[SATLUG] Deli owner wishes to set up own hotspot cheaply

[David Power]

> Mary Yatti wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> >
> > I'm looking for the most inexpensive way to set up
> > free wifi for a deli in a rural area of Bandera.  It's
> > near a resort and does lots of business.  The
> > snowbirds are always looking for a hotspot to email
> > their grandchildren, etc....  It's kinda funny because
> > all these silverheads are addicted to the Internet.
> >
> > Any ideas gladly welcome.
> >
> > Mary
> 
> Hi Mary:
> 
> I think someone else already mentioned access, but if you do have
> access, you are also going to want an access point with a guaranteed
> strong signal.  I put in a link to an outdoor access point with a 400mw
> (milli-watt) signal.  It makes things easier.  HTH, Dennis
> 
> http://store.microcom.us/wireless-lan--access-point---client-bridge--
> outdoor.html
> --

I've had problems with the engenius if you try to get a lot of data (10 meg
+) that's encrypted (you do want to encrypt your data) through them. 
If you are just using them to connect to a couple of meg uplink they work
well and are very cost effective. 
I've found that a pair of the 3220 ext make a nice inexpensive point to
point backhaul platform. As long as you don't try to cram to much data
through them.