RE: Wireless Internet Wifi Hotspot - Worth it? - billing platforms?

Joe... Appreciate the technical info... My growth plan is to simply see
how much money I can generate before buying a serious cisco wireless
AP... 

And I was considering Boingo as a way to PAINLESSLY guage traffic.. I
don’t expect to make millions off boingo but.. It looks like the fastest
way to get off the ground... 

You mention 
"Hotspot in a box solutions that you should look at."
I'd love to find a profit share billing system... Any ideas... As it
stands now.. Boingo only pays me month ONE and keeps the MRC ongoing...
I'd love to do a 70/30... Me 70... And the billing platform folks take
30... 

And point well taken - about the Karma that is.. Changed my address
book... Btw... Talking about karma.. 

Its Raining and Gloomy here in San DIEGO!!!!




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-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Towner [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:20 PM
To: [email protected]; 'SeattleWireless Development List'
Subject: RE: Wireless Internet Wifi Hotspot - Worth it?


There are a few different ways you would want to deal with this.  Are
you going to be dealing with a lot of monthly users, or are you looking
to snag a few bucks off of a bunch of people "on their way thru"?  

If it's the former, then you're going to want to setup something
in-house, with a back end accounting & user management system.  You want
a enterprise level gateway then, so you can make sure those who don't
pay are "restricted".  Also expect to support the users, as in, if they
can't connect, it has to be your wireless stuff right?  Also plan on
doing a front end & back end wifi, where as you have b/g AP's for
clients to connect to, but A links between your AP's.

If it's the latter, where you're looking at customers looking to pass
thru, there are a few different Hotspot in a box solutions that you
should look at.  Their builtin support for a ticket / timed automatic
user accounts makes 98% of the headache's go away.

Either way, don't look to "hacked" consumer grade equipment to make this
work.  Use something commercial that will keep going under the most
intense summer sun and heat.  Your time is money, and running around
replacing gear on a constant schedule will get old really quick.  I'd
recommend some of the Metrix Mark II boxes for nodes, it'll make your
life much easier.

Figure out what you are looking to accomplish, then hit ONE list back.
Posting to numerous lists at once is bad for the karma.

BTW - it's sunny and clear, mid 40s outside in Seattle.

-Joe

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