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What鈥檚 lost is the traditional sense of community that builds up among season-ticket holders, who sit in the same seats, with the same people, season after season. Instead, you鈥檝e got people who show up for one game and may never be seen again. Not all of them are drunken jerks, of course, but it certainly creates the potential.  
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Those face-meltingly fast new 802.11ac routers might not be king of the wireless networking world for long. On Sunday, Samsung announced it鈥檚 developing new 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology that can turbocharge network speeds fivefold, from today鈥檚 866Mbps per-device maximum to a blistering 4.6Gbps. At that rate, Samsung says, a 1GB movie file can transfer from one device to another in under 3 seconds.
And not all of those season-ticket holders are fans.
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The secret sauce: Ditching the crowded 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless channels used by today鈥檚 routers and jumping to the 60GHz frequency band.
鈥淚 would say, seriously, that 20 to 25 percent of the season tickets are owned by ticket brokers,鈥?said , owner of San Francisco-based Mr. Ticket. 鈥淚 know some brokers that own over 1,000 tickets.鈥?
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Even though you might not have heard of them, neither  nor the idea of are new. But prior implementations have run into a brick wall, both literally and figuratively: 60GHz signals can鈥檛 easily penetrate walls. That鈥檚 obviously a big problem for real-world usage. Most of the 60GHz-capable "WiGig" accessories  are designed to operate at very, very short ranges as a result.
A 49ers spokesman wouldn鈥檛 confirm those numbers, saying only, 鈥淥ur policy is not to comment on the numbers.鈥?
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But Kim Chang Yong, head of Samsung鈥檚 DMC R D Center, says the company has 鈥渟uccessfully overcome the barriers to the commercialization of 60GHz millimeter-wave band Wi-Fi technology.鈥?
Many tickets resold
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The new dynamic has turned traditional fan base economics on its head. When a team like the 49ers builds a new, billion-dollar stadium, ticket prices soar. That fuels Internet sites like StubHub, where local fans can cash out on their investment to offset the cost of a full season ticket.  
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Samsung鈥檚 says聽it overcame those physical and metaphorical barriers with "high-performance modem technologies and by developing wide-coverage beam-forming antenna." The WirelessHD and WiGig standards groups have also been trying to improve 60GHz signal performance using , a Wi-Fi technology that detects where client devices (like PCs and tablets) are physically located and then sends a focused signal directly at those devices, rather than mindlessly broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal in all directions as most routers do. (Beam-forming is already becoming a common feature in high-end 802.11ac routers.)
A recent check of StubHub for tickets to the next home game, on Nov. 2 against the , showed more than 8,000 tickets available for a stadium that seats 68,500 people.
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For the future, not today
鈥淲hat鈥檚 happened is the avenue for resale has grown,鈥?said of Golden Gate Tickets on Montgomery Street. 鈥淭he price of tickets has gone up. Five or six years ago a seat at the 50-yard line was $90. Now (in the new stadium) it鈥檚 $375.鈥?
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Don鈥檛 start saving your pennies for this particular bit of next-gen networking kit just quite yet, however. While Samsung鈥檚 press release states that 鈥渃ommercialization is expected as early as next year,鈥?that鈥檚 only talking about industry-wide usage of the 60GHz frequency itself鈥攏ot necessarily the release of Samsung products packing the company鈥檚 new technology. A Samsung spokesperson provided the following statement to John Ribeiro of the IDG News Service:
But with a little searching you can also find much cheaper seats, especially for less desirable games. Upper-deck tickets for the game with the Rams go for a little over $100, and the price may go lower as the game approaches.
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"As 60GHz is an unlicensed band spectrum globally, along with 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum, industry-level of commercialization is expected as early as next year, but there's nothing we could confirm at this point on when Samsung products supporting 60GHz Wi-Fi will be available in the market."
鈥淧eople are getting in for $50,鈥?said Kesselman. 鈥淭he higher the price of tickets, the fewer the fights. The worst was the 49ers-Raiders exhibition game a couple of years ago. Every lowlife in the world got in.鈥?
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It seems 802.11ac routers will have to do for now. Fortunately, there are a聽聽聽聽 .
This isn鈥檛 just a 49ers problem. owner  brags about his lavish, $1.2 billion stadium, which has been called the football version of the . He seems to be OK with resales by season-ticket holders.
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The story behind the story: The idea of making wireless networks as fast or faster than wired connections holds obvious appeal鈥攖he less time you spend waiting for files to transfer, the more stuff you can get done. But while Wi-Fi improvements like Samsung鈥檚 new technology should (eventually) turbocharge sharing files, streaming locally stored movies, or  across your home network, don鈥檛 forget that a fast router won鈥檛 magically make your actual Internet connection any faster. Activities like browsing the web or zoning out on the couch and watching Netflix are usually limited by your Internet speed, not your router.<p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li><a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com>Celine Bags Outlet</a></li><li><a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com>Celine Outlet Store</a></li><li><a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com>Celine UK</a></li></ul>
Tickets for opposing fans
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鈥淎 large percentage of our fans don鈥檛 go to but four games, five games a year,鈥?Jones said in a recent radio interview. 鈥淭he rest of the time they ... go out into the market and they sell their tickets and get that money. And in doing so, they really do reduce their overall cost of coming to the stadium because you sell two or three games as a season-ticket holder and you鈥檝e just about recouped what you鈥檝e spent to buy the ticket.鈥?
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It seems like simple economics. But there are consequences. Estimates among media in Dallas are that up to 40 percent of the crowd for recent Cowboys games have been fans of the opposing team.
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Quarterback  complained that boisterous visiting fans made the home-field advantage disappear.
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鈥淭oday, we played on the road,鈥?Romo said after a recent home game. 鈥淲e just need to tighten up on selling our tickets.鈥?
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Good luck with that. This is the new trend 鈥?gigantic, garish stadiums, incredibly high ticket prices and an aggressive resale market to offset the investment for season tickets.
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Although teams like the 49ers would probably say they want to encourage faithful season-ticket holders who come to every game, there is a logic to working the secondary ticket market.
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First, as Jones says, if you sell some of your tickets, it makes the exorbitant price of buying a season pass affordable. For new stadiums, that鈥檚 more than just the price of a ticket. In addition to the cost of a seat, the 49ers demanded a license fee that ranged from $2,000 to $80,000, just for the privilege of getting to the ticket window.
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Second, having several different groups of people attend games can be an advantage for marketing.
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鈥淚鈥檝e had discussions with the teams,鈥?says Ross. 鈥淲ouldn鈥檛 it be better to have five or six groups going to the game and buying merchandise?鈥?
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Of course, this is nothing new for another sport, baseball. Only an extremely dedicated fan will attend all 81 home games. But baseball is a different sport, pastoral and measured.
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Drunkenness goes on
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Football is violence and tailgate parties. The intoxicated, aggressive football fan has become a cliche. Candlestick Park was infamous for drunken brawls.  
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But, the logic went, when the 49ers moved to their sparkling new $1.3 billion stadium, the louts would be priced out.
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Instead, it seems they鈥檙e buying one-time tickets and partying on. Ironically, instead of solving the problem, the glittering new stadium may have created the potential to make it worse.
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@@@ Those face-meltingly fast new 802.11ac routers might not be king of the wireless networking world for long. On Sunday, Samsung announced it鈥檚 developing new 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology that can turbocharge network speeds fivefold, from today鈥檚 866Mbps per-device maximum to a blistering 4.6Gbps. At that rate, Samsung says, a 1GB movie file can transfer from one device to another in under 3 seconds. The secret sauce: Ditching the crowded 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless channels used by today鈥檚 routers and jumping to the 60GHz frequency band. Even though you might not have heard of them, neither nor the idea of are new. But prior implementations have run into a brick wall, both literally and figuratively: 60GHz signals can鈥檛 easily penetrate walls. That鈥檚 obviously a big problem for real-world usage. Most of the 60GHz-capable "WiGig" accessories are designed to operate at very, very short ranges as a result. But Kim Chang Yong, head of Samsung鈥檚 DMC R D Center, says the company has 鈥渟uccessfully overcome the barriers to the commercialization of 60GHz millimeter-wave band Wi-Fi technology.鈥?

Samsung鈥檚 says聽it overcame those physical and metaphorical barriers with "high-performance modem technologies and by developing wide-coverage beam-forming antenna." The WirelessHD and WiGig standards groups have also been trying to improve 60GHz signal performance using , a Wi-Fi technology that detects where client devices (like PCs and tablets) are physically located and then sends a focused signal directly at those devices, rather than mindlessly broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal in all directions as most routers do. (Beam-forming is already becoming a common feature in high-end 802.11ac routers.) For the future, not today Don鈥檛 start saving your pennies for this particular bit of next-gen networking kit just quite yet, however. While Samsung鈥檚 press release states that 鈥渃ommercialization is expected as early as next year,鈥?that鈥檚 only talking about industry-wide usage of the 60GHz frequency itself鈥攏ot necessarily the release of Samsung products packing the company鈥檚 new technology. A Samsung spokesperson provided the following statement to John Ribeiro of the IDG News Service: "As 60GHz is an unlicensed band spectrum globally, along with 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum, industry-level of commercialization is expected as early as next year, but there's nothing we could confirm at this point on when Samsung products supporting 60GHz Wi-Fi will be available in the market." It seems 802.11ac routers will have to do for now. Fortunately, there are a聽聽聽聽 .

The story behind the story: The idea of making wireless networks as fast or faster than wired connections holds obvious appeal鈥攖he less time you spend waiting for files to transfer, the more stuff you can get done. But while Wi-Fi improvements like Samsung鈥檚 new technology should (eventually) turbocharge sharing files, streaming locally stored movies, or across your home network, don鈥檛 forget that a fast router won鈥檛 magically make your actual Internet connection any faster. Activities like browsing the web or zoning out on the couch and watching Netflix are usually limited by your Internet speed, not your router.

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