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Community Wireless Networks in the UK

Posted by michael on from the there-is-no-cat dept.

Some random reader points us to this story about community wireless networking in the UK. Not really any new news, but maybe the publicity will get more people involved. As usual, if you want to set up your own node, you can start at Nocat or PersonalTelco.

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  1. A better place to start by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    is at wirelessanarchy.com

    1. Re:A better place to start by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative
      The UK Community WLAN site is actually better than that one for the topic of the post which included "in the UK."

      http://www.wlan.org.uk

      They are number 5 on the Top WLAN Sites list

  2. Re:Community wireless will never succeed by voltaire · · Score: 4, Informative

    As the link says check out NoCat. It provides a captive portal system that can implement both access control _and_ bandwidth limiting on the Linux 2.4 kernel. Additionaly there are some people interested in developing micropayment systems.

    Then you have groups like SeattleWireless that aren't focusing on internet access but instead on local access to a MAN with the ability for internet gateways for those that do want out, or you simply connect back to your private node and use your own internet gateway.

  3. Check out Joltage.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Joltage is also tring to build out a wifi network.. Check it out.. http://www.joltage.com

  4. Some other networks/wireless networking sites by Forrestina · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://awip.truffula.net
    http://austinwireless.net
    http://www.milehighwi reless.net
    http://free2air.org
    http://consume.ne t
    http://bcwireless.net
    http://www.bawug.org
    ht tp://www.houstonwireless.org
    http://nycwireless.n et

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  5. Consume.net isn't the only one by kylegordon · · Score: 2, Informative

    A lot of groups have set up their own networks, without the help of Consume. We're trying to do similar at http://www.glasgownet.com along with our http://www.backnet.org.uk friends in Edinburgh