How can Bonnaroo improve in 2013?

BYOG

From what I've heard (read) that problem has nothing to do with Bonnaroo, and more to do with cell phone companies. I don't know the details, but I sure wish that was fixed as well. We have the technology for all of us to have a computer/phone in our pockets, but when too many people get together, none of them work??? Doesn't seem right in my head.

It depends on the carrier from what I have read. Some carriers have little issue while others are a nightmare.

put almost 80,000 people using cell towers that are used to handling maybe 8,000. Text is the answer, better yet use a time system. I never take my phone into centeroo, rarely use it while I am there. I am there for the scene and music not to be on the phone. Establish a meet time at the fountain or someplace. The main inprovement I'd love to see is some video screens for at least some of the tents. Trying to get into Alabama Shakes or Umphree's was almost impossibile. Would be nice to have a screen outside the comedy tent too so if you didn't get a ticket inside you can still see it. I think it was smart to move Roo a week out, that means the NBA finals will be over. I know for some this is no big deal but I can tell you the Movie tent and the sports bars are packed and it takes forever to get in. Now they can show something different.

The cell reception is always gonna be that way. Like someone else said, the closest tower is just being overwhelmed.

Did anyone else find there cell phone dying WAY WAY faster than it normally would off the farm?

Usually my cell at full charge lasts about 3 to 3.5 days from normal usage. I use it even less on the farm but it would be dead in less than 48 hours there after fully recharging it. ???

Airplane mode tell you need it

More room for car poolers! Roo is always pushing/encouraging people to carpool, but it is incredibly difficult to fit 15-20 people into 4 cars worth of space.

Agreed. Like CKS said this was a major thing that was discussed.

Was an official Camp Inforoo discussed?

Not specifically, I think. There was some talk about how TO keeps shrinking every year which puts those who fly in in quite a bind.

I talked to some guys at Roo this year working for a phone company there. They said AT&T demanded that Roo pay for more mobile towers. The key lies with making AT&T aware via e-mail campaign or petition.

-Pay tours of the backstage / production areas. I'd pony up $25 or whatever to join a group that gets led through what's going on back there by someone knowledgeable, just so I could see how that stuff works.

-A list of Bonnaroo & Manchester's working radio frequencies so I could plug them into my scanner (maybe somebody on here already knows this?) This is geek stuff, but listening to the police late at night can be fun. And it'd settle a lot of the post-Roo discussion about exactly what the police presence was, what they were arresting people for, etc. Come to think of it, the local government frequencies ought to be a matter of public record; I should look those up. But what are the festival frequencies?

Edit: well, dammit..here's the RadioReference.com feed for the "Bonnaroo Command Post," but it's showing as not available for web streaming.

www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=11078

-A vendor catalog that's distributed ahead of time (PDF download would be fine.) Just a simple location and description of the licensed vendors/exhibitors would be great. I like exploring, but every year I hear about stuff I would've liked to check out but didn't know to look for.

-If Roo's going to charge $200 for an RV pass, for God's sake give us more than a square of grass for it. Full hook-ups aren't necessary, or possible, but it'd be nice if the pass also granted RVers access to some kind of amenity area or some token schwag or something. It's going to get to the point where it's a toss-up between GA RV and tent VIP by the time you figure the gasoline in. Maybe that's the point. But just because you own a rig doesn't mean you're made of money--our Class C is a late-90s model that cost us about what a decent used car would.

I think it's good as well but they probably want people using the Bonnaroo app that had info and locations of most (or all) the vendors. A physical item would be much easier/better though.