SeattleWireless Node Fundraiser

[Gerry Curry]

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On 1-Dec-05, at 12:06 AM, Casey Halverson wrote:

> SeattleWireless is not a "free internet hotspot provider".  We are
> simply not in this business.  Although many of us do operate open,
> free access points in high profile locations as a jump-on point to our
> network -- and perhaps the internet too.
>
> SeattleWireless is in the business of building lots of point-to-point
> pipes in the Seattle area.  Transit on these pipes is, of course,
> free.  What do you do with these pipes?  well, its up to you.  Think
> of it as a giant LAN that spiderwebs across the city.
>
> VoIP, video conferencing, high speed data transfers, games, etc. --
> all at nearly no latency.  Some of our sites are/can have backup
> power, which also makes our network resilient against natural or
> man-made disasters.
>
> A bunch of linksys hot-spots scattered around a city connected to
> commodity internet is completely useless during these times -- or any
> for that matter.
>
> The problem with building such a network in the Seattle area is the
> limitations of line-of-sight.  We simply have not found a high enough
> location yet to really reach any point in the city.  This new tower
> will give us this ability.
>
> This new tower can also facilitate ad-hoc tie-ins, when needed.  This
> will not only make next field day a blast (yes, its happening again
> next year, i promise), but it makes emergency response a breeze
> because it is so flexible.
>
> All that is required is a small, book-size directional antenna and a
> linux router that runs on about the same power as a nightlight.  Or
> perhaps a laptop with a book-size antenna attached.
>
> Sounds exciting to me!
>
> On 11/29/05, Daevid Vincent <daevid at daevid.com> wrote:
>> Can someone explain to me how this "works". What I mean is, there  
>> are plenty
>> of free coffee shops and such. I almost never have trouble getting  
>> online in
>> the city.
>>
>> What happens when you put this node up? Is it just a 'free node'  
>> sitting
>> there and I'll be able to jump on it from anywhere in range? What  
>> is that
>> range? And how do these other nodes in the network apply? Can I  
>> drive around
>> the city and be online without interruption? Where exactly is it  
>> (on a map)?
>> What is the radius of this proposed node alone? What will be the  
>> coverage
>> area with this new node in place and considering all the other  
>> nodes that
>> will be linked to it (on a map)?
>>
>> The Wiki page doesn't really answer any questions...
>> http://seattlewireless.net/fundraiser/
>>
>> I'm all about supporting a good cause. And I'm all about the  
>> belief that
>> wifi should be free (I run a Linux box with 8dbi antenna in  
>> Redmond, and
>> it's an open node). I'm not trying to troll, I'm just confused as  
>> to what
>> the benefit of this is when there are thousands of open nodes in  
>> the city
>> (albeit not linked together).
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Daevid.
>>
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