How Do You Become a WiFi Hotspot?
How Do You Become a WiFi Hotspot? WiFi is a very hot commodity worldwide...for both users & those wanting to cash in on the business potential. Below you'll find some things to consider if you're one of those interested in the business potential of WiFi. If you have more to add....please do.I'll try to keep this as simple as possible.Here's some simple ideas you should consider for becoming a WiFi Hotspot.* To turn your business into a hotspot, you really only need 2 things:- Hotspot Kit (which should include hardware, software, and remote monitoring)- High Speed Internet (whatever is appropriate for your situation....DSL, T1, or DS3 connectivity)* Before you order your hotspot kit, you need to first determine what type of service you will need:- Single Access Point OR- Multiple Access PointThe number of connection points you need is determined by the amount of area that you wish to make available for wireless internet access. For example....larger hotels will require one access point per every 20 rooms (on average) while a coffee shop can adequately service their clientele with just a single access point.* The last decision you will need to make is whether or not to bill your clients for wireless internet access. Today, more and more enterprises are offering wireless internet access as a value-added service in an effort to attract more visitors to their hotels/shops.
In today's competitive environment, offering complimentary hot zones can be the determining factor when customers weigh your offering against that of your competitors.However, should you find that billing your customers is what you want to do, find a provider who can help you do that. Your hotspot kit should come with software that will enable you to take credit cards right over your gateway (the page the users 'see' when they try to access the web using your hotspot). You'll likely partner with that provider in that revenues would be shared by both you and "them". Thae provider you choose will make sure the hotspot is running efficiently. This allows you to focus on your key business and to receive a profit-share check each and every month your customers log on to the net in your hotspot.The above is a simplistic description of what you'll need to think about before becoming a WiFi hotspot.
Do your homework along these lines and you'll have a decent foundation to make a good business sense decision..
Cable Internet Subscribers Report the Highest Problem Experience
An overall 57% of cable Internet subscribers have experienced a problem with their service in the past 12 months.
This is higher than both DSL subscribers (51% problem experience overall) and dial-up (42%) subscribers."Once the service is set up and running, reliability and customer service is cited as a problem area more often among cable subscribers than DSL subscribers" says Christopher Clegg, President of Lumen Research Associates, LLC.
"This is a testament to hard work put forth by the ILECs over the past couple years to improve the overall DSL service experience."Lumen Research Associates, LLC is a survey research company in Rockville, MD.
The research cited is based on 580 online responses received over the first 6 months of 2003 (95% ? 4.1%).
A complete report of the relationship between broadband and dial-up is available to the general public at www.lumenresearch.com....
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Prepaid Internet ? Solves Many Problems
Spokane, WA (ContentDesk) February 21, 2004 -- Pure WorldWide Internet, Inc. (PWI) announced today the launch of its nationwide prepaid Internet service called MyPrepaidInternet.com. PWI's new prepaid service is the answer for people who don't want or don't need an Internet service that they have to pay for month after month -whether they use it or not. Up until now if users wanted access to the Internet they had to sign up with a service provider that required them to pay a monthly fee for "unlimited" access. Most users however, only need 20 to 30 hours, or even less.
At average monthly rates many users are paying anywhere from $1.00 to $10.00 per hour for Internet access. PWI's prepaid service, which can be purchased with or without a credit card, sells for $0.40 per hour or less, no matter how little or how much it is used. Even better, there's no monthly bill and unused hours last more than a year before they expire. Other features include 5 free Email boxes, spam and virus...
Prepaid Internet ? Solves Many Problems
Dsl > Prepaid Internet ? Solves Many Problems