Challenge
A rental property owner contacted FreeClix looking for help to improve the broadband at his properties. The accommodation is based in an area which has no access to fibre and poor mobile signal, so connectivity options were sparse.
One of the properties was empty and impossible to rent out due to extremely slow download speeds of just 2.5Mbps. People were unable to use their phones, watch films or work from the property making it extremely undesirable to prospective tenants.
The owner contacted us desperately looking for a solution that would help provide this property with good quality internet to help secure bookings.
Solution
Due to the poor mobile signal in the area, FreeClix conducted a physical site survey to see what carrier would work best for the location. It was found that despite the weak coverage, SimRush hardware could still produce excellent download speeds using the EE network.
A full WiFi survey was carried out to ensure the correct equipment was recommended for full coverage of the property.
FreeClix proposed a SimRush One+ Controller with a Long Range ODU for the rental accommodation. Two additional WiFi access points were also recommended to ensure there would be seamless WiFi throughout the building.
The access points were ceiling mounted for the most discrete installation possible.
Results
The broadband connection at the rental property is now 16 times faster than it previously was!
The new 40Mbps download speed has meant that tenants can now work, watch films and make calls all using the internet at the property which was impossible to do prior to the SimRush installation.
Just days after this huge improvement was made to the property’s broadband, the rental property has been let again for the first time in months.
