[TriLUG] OT: comms inside a corrugated metal building

[John Vaughters via TriLUG]

 CMP,
What you have to do is locate the WAN antenna outside the building. Assuming you are referring to cell WAN connection. We do this all the time for remote locations. Call AT&T and they should be willing to help you determine the cell strength in the area of the router. Cisco 819 router is a fairly low cost router solution with cell WAN.
John Vaughters
    On Thursday, August 15, 2019, 8:30:38 AM EDT, Cristóbal Palmer via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:  
 
 Greetings fellow nerds,

Do you or somebody you know set up high speed WiFi or a cell site inside a
corrugated metal building within short distance (~150 yards) and line of
site of a building that already had network? How did you go about it? What
did it cost?

I ask because somebody local (a business owner) is complaining that AT&T is
the only mobile provider that doesn’t work in  this big metal box, and of
course the WiFi from the building up the hill doesn’t work inside the metal
building. It feels definitely not worth it to trench and lay cable to the
building to fix service for one provider, but how can I know if it’s worth
it if I don’t know what solutions people have?

I’m also not picky about whether your answer was more DIY or contractor. If
you know of a person or company who does good site surveys and estimates
for something like this, please speak up.

Thanks,
CMP
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