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Wifi came at a price inside last night's Presidential debate, and then shut down

on Sep 27, 2016 | 0 comments

By Laurie Fullerton

Although the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump became the most tweeted political event ever in the U.S. according to Twitter; journalists inside Hofstra University in New York were reportedly forced to shut down personal hot spots and pay for an expensive and overloaded WiFi connection which was spotty during much of the debate.

“Technicians patrolling #debatenight press file using this device to detect and shut down hotspots, so they can sell $200 wifi accounts instead,” tweeted Politico reporter Kenneth Vogel, along with a photo of a signal-tracking device. Vogel also said that it was Read full story ›

Source: The Drum