vs In-House Hotel AV
In-house AV internet vs. dedicated venue WiFi.
The hotel's in-house AV desk will sell you event internet at a premium. A GigLogix-powered venue WiFi order does the same job for about half the cost — provisioned instantly on Meraki, with the bandwidth tier you actually paid for.
The transparent comparison.
| What matters | Dedicated venue WiFi | Hotel in-house AV internet |
|---|---|---|
| Cost vs. in-house event internet rates | ~50% lower | Premium in-house rates |
| Activation | Instant — Meraki API provisions on checkout | Order desk lead time |
| Bandwidth | Guaranteed per-room tier | Shared, best-effort |
| Ordering | Self-service portal + tabletop QR codes | Phone or email the AV desk |
| Branding | Your branded captive portal | Generic venue splash |
| AV + WiFi bundle | 1-click add-on, 10% package discount | — |
| Local support | Same-day support, local pickup (Atlantic City, NJ · West Chester, PA) | — |
Cost, activation, and bandwidth claims reflect Harris Production Services' venue internet service terms. In-house AV rates and terms vary by property — ask for their rate card and compare line by line.
AV + WiFi bundle
Bundle dedicated venue WiFi with your AV order — 10% off the package.
Add dedicated venue WiFi to any AV order in one click and take 10% off the combined package. The network is provisioned automatically on Cisco Meraki the moment checkout confirms — a dedicated SSID and a guaranteed bandwidth tier for your exact event dates.
Local. Same-day. Actually reachable.
Same-day support
Event-day problems get a same-day answer, not a ticket queue.
Pickup — Atlantic City, NJ
Grab gear or hand off returns at the Atlantic City shop.
Pickup — West Chester, PA
Same deal west of Philly: local pickup in West Chester.
Fair questions.
How is dedicated venue WiFi 50% cheaper than in-house hotel AV internet?
In-house AV desks price event internet as a premium add-on. Harris Production Services runs venue WiFi as a self-service product — you order a per-room bandwidth tier online, pay by Stripe, and the Cisco Meraki network is provisioned automatically. The automation is where the 50% comes from: no order desk, no manual provisioning, no day-rate technician to flip a switch.
What does "instant Meraki activation" actually mean?
When your Stripe checkout confirms, GigLogix calls the Cisco Meraki Dashboard API and provisions a dedicated SSID, bandwidth limit, and VLAN passcode for your exact event dates. There is no ticket and no waiting on the hotel IT queue.
Is the bandwidth really guaranteed?
Yes. You buy a specific bandwidth tier per room, and that tier is enforced as a dedicated limit on your own SSID — not a shared slice of the ballroom network that degrades when the keynote starts.
Skip the in-house markup.
Order dedicated venue WiFi for your next event — or run the ordering portal at your own venue.