Running Wi-Fi in an estate: a manager’s guide

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Shared internet for a compound or building is easy to build and hard to bill. Here is a simple approach.

Bill per unit

Give each unit its own account, plan and invoice. It avoids arguments about who pays for what.

Handle moves cleanly

When a resident leaves, settle the balance and suspend the account. The next resident starts fresh.

Make collection easy

Mobile money for residents, and a caretaker who records cash in an app, so nothing depends on memory.

Size the backbone

Add up the units, choose a plan speed and a contention ratio, and size the shared link for the evening peak.

See the estates and MDUs page.