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-square17fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-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-square17fedilink
minus-squareryanvgates@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 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-up1·2 months agohttps://www.tucsonmesh.net/
minus-squareupbeatWave@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it
minus-squareTheHalifaxJones@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·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.
Does anyone know what other cities are building similar networks? Or how to get started doing it in your city?
https://www.tucsonmesh.net/
I think European has a head start on this. Not sure which US cities are doing it
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.
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.