiFi network yesterday afternoon across campus. Many people on Twitter were upset, but Mason WiFi is always a constant discussion online. Here are our picks for the best tweets…