I always just purchase a cradle that can charge an extra battery. I then purchase 3 or 4 extra batteries. I stick one in my car, one in my laptop bag, one goes in my back pocket, and one stays on the charger.In this way I just have to swap out the battery when it dies. I always have a charged battery at hand and I never have to have my phone on a charger. A battery will usually last 12-24 hours but heavy use and bluetooth can shorten this considerably. They only take an hour or so to charge so if I use more than one while I am away from the charging cradle it is not difficult to catch up so all the extras generally stay charged.

Very well stated! The grandparent poster is thoughtlessly parroting talking points put forward by corporate sponsored propaganda outlets like The Drudge Report, Fox News, and the like. They have it down to a science. They take an isolated fact, strip it of context, frame it in a manner that supports their false narrative, then pound it into the heads of people like grandparent who, thanks to underfunded schools, never learned critical thinking skills and have been trained to think of fact based information outlets as "the liberal media."

Most expensive of all however would be th impoud fees. If you park on Market they'll tow your car in minutes even if there isn't a demonstration going on.

This is the single greatest misconception about the whole "mandate" issue. The fact is that there is no provision in the law that makes it an offense to not purchase health insurance. The so called mandate is merely a tax penalty imposed on those who fail to do so. If you do not wish to buy insurance you don't have to. You just pay the penalty. Congress can write the tax code pretty much any way it sees fit. There is nothing unconstitutional about it.

I live in the US. I have consumer cable and get burst speeds of 30Mbps and sustained 12Mbps down. My upload clocks at 6Mbps sustained.

I am really surprised to see everybody trashing SonicWall. Every SonicWall router I have ever set up has been rock solid from day one and I have been simultaneously connected to 3 separate SonicWall VPNs for days or weeks at a time, only disconnecting on rebooting the client machine. On the one unit I have deployed for failover it works flawlessly. The biggest problem I ever have is having to disable and re-enable one of the VPNs from the client side when the ISP issued dynamic IP for that particular host changes. The interface might not be very intuitive but it provides plenty of features and flexibility.

Stars do not use sustain fission.

My intent was to simply disregard this post and instead only pay attention to those posters who provided constructive input and advice. In truth however, I do take offense to your comment. I am a professional who has managed network environments for a wide array of businesses in various industries. The scale and scope of this project are well within my operating parameters and I have little doubt that whatever solution I end up deploying for this client will provide the services required in a reliable and cost effective manner. Furthermore, I know my own strengths and weaknesses. I fully recognized that there were particular aspects to this deployment that I have not encountered so I knew some amount of research would be necessary prior to even making recommendations. As part of this research it occured to me that Ask Slashdot might be a perfect forum through which I could gain tremendous value by the collective knowledge of all who visit this site. This has proven to be more true than I could have anticipated.

Prior to asking, my preferred course of action for this job was and still is to simply run new cabling and deploy a series of centrally managed POE APs. After that the choice would be a fairly simple one of platform and hardware, though thanks to Slashdot I have found a couple of interesting options ofwhich I had not previously known. I also had considered mesh networks but as I had not personally deployed any I wanted feedback on the reliability of such systems. Again, Slashdot provided valuable insight. I will fully admit that I was not completely familiar with the backend infrastructure of their DSLAM setup, though once I understood what it I was looking at the logic of the system is readily apparent and there is a strong argument to be made in favor of simply mirroring this system. If this is the chosen course of action, through a little blood and sweat, I could probably punch down the blocks myself and configure the DSLAM and modems, but more likely I will work with an existing colleague or find one more skilled in these particular tasks (and hopefully learn something along the way). In short, I do have the resources to make this happen as well should the need arise.

So I'm sorry my lack of jargon and unnecessary technical info causes you to question my skills but I am fully confident my ability to listen to the client, understand their needs, and communicate with them effectively, combined with my attention to detail and the simple ability to get things done will in the end leave them better served than most of these "professionals" of whom you speak.

This has been suggested elsewhere also. I am now leaning in favor of this solution.

Again very useful. After a little additional research this seems like the most viable solution.

Very useful post, thank you!

Do you have any specific vendor recommendations for the multiplexor and modems?

This does look interesting. How reliable has this system been for you? Also, how much time and energy have you needed to support this implementation and what are the most common support scenarios you've encountered?

I am not exactly sure of the ownership structure but it is not a chain. Management has full discretion.

Yes, Comcast is fully aware of this circuit's intended purpose.

No. All walkways are outdoors. The existing APs are in bottom floor rooms.

No. I am replacing the entire network. I already have ideas for switches, gateways, etc, but why not solicit free outside advice if possible? :)

I do work with associates to provide 24/7 availability to clients. I would obviously prefer as centrally managed a system as possible.

I am totally with you here. POE is definitely the preferred option but the wiring consideration is key. My leaning is to cable APs to a few key locations and set up a wireless mesh to fill in the gaps.

Other relevant info:

There are currently ~15 APs on site

The coverage area includes approximately 350 rooms, two courtyards, and the lobby area.

There are four two story buildings that house the rooms.

The total dimensions of the property are ~100m x ~200m

OK, while others here have provided good suggestions you are the first to ask specific and relevant questions.

They are using a third party provider that manages the entire system. This system includes a paywall that they no longer feel is advantageous to their business. Additionally, they are bringing in Comcast to provide telephone and television services as well.

The existing APs are located in individual bottom floor rooms in two story buildings. They are placed in boxes sealed with tamperproof bolts. The only lines in are what appears to be a standard telephone line and a power cable. There is also a telephone line coming out connected to the telephone. Presumably, the company who manages the current system will take the old APs. The existing networking equipment is also protected from closer inspection though does connect through standard telephone punchdown blocks.

If new cabling is required then so be it. The owners would just rather it be kept to the absolute minimum necessary.

I think the primary reason again was the desire to avoid new wiring.

Yes

The ability to centrally manage the APs is a strong plus. Additionally, logging is not highly critical but the ability to ensure that bandwidth is distributed as equitably as possible would be nice. Yes, I would like the ability to restrict botnets and other undesirable traffic.

It should be available throughout. I do plan to test signal strength from every room.

Yes, I will add APs as needed

I will be managing the system also. I do not wish to devote a tremendous amount of time to managing this system once it is in place. A central management console will be highly valued.