Wifi/internet for condo building...prepaid by scratch card.

[cheeryble]

Been asked to ask....

What's the latest way to give pre paid internet access to condo rooms, by the day/week/month?

Is it still the aerials sticking out if the corridor ceiling or is there something better now?

If it's the same aerial method, is there any way the password can be cached as my friend seems to be pestered with re-passwording.

Anyone know any enablers for this service in CM?

Thanks!

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[RichCor]

It all depends on what the owner (or provider) wants to spend on infrastructure.

Internet can be delivered to specific areas over a number of medium (Wire, Fiber, RF), though it seems that consumer like and prefers WiFi.

Cheap and fast WiFi infrastructure will be, as you say, aerials sticking out of the corridor ceiling.

Some higher-end condos and resorts are now using ceiling-mounted Access Points resembling smoke detectors (being offered by Ubiquiti Networks UniFi or Linksys).

Might want to take a look at Ubiquiti Networks UniFi system with unlimited scalability.

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[onlycw]

YMMV, but the few times I bought my condo's wifi scratch card, it was a complete waste of money. Dreadful "speeds" at all times... You gotta check it out first.

[cheeryble]

Thanks to you both.

Richcor

I have indeed found someone in CM who says this is the sort of thing he does.

I tend to believe as he has a Ubiquiti sign outside, so await his call.

Thanks for suggestion.

Only CW

From what i have heard about a couple of places they have it performance not blazing but adequate.

People really like to not have to sign up to 3BB all year round if they only visit their condo a part of the year.

[davee58]

Everybody expects basic wifi for free these day.

[cheeryble]

There is indeed free wifi in the lobby.

Seems like people who just turn up a couple of months a year like something in their rooms.

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[sfokevin]

I would just provide it to them for free (which has been stated most expect these days)... If you are set on charging them make sure it WORKS!... I hate when you go to a hotel and they make you pay for a card get to you room and find out that reception or bandwidth sucks... Go to the front desk and get a polite mai ben rai refund mai dai you scratch card... The next time I get to a good Internet cafe I make a point to go into Agoda and rate the hotel badly....