What are Freenets? |
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There are many Free Networks using WiFi (802.11 wireless technology) to share Internet Access among their users. Freenetworks.org offers mailing lists, the latest news in the press, and new online community software. The Personal Telco Project, Wireless Anarchy, and Boston Area Wireless Internet Alliance maintain large lists of free networks around the world. Some ISPs restrict the use of wireless access points with their service. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is compiling a list of ISPs who support usage of their connections for Freenets. Freenets are a community benefit, whether the wireless Internet service provider (WISP) is a school, a coffee shop, a small business, or an airport. Many of their operators share the dream of nationwide free access to the Internet. How to set up your wireless access point (WAP) as part of a Freenet. A small neighborhood CAPS may be provided by one individual who wants a very-high speed connection but cannot afford it. Friends and neighbors buy their own access points and pay small fees that subsidize the connection, but they often do not fully cover the costs of the hardware, software, and Internet access fees for the wired Internet Point of Presence (POP). In many cities, neighborhood WISPs are joining a city-wide effort to have a standard method of logging on and some way of distributing one central Internet access connection or point of presence (POP) by means of point-to-point bridges between community access points. How to connect your wireless access point (WAP) to an upstream provider. Who pays for the bandwidth coming from the upstream connection to the Internet? Distributing an access connection downstream to others. Some MANs offer convenient lists of "hot spots" and even a zoomable map. See
skyCAPS are Community Access Point Services based on a mix of technology, hardware, and software for management, monitoring, and billing recommended by skyCAPS.net, a subsidiary of skyBuilders.com. |
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