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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by josh2600 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:15PM (#20629716)
Who does the backhaul for these networks? If it's regular ISPs, aren't all of the participants just violating their ISP terms and conditions?
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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by buildbuildbuild on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:24PM (#20629802)
NYC Mesh volunteer here. We are our own ISP and operate with generously donated transit from multiple providers. Most recently Pilot Fiber donated a 40Gbit uplink to help us kick off our new Brooklyn PoP. https://www.nycmesh.net/blog/supernode-3-is-here/
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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by thechut on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:21PM (#20629776)
NYC Mesh pays for a backhaul. I assume that this use is covered in the ToS, but it isn't just a normal residential internet connection.

NYC Mesh pays for it through donations. Last I checked they were trying to setup a 501c3 to manage this, unsure of the status though.

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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by josh2600 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:25PM (#20629807)
Do you know what band they broadcast on? Is it the innovation band?
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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by buildbuildbuild on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @05:28PM (#20629846)
Most people connect over Ubiquiti airMax AC, which is 5ghz. Large hubs connect using airFiber, typically 24ghz.
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Re:New York City Neighbors Build Cheaper Way to Connect to Web by BrianNYC on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @11:52PM (#20631863)
DE-CIX is our donated IXP connection. We connect via peering and transit at an internet exchange point (IXP). We don't pay for an ISP connection.
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