Comments on: The Economist on Swindon’s muni Wi-Fi plans http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/11/20/the-economist-on-swindon-muni-wifi-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economist-on-swindon-muni-wifi-plans Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/11/20/the-economist-on-swindon-muni-wifi-plans/#comment-39777 John Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:32:57 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=12030#comment-39777 Unlikely a very good radio at that price. Probably an indoor 100MW radio stuck in an outdoor enclosure. Assuming that other Home based WiFi AP's are in the area the user experience will be bad as the noise floor will be too high. In english...you probably will be able to see the AP's on your "available networks" page but not able to talk to it with a Laptop or iPhone.... The vendor supplying the radios will probably be out of business within 2 to 3yrs. Big issue in the USA. Ask Spokane WA. You get what you pay for........ Unlikely a very good radio at that price. Probably an indoor 100MW radio stuck in an outdoor enclosure.

Assuming that other Home based WiFi AP’s are in the area the user experience will be bad as the noise floor will be too high.

In english…you probably will be able to see the AP’s on your “available networks” page but not able to talk to it with a Laptop or iPhone….

The vendor supplying the radios will probably be out of business within 2 to 3yrs. Big issue in the USA. Ask Spokane WA.

You get what you pay for……..

]]> By: Shivkumar http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/11/20/the-economist-on-swindon-muni-wifi-plans/#comment-39701 Shivkumar Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:17:59 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=12030#comment-39701 Hi, We are deploying 4-Radio Wireless Routers (with antennae/cable et all) at around $500 each (around 32k of them) in India. I dont see why it cant be done at 700 pounds. Hi,
We are deploying 4-Radio Wireless Routers (with antennae/cable et all) at around $500 each (around 32k of them) in India. I dont see why it cant be done at 700 pounds.

]]> By: Ksenia Coffman http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/11/20/the-economist-on-swindon-muni-wifi-plans/#comment-39668 Ksenia Coffman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:24 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=12030#comment-39668 1M pounds for 1,400 APs works out to about 700 pounds per AP - and that's including the outdoor AP itself, installation, backhaul, back-end (SW & HW), internet connectivity, maintenance etc. Does this sound reasonable to anyone? 1M pounds for 1,400 APs works out to about 700 pounds per AP – and that’s including the outdoor AP itself, installation, backhaul, back-end (SW & HW), internet connectivity, maintenance etc. Does this sound reasonable to anyone?

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