NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your current internet connection

Re:NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your curren... by unethical_ban on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @04:48PM (#17862743)

Yes, it is, though the homepage doesn't seem to explain it well.

You can connect to their "supernodes" which are the backbone, that connect to the Internet proper. You can also connect via other member nodes. So by my understanding of the colloquial term "mesh" for wifi, it is.

I do take issue with their FAQ stating they're not an ISP. They are providing Internet access to the public. They are an ISP, even if their structure and methods are unconventional. Maybe they're avoiding the term due to legalese?

It's an interesting project. I wonder if something like that would work in urban San Antonio... Hm!

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Re:NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your curren... by fabricexpert on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @05:24AM (#17866894)

It's not really a mesh network. It's basically stick a dish on your roof and point it at a tower downtown that has a direct connection to the internet.

Yes you can then extend it a bit a sort of create a mesh, but it's not really the same as having a mesh network which spreads out evenly from individual access points.

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Re:NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your curren... by walrus01 on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @05:35AM (#17866945)

This is not really a mesh neteork. It may resemble a mesh in a logical diagram, but it's composed of PTP wireless, ptmp, and fiber.

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Re:NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your curren... by phikai on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @05:14PM (#17862946)

Shout out to a fellow San Antonio local!

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Re:NYC Mesh – community-owned network to replace your curren... by unethical_ban on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @05:16PM (#17862966)

Kai from Ultimate?

internet at cyberfoxfire com

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