Actually, the 2004 Prius *does* have Neutral. I own one. Quite necessary for car washes.
Also, though it does have a keyless ignition, in some trim lines, the ignition can be turned off by pressing the Power button on the dash. Not recommended.
We've got a similar situation with our cohousing community here in Ann Arbor MI where we would like to distribute internet access to the 37 households in our neighborhood as well as the 40 households across the pond in another cohousing community.
Like you the issue isn't getting the connection to the net - it's connecting all the households. Even billing isn't an issue since we have association fees we can tack onto.
We're probably going to use a combination of cat5e in the ground (fiber was too expensive for us) and wireless (802.11g) with good antennas and maybe some mesh technology (if it's reliable and easy to maintain.)
The bandhwidth shaping tools that I've read about would be nice but the expense is high and it may be one of those situations where it's best to wait for the problem before applying the solution.
Good luck!
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Actually, the 2004 Prius *does* have Neutral. I own one. Quite necessary for car washes. Also, though it does have a keyless ignition, in some trim lines, the ignition can be turned off by pressing the Power button on the dash. Not recommended.
Amen brother, I'm with you.
We're probably going to use a combination of cat5e in the ground (fiber was too expensive for us) and wireless (802.11g) with good antennas and maybe some mesh technology (if it's reliable and easy to maintain.) The bandhwidth shaping tools that I've read about would be nice but the expense is high and it may be one of those situations where it's best to wait for the problem before applying the solution. Good luck!