ONT+NID takes space, also where do you get power for the ONT? Using 120V on the same pole is an option but I'd prefer not rely directly on (sometimes questionable) 120V power in such places, or putting a PoE-powered ONT.
On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 3:29 PM, Cameron Crum <cc...@murcevilo.com> wrote: > Why run ethernet? This seems ideal for fiber. Put a small box for the ONT > on the same pole as the electrical hookup with about 20 ft of ethernet > cable so they can drag it through a window and call it a day. Rent them a > cheap router if they want wifi or mount a small loco ac or something > running as a low powered AP and alternate frequencies every 3 or 4 spaces. > > > > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Colin Stanners <cstann...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Be careful of selling service over Wi-FI... customers buy "signal >> boosters" that run their own DHCP server, or they see a very strong signal >> to their booster and complain that their service sucks (don't understand >> that the signal from the booster to your network is low). And there's >> interference from mobile hotspots etc.... >> >> I would do like Adam says, run ethernet lines everywhere with >> outdoor-grade ethernet connection boxes (make sure to have a surge >> protector on each line as it returns to your switch). You can try offering >> some service over wifi but tell customers that if they want reliable speeds >> they need to hardwire. >> >> On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 1:07 PM, castarritt <castarr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> We were approached by a current subscriber who is building an RV park >>> with around ~100 pads, and he wants us to offer service to his tenants. >>> This isn't the typical situation where we would sell service to the RV >>> park, and they handle distributing it to their customers. He wants to >>> avoid providing wi-fi himself, and will instead let us charge every client >>> that wants service separately. Also, this isn't a campground; his shortest >>> lease term will be monthly. >>> >>> While the park is under construction, he is willing to let us lay >>> conduit, so we could provide wired service to each pad if we wanted to. >>> Alternatively, we could just setup a bunch of wi-fi APs. One potential >>> complication is that we have a fairly busy cluster of 5g PMP450s a couple >>> hundred yards from this RV park, so while wired service could be more >>> reliable for the park tenants, the potential for 100 customer wi-fi routers >>> we can't control operating within sight of our PMP450 POP sounds like the >>> stuff of nightmares. >>> >>> We are leaning more towards a wi-fi option due to better control over >>> spectrum, as well as avoiding maintenance of 100 outdoor ethernet ports >>> that the customers would be plugging into, but we are open to suggestions. >>> >>> Also, assuming wi-fi is the correct answer, does anyone have any >>> equipment recommendations? The park is about 400' by 900'. I was looking >>> at either doing a whole bunch of low end APs, or maybe ~8 sectors. We >>> haven't used any of the Cambium wi-fi gear yet, but the cnPilot E501S looks >>> interesting. >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Chris Starritt >>> Western Broadband >>> supp...@ecpi.com >>> 512-257-1077 >>> >> >> >
