[joe fonebone]

if you set your beebers to stune, all things will be right...

[garyb]

You might also consider a tethered phone rather than a hot spot. But if you are not getting a connection now, you won't if you try to use it tethered or as a hot spot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering

If you are looking for just a conference need, or a short term need, you could look at the pre-paid options from Virgin Mobile, which is owned by, and uses the Sprint network.

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/shop/mobile-broadband/broadband-2-go/

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband-plans/broadband-2-go/overview/

Or most likely the least expensive: just pay the conference center's access fee for wifi.