Piso WiFi Vendo: What You Need to Start, and How the Systems Compare

Piso WiFi vendo machine and kit: what's inside

Whether you buy a kit or build a Piso WiFi machine yourself, it has five parts. You need an internet plan, a WiFi router or access point, a small computer running the vendo software, a coin slot and a box.

• Coin slot: takes the coins and tells the board how much was paid.
• Board or computer: runs the software, such as a Raspberry Pi, an Orange Pi or a PC, depending on the system.
• Router or access point: carries the WiFi to customers' phones.
• Software licence: unlocks the portal, rates, vouchers and pause features.
• Internet plan: the connection you share with customers.

Router or access point for Piso WiFi

Choose a router or access point that your vendo software lists as supported. AdoPiSoft names Comfast, TP-Link and Tenda access points, and LPB lists models such as the Ruijie EW1200G PRO and Linksys EA8300 among its common hardware.

How a Piso WiFi vendo is set up

Setting up a vendo follows the same order on most systems. AdoPiSoft's official guide uses these steps:

1. Prepare the hardware.
2. Flash the software image to an SD card.
3. Wire the power adapter, coin slot and board.
4. Add an access point.
5. Create an AdoPiSoft account, buy a licence and activate the machine.
6. Set rates, sessions and vouchers.

The software maker's own guide covers each step for your board. Once it's running, sign in to the admin page with the default admin login and change it before you open.

How many users a vendo can serve at once

The licence and your internet speed set how many customers a vendo can serve. LPB's and AdoPiSoft's Lite licences cap at 50 users, while LPB Premium and AdoPiSoft Business have no user cap.

AdoPiSoft owners can also set their own limit with WiFi Users Limit. Its Bandwidth Limiter gives each user a fixed speed, or lets everyone share one global limit. A slower line serves fewer people well, whatever the licence allows.

Extending your vendo's WiFi range

To reach customers further away, add access points rather than a stronger single router. AdoPiSoft connects extra access points through a VLAN or a USB-to-LAN setup, and lists the TP-Link EAP110 as tested for VLAN.

• Put each access point where customers sit or wait, not inside a closed cabinet.
• Mount it high and clear of metal roofing and thick concrete walls, which block WiFi.
• Use the 2.4 GHz band for distance, because it reaches further through walls than 5 GHz.
• On AdoPiSoft, turn on session cookies so customers keep their session when they move between access points.

The AdoPiSoft access point section and your own software's guide cover the wiring.

Changing your vendo's WiFi name

The network name customers see comes from your router or access point, not from the vendo software. Change it in that device's own settings. AdoPiSoft's guide does it on a TP-Link access point under Wireless > Wireless Settings, with the edit icon.

Pick a name customers can match to your machine, and print it on the box. Phones that joined the old name need to join the new one again.

Where Piso WiFi vendos are usually placed

Vendos do best where people stay a while without their own internet. Good spots include sari-sari stores, boarding houses, apartment buildings, canteens and waiting areas.

• Pick a spot with steady power and a reliable internet line.
• Keep the box dry, ventilated and in sight of someone who can watch it.
• Post your rates, pause rules and contact number on the machine.

Starlink for a Piso WiFi vendo

A vendo can run on Starlink like any other internet line, because the portal runs on the vendo, not on Starlink's equipment. The catch is Starlink's terms, which limit reselling access.

• Starlink's published consumer terms forbid reselling access unless Starlink authorises it.
• The same terms let Priority plan holders resell access as community Wi-Fi or a hotspot.
• In March 2026, The Philippine Star reported that Starlink emailed residential customers it found running Piso WiFi, citing its terms against business use.

Connecting Starlink to a vendo

A vendo connects to the Starlink router the way it would to a fiber modem. An Ethernet cable runs into the vendo's internet port. Some Starlink router models need Starlink's Ethernet adapter for a wired connection. Check Starlink's support pages for your model before you buy parts.

Starlink's app can also turn off Starlink's own WiFi and hand routing to your equipment, so only your vendo's network is broadcast. Your vendo software's guide covers the rest of the network setup.

Starlink coverage in the Philippines

Starlink became available in the Philippines in February 2023. The dish needs a clear view of the sky. Check the availability map on Starlink's website for your exact address before you plan a vendo.

Starlink or fiber for a vendo?

Where a fiber or DSL line reaches your spot, compare its plan terms and price with Starlink's. Starlink suits places no wired line reaches, such as remote barangays and islands. Either way, read the reselling rules in your plan before you sell access.

Customers on a Starlink vendo pause the same way as anywhere else, as the Starlink pause time note explains.

Piso WiFi vendo price: what we can source

The only Piso WiFi vendo prices we can source are software licences, listed on each maker's own site. Kit hardware, the box and installation vary by seller and change often, so we don't quote them.

• LPB: ₱400 Lite or ₱700 Premium a year, with promo prices on its site.
• AdoPiSoft: US$16.99 Lite or US$65.99 Business.
• PisoFi: ₱1,000 for a main vendo in its 2019 FAQ.
• JuanFi: free and open source, sold only as part of a kit.

Ask any seller for an itemised quote that names the software, the licence and each hardware part.

Piso WiFi systems compared

The main Piso WiFi systems differ most in how you pay for the licence and in the pause features owners can set. All figures below come from each system's own website.

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Prices as listed on lpbpisowifi.com and adopisoft.com, checked Nov 2026, and in PisoFi's 2019 FAQ. LPB's 50-user limit applies to Lite; AdoPiSoft's Lite allows up to 50 connected users.

What to check before you buy a vendo kit

Before you buy a vendo kit, confirm which software it runs and whether the licence is included. Then check the hardware against that software's supported list.

• The software name and version, and whether a paid licence is included or extra.
• How long the licence lasts and whether it's tied to one machine, as LPB's licences are.
• Whether the user limit fits your spot: Lite plans on LPB and AdoPiSoft cap at 50 users.
• The board and access point models, checked against the software's own hardware list.
• Who supports you after the sale, and how to reach them.
• That you get the admin login and can change the password on day one.

Buying a used vendo

A used vendo can save money, but you inherit the previous owner's settings and logins. Check these before you pay.

• Which software and version it runs, and whether the licence can move to you. LPB licences are tied to one machine and non-refundable once activated.
• That the seller hands over the admin login, so you can change it and every router password on day one.
• That the coin slot accepts each coin and adds the right time, by testing it with your own coins.
• The board, access point and power adapter, against the software's supported hardware list.
• Whether the seller kept a backup, since AdoPiSoft backups hold users, vouchers and sales records.

Legal and practical notes for vendo owners

Running a vendo means reselling an internet connection, so check your plan, your power supply and your spot before you start.

• Internet plan: read your plan's terms and ask your provider whether sharing or reselling access is allowed on it.
• Permits: ask your barangay or city hall what a small coin-operated business needs where you are.
• Power: a brownout can restart the vendo, so plan how you'll handle customers' time when it does.
• Customer rules: decide your pause limits and voucher validity, and post them on the machine.

We don't publish income estimates, because earnings depend on rates, location and costs that differ for every vendo.