Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences

["Rafiee, Hosnieh" <[e-mail]>]

I had the same problem too. I had to wait in a queue for 1.5 hours and it was annoying! 

Hosnieh


-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Ersue, Mehmet (NSN - DE/Munich)
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 11:31 PM
To: ext Howard, Lee; Jari Arkko; [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences

I actually found the immigration pretty smooth and quick. 
However, I am wondering whether I'm the only person who is complaining on this, but I found the walk between the gate and the final Atlanta immigration area very very long.
I heard myself asking more than once: "Which ingenious person designed this terminal?"

Cheers,
Mehmet 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On
> Behalf Of ext Howard, Lee
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:12 AM
> To: Jari Arkko; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences
> 
> I suppose I can't actually speak on behalf of the entire United States
of America, but
> as a citizen, I can say that I am sorry our immigration process is so
bad.  I hope that
> others will have a better experience.
> 
> Visit www.ietf85.com for a list of restaurants.  There are several
within two blocks; I
> had a good experience at White Oak, whiteoakkitchen.com
> 
> The taxi line is inefficient when there are many people (six cabs pull
up, fill up, then
> leave before the next six can arrive).  But service is reasonable.
MARTA (subway)
> delivers you about two blocks from the hotel, but I prefer taxi.
> 
> There is a gym at the Hilton.  I haven't actually used it, but the web
site claims it's
> excellent.
> 
> Lee
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [e-mail]
[mailto:[e-mail]] On
> Behalf Of
> > Jari Arkko
> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:59 PM
> > To: [e-mail]
> > Subject: [85attendees] Initial Atlanta experiences
> >
> > I arrived yesterday. Some initial experiences:
> >
> > Airport -- The airport itself was efficient and worked well, but
immigrations was a
> bad
> > experience. We arrived a bit later than predicted, and by the time
the planeload of
> people
> > entered the immigrations hall, there was an announcement that the
agents are free
> to go
> > home. They did. Several hundred people waited in line for that one
poor one
> remaining agent
> > (who is in good spirits, all things considered). At some point
during the wait there
> was
> > another announcement that apologized they are experiencing
"technical difficulties".
> It turns
> > out that they have been experiencing computer problems for some
time, nationwide,
> but to us
> > in the queue this seemed ... wrong. I waited maybe one hour and
fifteen minutes,
> but I was
> > lucky in how the queues got split up at some point, so others
probably waited longer.
> They
> > increased the number of agents in the end, before that I was afraid
we'd be there
> all night. In
> > any case, it was a long wait late in the evening, after a 10-hour
flight sitting next to
> the
> > singing golf buddies at the back of the aircraft :-)
> >
> > Taxis -- Good availability, short ride, reasonable price, my fare
was 33$.
> >
> > Hotel -- Pretty familiar Hilton experience, but exceptionally
friendly staff. No hotel
> wireless
> > at 25th floor (in the Hilton), but wired Internet. None of the few
dozen other visible
> > networks seem to be open or working, so it is either your own
connectivity or the
> wired
> > network. In the 27th floor there is an executive lounge for Hilton
regulars, open for
> breakfast
> > and snacks during the day. The breakfast is quite limited compared
to usual Hilton
> lounge
> > standards, but was sufficient for me. (Youghurt, pastries, bread,
fruit, coffee, soft
> drinks, etc
> > but no meats or warm items.) The Marriott is connected by a bridge
to the Hilton.
> For the
> > budget-minded, there's a Motel 6 next to the hotel as well.
> >
> > Other hotel services -- there's an outdoors pool, access from level
3.
> >
> > Food -- There is a nearby foodcourt in the Peachtree Center
building. Recommended
> for
> > quick lunches, good variety of food options. I liked the Yami-Yami
Sushi in particular
> :-)
> > Access the center via the the Marriott which is connected to the
center via a bridge.
> But
> > walking on the streets may be faster. There's a coffee shop in the
hotel lobby with
> some
> > sandwiches and similar.
> >
> > Network -- Hotel network has transitioned to the IETF. IPv6 routing
doesn't seem to
> be up
> > yet, at least not from my room. Otherwise the IETF network works
great, as
> always! I wish
> > the hotel wireless would extend to my room so that I could use my
computer's wired
> > interface for the testing that I need to do, but my requirements are
probably
> special. (Update:
> > IPv6 now seems to work when I test again after composing this
e-mail. But I've also
> seen a
> > network outage.)
> >
> > Mobile networks -- I have found that it is economical to carry
around two devices,
> one with
> > my regular SIM where I can be reached on my usual phone number, and
another
> one with a
> > local SIM that provides inexpensive network access as a portable
access point. For
> instance,
> > T-Mobile SIM card with unlimited access (limited MBytes for 4G
though) costs $50
> per
> > month whereas my roaming costs in the US are 8$/MB on my regular
provider at
> home.
> >
> > Still looking for: Restaurants. To be honest I have not seen one
yet. I guess there
> are some,
> > somewhere :-) And I'm hoping there's a gym in the hotel. I'd also
love to drop by
> some
> > climbing wall in the city, but have not yet had time to search for
one. It might of
> course also
> > be that I run out of time to go there. I'll try though.
> >
> > Jari
> >
> >
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