TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square72fedilinkarrow-up1742arrow-down114
arrow-up1728arrow-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 month agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareryanvgates@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoDoes anyone know what other cities are building similar networks? Or how to get started doing it in your city?
minus-squareupbeatWave@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month 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 month 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?
I think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it
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.