Re: [Coworking] WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Another big +1 for UniFi, and 👎🏼 for mesh. On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 8:33 AM Brad Attig wrote: > We tried the Linksys Velop and members would drop when they were moving > from area to area. We went with UniFi and we couldn't be happier. Cost > around $500 for the Switch 8, Security Gateway, Cloud

Re: [Coworking] WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-19 Thread Brad Attig
We tried the Linksys Velop and members would drop when they were moving from area to area. We went with UniFi and we couldn't be happier. Cost around $500 for the Switch 8, Security Gateway, Cloud Key, and one APAC Pro. We added a second Access Point when we expanded. Covering about 2800 square fee

Re: [Coworking] WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-19 Thread Stephen Ulrich
We use the Linksys Velop system in a very old building with 3 foot thick brick walls. We have 3 areas that require the mesh system. Occasionally one of the mesh access points will go offline, and we just unplug it and plug it back in, and it recovers that area. It was fairly easy to set up. We

[Coworking] Re: WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-19 Thread Jay Hines
Hey AK, from what I have researched mesh networks are not a great way to go for business, they are catered toward home use. I went with a Ubiquity Unifi network. This network is cost effective and has some of the best user friendly network tools. The great part is you can control a lot from thei

[Coworking] Re: Courses To Offer Members

2019-02-19 Thread Aloma Loren
We have various events and workshops throughout the year. We've partnered with orgs like the SBDC (Small Business Development Center) and SCORE Mentors to offer some, others have been taught by members or other people in the community. We recently also launched an Online Business Accelerator

Re: [Coworking] Re: Phone Booth

2019-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Big +1 for office closings/liquidations. We've saved a FORTUNE on like-new office furniture this way. On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 2:39 PM Robert Luu wrote: > That's a great idea to check business closings for furniture. I'm gong to > set up a Google Alert to monitor business closings, in general in

[Coworking] Re: Phone Booth

2019-02-19 Thread Robert Luu
That's a great idea to check business closings for furniture. I'm gong to set up a Google Alert to monitor business closings, in general in my area. On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 2:55:21 PM UTC-8, Jeran Fraser wrote: > > I've seen a few threads over the last couple of years about phone > boot

[Coworking] WIFi --anyone using a MESH network?

2019-02-19 Thread AK
Hey everyone. We need to beef up our WIFI and wondering if a MESH network is a good investment. We only have room for 15 desks and currently we have junk ATT internet (about 25megs DL and 10 up--ha!)-- looking at Comcast 75 DL 25 UL..I think that should help a bit, but will a Mesh netwo

Re: [Coworking] Re: How do you handle members wanting to bring a client in?

2019-02-19 Thread Mithun Shetty
We do the same at 91springboard. Contracts can tend to get longer and longer if you try to implement a policy for everything. The guests/visitors scenario mostly gets solved through a conversation. We allow free access up to 4 hours as long as it is in the common areas or meeting rooms. Like Alex

Re: [Coworking] Re: How do you handle members wanting to bring a client in?

2019-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
Like Scott, we keep this simple. Members can have guests for a meeting up to 2 hours, and those meetings take place at common tables/lounges or meeting rooms. Once a guest is there > 2 hours, or if that guest is working from a desk, our member is responsible for a full-rate guest pass. Also like

Re: [Coworking] Group Membership/Rates for Rural Businesses at my CoWork Space??? Can't find any info on this!

2019-02-19 Thread Alex Hillman
The most common mistake I see here is that people say "your whole org has access to this pool of work days" and the problem becomes when individuals start skipping over the entire onboarding process because their boss they could go work for the day. So the trickiest part of this is making sure tha