Re: Wireless for a grocery store
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Posted by Bill Kearney on September 19, 2008, 9:13 am
Please log in for more thread options > Would you do G or N?
G as it usually has better range than N; which is more focused on speed. Since you're setting up a freebie you'd be better off providing coverage over speed. But you have to ask yourself, what's the point? In a grocery store? How does this help traffic flow and sales? It's bad enough some blathering idiot is wandering aimlessly down the aisles yammering on her cell phone. Blocking actual shoppers from moving smoothly. Now, what, they'll be fiddling with their PDAs and laptops? If they already have one of those gadgets then they already have a cellular data plan. Let them stick to that. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by DevilsPGD on September 19, 2008, 3:36 pm
Please log in for more thread options >> Would you do G or N?
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>G as it usually has better range than N; which is more focused on speed. >Since you're setting up a freebie you'd be better off providing coverage >over speed. > >But you have to ask yourself, what's the point? In a grocery store? How >does this help traffic flow and sales? It's bad enough some blathering >idiot is wandering aimlessly down the aisles yammering on her cell phone. >Blocking actual shoppers from moving smoothly. Now, what, they'll be >fiddling with their PDAs and laptops? If they already have one of those >gadgets then they already have a cellular data plan. Let them stick to >that. You're assuming the goal is to supply customers with access, this may not be the case, he may be intending to use the equipment in-house (which would be my guess since he mentioned "although I guess I could manage them separately, that would get cumbersome for 7-8 devices or so.") A friend of mine is looking at rolling out wifi across his entire berry farm so that he can ensure that the pickers are working in the best area based on the orders coming in. Sounds like a fun project to me. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by D. Stussy on September 19, 2008, 7:09 pm
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> >> Would you do G or N?
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> >G as it usually has better range than N; which is more focused on speed. > >Since you're setting up a freebie you'd be better off providing coverage > >over speed. > > > >But you have to ask yourself, what's the point? In a grocery store? How > >does this help traffic flow and sales? It's bad enough some blathering > >idiot is wandering aimlessly down the aisles yammering on her cell phone. > >Blocking actual shoppers from moving smoothly. Now, what, they'll be > >fiddling with their PDAs and laptops? If they already have one of those > >gadgets then they already have a cellular data plan. Let them stick to > >that. >
> You're assuming the goal is to supply customers with access, this may > not be the case, he may be intending to use the equipment in-house > (which would be my guess since he mentioned "although I guess I could > manage them separately, that would get cumbersome for 7-8 devices or > so.") E.g. "Smart shopping carts." He could also be using it to communicate with ordering devices carried by the stock clerks. > A friend of mine is looking at rolling out wifi across his entire berry
> farm so that he can ensure that the pickers are working in the best area > based on the orders coming in. Sounds like a fun project to me. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by DevilsPGD on September 19, 2008, 7:47 pm
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>> >> Would you do G or N?
>> > >> >G as it usually has better range than N; which is more focused on speed. >> >Since you're setting up a freebie you'd be better off providing coverage >> >over speed. >> > >> >But you have to ask yourself, what's the point? In a grocery store? How >> >does this help traffic flow and sales? It's bad enough some blathering >> >idiot is wandering aimlessly down the aisles yammering on her cell phone. >> >Blocking actual shoppers from moving smoothly. Now, what, they'll be >> >fiddling with their PDAs and laptops? If they already have one of those >> >gadgets then they already have a cellular data plan. Let them stick to >> >that. >>
>> You're assuming the goal is to supply customers with access, this may >> not be the case, he may be intending to use the equipment in-house >> (which would be my guess since he mentioned "although I guess I could >> manage them separately, that would get cumbersome for 7-8 devices or >> so.") >
>E.g. "Smart shopping carts." He could also be using it to communicate with >ordering devices carried by the stock clerks. Most grocery stores have more then 7-8 shopping carts. I'd guess it's gear the staff will be carrying. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by D. Stussy on September 20, 2008, 7:54 pm
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> >> >> Would you do G or N?
speed.
> >> > > >> >G as it usually has better range than N; which is more focused on > >> >Since you're setting up a freebie you'd be better off providing
coverage
> >> >over speed.
How
> >> > > >> >But you have to ask yourself, what's the point? In a grocery store? > >> >does this help traffic flow and sales? It's bad enough some
blathering
> >> >idiot is wandering aimlessly down the aisles yammering on her cell
phone.
> >> >Blocking actual shoppers from moving smoothly. Now, what, they'll be
those
> >> >fiddling with their PDAs and laptops? If they already have one of > >> >gadgets then they already have a cellular data plan. Let them stick
to
> >> >that.
> >> > >> You're assuming the goal is to supply customers with access, this may > >> not be the case, he may be intending to use the equipment in-house > >> (which would be my guess since he mentioned "although I guess I could > >> manage them separately, that would get cumbersome for 7-8 devices or > >> so.") > >
with
> >E.g. "Smart shopping carts." He could also be using it to communicate > >ordering devices carried by the stock clerks.
>
> Most grocery stores have more then 7-8 shopping carts. I'd guess it's > gear the staff will be carrying. Smart shopping carts don't send long bursts, nor do they necessarily do it often. There can be more THAN(*) a dozen easily. * - PS: Learn how to spell. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
