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Sell Your Wireless Bandwidth

Posted by pudge on from the mmmmm-oney dept.

BilSabab writes "Yahoo! News is reporting on the release of LinSpot 1.0 for Mac OS X. Linspot enables users to sell access to their wireless network to anyone who enters the hot zone." The software is free, but LinSpot takes a cut of the action.

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  1. No thanks by greentree · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll just continue using my neighbor's cable internet for free.

  2. Interesting read on I, Cringely by oacis · · Score: 5, Informative

    This sort of ties in with the ideas of Robert X cringely, which can be read here:

    For Love Not Money: How WhyFi can turn hotspots into a real industry

    and

    WhyFi Not? - Bob Defends his Wireless Networking Idea

    Yes, I realise WiFi, not WhyFi - those are the titles.

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  3. Only works through CPU not AP by Blinkslowly · · Score: 5, Informative

    What they don't make obvious is you can only sell your bandwith with your CPU acting as the access point. You can't just setup your Air Port base station and rake it in.

  4. Am I the only one... by System.out.println() · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ....voluntarily sharing my wi-fi broadband as an act of good will to passersby?

    At one of the stoplights the bus I ride stops at, there is a wifi network somewhere within range, and we generally stop long enough for me to get a connection, check my email, click the 'post' button, before we move on. There's no way I'd be able to click 'Pay', enter all my info, etc, while I was there - even if I wanted to.
    I prefer to leave my wifi unprotected and make sure my computer itself is secure... the worst anyone can do is put files into my Guest shared folder, and I may be helping some geek nearby look up something on the internet in a hurry.

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