How to provide a public hotspot

[Obronie]

We are opening a restaurant (upmarket grill house) in George. One of our target markets are business people. In order to provide a service to them and establish our business like image we would like to provide them with a hotspot. My idea is to provide the first 20MB for free and then charge if they would like to go over that.

I have been reading this Forum and some ISP websites. Please help me on the following questions.

1. Practicallity of the idea - any comments or suggestions
2. Would my future ADSL provider be happy if resell the bandwith
3. What would be the best route to takkle this
4. Would a 384 line be quick enough for about 3-4 computers?
5. Am I correct - The items involved: ADSL Modem with Wireless-G Router
(2 in 1 or seperate), Telkom ADSL line and a ISP

Have only been using Edge and the co. diginet line, have never even seen the ADSL speed, so yeah I am the real ADSL newbie.

 

[ziglet]

You might want to take a look at companies that offer picopoint or are partners IPASS,GBIA. http://www.wirelessg.co.za/?tosection=products

My neighbours have a B&B and they use PicoPoint, its quite cool as international customers have either an IPASS or GBIA account can just login with their same username/password...

Just an idea...

 

[The_Unbeliever]

You might want to take a look at companies that offer picopoint or are partners IPASS,GBIA. http://www.wirelessg.co.za/?tosection=products

My neighbours have a B&B and they use PicoPoint, its quite cool as international customers have either an IPASS or GBIA account can just login with their same username/password...

Just an idea...

The idea behind a "hotspot" is to make it as easy as possible for such people... if they will experience any difficulties, it'll give you a bad name.

Best way is to do it right from the beginning.

Good luck

 

[henkk78]

hotspot solution

You can do the trick with Skyrove quite easily.

It's a per MB based solution, where you can set the price per MB yourself.

You can also provide vouchers to customers if you wish to give them the first load of MB for free.

Henk