Aren't they running power for RVs to each space, especially if these are long term rentals?
On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Colin Stanners <cstann...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>> >>> >> >
