I understand the idea but I would suggest just putting up yard signs or snail mail flyers. I would say something along the lines "High Speed Internet is Thinking of Your Area. Call 800-467-2346 if you are interested". Take information that way.
There are some problems I see with the hotspot idea. First, this is an area with people not used to high speed internet so I think it would be very tough for them to figure out how to connect to the access point. Also, I would assume that not too many people out there have a need for a laptop or travel around with one if they do. Third, it would be much easier to make a simple flyer and mail it then trying to buy/configure/install a wireless hotspot. ESPECIALLY if you are looking at Mikrotik and have never used it before. -Jeff CTI "There is a Difference" -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:05 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Promotion I got towers. Lots of them. Many don't have any kind of wireless service anywhere close, some don't have any kind of high speed service of any kind. I would like to put up on some of them, for a fairly short period of time, something like a hotspot, say a cheap router that people can connect to, they see a splash page that says "If you are intersted in HIGH SPEED WIRELESS service, please call 800-467-2346" Then we could log the calls, take their information, and if enough calls were recieved we could start talking to WISPS in adjoining areas to see if someone might be interested in providing service there. A market study if you will. Who makes a cheap box that I could hook to an OMNI with such a thing? Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
