TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1756arrow-down110
arrow-up1746arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squareryanvgates@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months 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-up10·2 months agohttps://www.tucsonmesh.net/
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months 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-up2·2 months 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.