TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days 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-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 28 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareryanvgates@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days 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-up1·28 days agohttps://www.tucsonmesh.net/
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-228 days 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-up1·27 days 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.
minus-squareupbeatWave@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·28 days agoI think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it
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.
I think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it