Is there any reason you recommend SilverLining over similar services such as Open-Mesh?
Jerry Richardson wrote: > If you are an IKANO reseller you can order a contract-less DSL to a nearby > address but I would partner with one or more local businesses to use their > Internet. Satellite will work so poorly nobody will use the service and it's > rediculously expensive. > > Set up a SilverLining account and use these: > http://www.silverliningnetworks.com/store/. These mesh repeaters are > ISP-agnostic allowing you to use any ISP yet run from a single account and > they are cheap enough you can springle them around. Alternately you could use > any device router capable of supporting OpenWRT flashed with SilverLining's > version. > > With this setup you can provide free ad-supported WiFi and paid ad-free wifi > on a temporary basis, show how well it works, and possibly sell some networks > to some downtown associations, or Cities. > > Jerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Charles Hooper > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:53 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Mobile or Temporary Internet? > > Hello, > > I'm trying to provide wireless Internet to a local festival this summer. > My plan is to set up temporary APs as there isn't any coverage in that > area already. I don't have any towers in the area (or any at all) so my > thoughts are that I would have to talk some local building owners into > letting me put some small antennas on their roof. Do you have any tips > for negotiating these kinds of deals? > > Alternatively, I've seen a few people mention using satellite Internet; > I'm wondering who you all use? I've been planning on needing 5Mbps > connectivity. Are there other alternatives for what I'm trying to do? > > Thanks in advance, > Charles > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
