I’ve been travelling a fair bit recently. In a couple of places where I’ve stayed I’ve noticed that I am unable to login to the VPN we have at the office. The internet works just fine in these places, but not the VPN. Now, usually, when I am travelling in the US, I just whip out my Verizon EVDO card, and ignore the hotel wireless network. However, for the last couple of days I’ve been staying at the Best Western Primrose in Toronto, where my Verizon card carries hefty roaming charges. Needless to say, when I discovered that the Primrose was blocking my VPN (and SIP), I wasn’t pleased. I let the management know that while I appreciated the free WiFi, it was of little use.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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I noticed some hotels blocking SIP too recently. Usually these are hotels on DSL not a pure T-1 so I wonder if the Bell Company is doing the blocking???