We use Calix 844e gigacenter along with the 804 mesh solution and it works great. We include the 844e at no monthly cost but just a $50 setup charge. Then if they need mesh for more coverage, $20 setup and $8 per month per mesh unit.
On Mon, Oct 1, 2018, 9:57 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, the WiFi outside expectation is big now. Probably due to Nestcams > and Sonos speakers and stuff. > > > > Problem is, people are lazy, they don’t want to hear that the right way is > to run a cable to a satellite AP. They want everything to just work > automagically, with cellphone apps and the cloud and no wires. > > > > Something like a Mikrotik hAP ac Lite is cheap enough I don’t have to > charge a lot per month, and they can be powered via POE out from the main > router, but they just balk at a cable. The mesh systems are a triumph of > marketing to a lazy, impatient customer base, even it they are expensive > and don’t always work that great. We’re not using Calix (yet) but I > watched the video on their satellite unit and I like the way the LEDs help > you find the optimal location, not too close, not too far. It’s not > necessarily going to help with the Sonos-on-the-deck and > Nestcam-on-the-garage people though. > > > > If it’s within the same building and people don’t want a cable, I point > out that Netgear sells powerline networking kits with WiFi built into one > end for around $100. Yes, they have to plug an Ethernet patch cable into > the unit near the router, but if that’s still too difficult for them, I > start not caring about their problem. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Kurt Fankhauser > *Sent:* Monday, October 1, 2018 9:29 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Improving WIFI coverage in homes > > > > Been having a lot of customers lately calling about poor wifi coverage, I > always install the router in a prime location in house and when digging > into details further finding out that they are trying to use the wifi > outside, or by the pool or in the garage. What is everyone doing to > accommodate these peoples requests? Add another Mikrotik AP and charge > additional $10/month for each extra AP's? I want to offer a solution but at > the same time make it worth my time dealing with them. Seems to me i should > be walking away with minimum $500 for getting flawless wifi coverage in > their house plus more monthly fee. > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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