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We've built our scouting system on Google docs. Also, in the stands, we will be recording and uploading each match to Youtube. I see a great need for data (and video) from the stands to be available in the pits in a short amount of time, without having to rely on the sneaker-net. There is sometimes also a need for general-purpose internet usage on occasion.

In Long Beach, we have the wonderful fortune of having a Clear 4G WiMax tower literally right in the parking lot. Speeds outside are great; it remains to be seen if the same is true inside.

So, we're getting two Clear USB WiMax adapters and accounts, and two Cradlepoint 3G/4G routers. We'll send these into some regular 'ol network switches, and run wired LAN in both the pits and the stands.

Honestly, it's much easier to do it this way and use 3rd party servers rather than trying to build and run a local server, and we'll have the whole internet if we want it.

We'll have about $250 into the network connectivity to do this setup, using switches we already had.