Advice Needed: SlingBox at the Tailgate? (Other Wireless Options)

While walking around the North Campus tailgate scene on Saturday, I noticed more and more people using laptop computers connected to projectors instead of satellite dishes. Best I could tell they were connecting using SlingBox + Wireless Modems of some variety.

I'm pretty sure that there's no hot spots on North Campus that can handle that type of bandwidth. So I'm guessing they have Wireless Modems. Right? Anyway...I want to better understand the hardware and software requirements for this configuration. It seems like much less work and more reliable than setting up The Dish.

I don't have a wireless modem for my laptop currently.

Can some of you experienced in these configurations explain it to me?

• How much bandwidth do I need to get a quality picture?
• How much bandwidth does a single day of tailgating suck down? (It looks like bandwidth is priced per gigabyte per month. Is that right?)
  
• What plans / providers work best on South Campus?
  
• What questions should I ask my wireless provider?
  
• What's a good wireless modem cost? What's a good rate for the plan?
  
• Which SlingBox do you use?
  
• Is HD even worth the effort? It seems like that would be a huge bandwidth burden?
• Are there any quality providers that don't require multi-year contracts?
• What is the picture quality like with SlingBox at your tailgate?
  

Drop me a note at decaturdawg--at--hotmail--dot--com or post some info here. I'm very curious.

THANKS!

PWD

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