College students in University Housing, please vote in Poll

[amdskip]

The university I attend is currently having a debate on adding a new fee to support the resnet network in the dorm buildings/apartments. The fee is proposed to be $50/semester. The school will raise $600,000-800,000/year if this fee gets voted in. What I would like to know is what your University has for a fee. Keep in mind this fee is completely seperate from a lab fee (ours is $30/year).

Here's the technical thread about the network

This is the fee for each semester.

 

[BullsOnParade]

we have a $70 technology fee. which everyone pays regardless of whether they live on campus or not.
dorm internet might be in housing fee, its not itemized so i have no idea. this is at GaTech.

~bulls

 

[amdskip]

up for more input please

 

[UnatcoAgent]

included in my fees so 0$

 

[Ketteringo]

Included in the $1300 every 3 months rent Its dual T1s, no firewalls, no proxy, we have our own external IPs.

 

[Tdawg951]

we dont pay anything directly here at duke (i'm sure its included somehow though....)

 

[rh71]

I think the "technology fee" was $75/semester.

 

[jlarsson]

Its included in our room fees.

 

[imported_Pablo]

At clemson there is atechnology fee. I think that its fair. Its around 75 a semester.

 

[Beller0ph1]

Everything is included in my housing payment at UW Madison. Cable, local phone, internet...

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

Here at NCSU I believe it's an $80/semester resnet fee.

 

[bradruth]

Everything is included at the University of North Dakota.

 

Nothing...I go to the same school as AMD. Personally, I agree with it. The problem right now isnt bandwidth, as our school (WIU) doesnt even use all the bandwidth it buys. The problem is the switches. They are 10-15 years old, the servers are only serviced by 1 employee that only works during the weekdays from 9-5. That is simply too much. The fees would allow the school to purchase new equipment, hire more people, and buy mroe bandwidth should the need arise.

 

[elanarchist]

Ah Cornell... let me count the ways I love thee. We pay $25 a month for 2 GB or traffic. After that, its $2 for each additional GB, which used to be $3/GB until this semester. Last year, we had unlimited access for $45 a month.