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My friend owns a coffee shop and is currently having problems with wifi 'campers' There are a number of people who sit in his (small) shop and use his free wifi literally for hours on end, usually with one coffee, and even just water.
He is losing business because of this.
Is there a technical way to limit free guest wifi to 1 hour and then force a disconnect, preferably with no reconnect option?
I'd be very interested in your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Neil
But the one thing that springs to mind is changing the wi-fi password every couple of hours, and only giving it out again if someone buys something else.
It could be argued that blocking/limiting wi-fi isn't good customer service, but it sounds like the ones using it aren't good customers.
N.
EDIT: For technical solutions (looks like there are many) try a search on: 'pfsense coffee shop wifi' for an Open Source firewall that can place a time limit etc.
[s]Hmmm...[/s]
I do wonder though if free wifi is even worthwhile? Whats the profile of wifi users, individuals that turn up with a laptop/tablet and stay a long time? Even if they are considerate and continue to refresh their coffee etc. they are still buying at a slower rate. If space is an issue, then it seems like they are customers you just don't want.
My friend owns a coffee shop and is currently having problems with wifi 'campers' There are a number of people who sit in his (small) shop and use his free wifi literally for hours on end, usually with one coffee, and even just water.
He is losing business because of this.
Is there a technical way to limit free guest wifi to 1 hour and then force a disconnect, preferably with no reconnect option?
I'd be very interested in your thoughts.
Many thanks,
Neil