Wifi facility in community buildings
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Safeguarding the future of Community Buildings GUIDE SHEET 2 WIFI FACILITY IN COMMUNITY BUILDINGSGiving hirers the opportunity to connect to the internet, whilst using any community building, is a good idea because it could increase the number of bookings. But what system is best and how much does it cost? This guide gives management committees the answer. Of course, technology is changing continually and we will do our best to keep this Guide up to date. But you should search for the best deal before installing your WIFI system. What are the considerations?
What are the options?There are two ways to provide WIFI (Wireless Fidelity) connection for your hirers.
RecommendationOption 1 – land line and router – is the better option, because you’re not governed by the strength of the mobile signal, the amount of data that can be downloaded and it’s cheaper! Although BT broadband connection speeds can be pretty low in some locations, (less than 2mps), mobile signal strengths can be so low, that they cannot support a MIFI facility. If you only want broadband for WIFI, and don’t need to make phone calls, you will be best to go for a Residential (Home) contract rather than a business contract. Most suppliers will provide UNLIMITED broadband usage and free weekend phone calls, but there are additional costs for using the phone during week days, which may be at premium rates. The aim is to provide free WIFI connection, not free phone calls! Another point to remember is that you must add VAT to quoted Business tariffs, whereas Residential tariffs include VAT. SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST DEAL! There’s so much competition, and so you should do your research before signing up with any supplier. The USwitch.com website has all the details of current offers from various suppliers. Sample Annual Costs – Option 1When checking out the various phone and broadband deals from suppliers such as BT, Talk Talk, Plusnet, Sky and Virgin Media, do make sure you have ALL the costs. The following comparative costs for BT and Plus Net are based on offers in January 2015. But please note, Village Hall Doctor is not responsible for any decision Village Hall Committees take on which supplier to use. The following comparative annual costs are indicative only. BT Residential Tariff
Plus Net Residential Tariff
* This total cost includes line installation, the router and paying the 12 monthly line rental (£15.95/m) as a lump sum up front. This saves £35 over the year. Of the two options Plus Net offers the better deal because, there’s no limit on the amount of data that can be downloaded for an annual cost of £242*. Sample Annual Costs – Option 2The following data, on MIFI costs, has been extracted from uk-mobile-broadband-deals.com
* 1GB of data transfer is very small. Going over the limit will add significantly to the annual cost. Not recommended! Village Hall Doctor – January 2015 Registered Charity No: 1056018 Website: www.doveridge-village.org/villagehall 
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