Thanks for the info, Luis. I forgot to mention that we do have a window in the room we hope will give a decent cell signal to a mi-fi device.
Regards, Eric Leversen [email protected] On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Luis Torres wrote: > Eric, > > in my experience most solutions to go through thick walls require some > testing. I haven't seen a one size fits all solution yet. > > In the past I've had good luck with repeaters and antennas. Both are in the > DYI side as commercial WIFI extenders are usually pretty awful. > > You can get more info on a cheap repeater solution here: > http://lifehacker.com/265142/turn-your-wifi-router-into-a-repeater?tag=softwarehowto > > And you can make your own antenna with this template. It's ridiculously easy > to do even for people like me :) > http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/ > > I'm assuming you'll have to use some kind of WIFI at some point. > > Good luck. > > Luis > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Eric Leversen > <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm searching for information on getting internet access when cable/ > DSL is not an option. > > Our non-profit, http://mrcaustin.org, is settling into the Central > Presbyterian Church on 8th and Brazos. Its a wonderful building but it > has very thick walls which kill wi-fi so sapping off an existing > connection is not an option. Plus we want have our own signal since > its mission critical to the online ESL classes we run. > > My first thought is getting a MiFi hotspot from Verizon or AT&T or ??? > > Does anyone have thoughts on better solutions or what I should know > about MiFi before making a decision? > > We are a 501(c) on a shoe-string budget so I'd also love to know about > any discounted programs we could look into. > > Thanks in advance. > > Eric Leversen > WebChronic Consulting, LLC > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
