TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companieswww.nycmesh.netexternal-linkmessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up1779arrow-down112
arrow-up1767arrow-down1external-linkYSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companieswww.nycmesh.netTheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square71linkfedilink
minus-squareryanvgates@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoDoes anyone know what other cities are building similar networks? Or how to get started doing it in your city?
minus-squareTwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agohttps://www.tucsonmesh.net/
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoKPUD in Kitsap County, WA does something similar: https://www.kpud.org/fiber-internet/free-public-wi-fi/ They also have very affordable public fiber.
minus-squareTheHalifaxJones@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI reached out to the NYC mesh folks and they are going to walk me through it. It seems like a lot of work. But the more people who can get to help. The stronger it becomes.
Does anyone know what other cities are building similar networks? Or how to get started doing it in your city?
https://www.tucsonmesh.net/
KPUD in Kitsap County, WA does something similar: https://www.kpud.org/fiber-internet/free-public-wi-fi/
They also have very affordable public fiber.
I reached out to the NYC mesh folks and they are going to walk me through it. It seems like a lot of work. But the more people who can get to help. The stronger it becomes.