Well, sure we'd have to charge more than most locals make in a month - and more than many make in a year. But there are still plenty of customers.
Wealth is rather concentrated here, but that doesn't mean there is no money.
Being here is a reminder to me of the good things that a relatively uncorrupted peoples government can provide. A good education and therefore opportunity for the bulk of the populace, good healthcare, and a social system that moderates vast class inequalities. I'm not reminded because I see this, but because the lack is conspicuous.
Beware those who propose smaller government and only free market solutions. They are proposing a widening of class differences. Not a pretty picture in the extreme.
My company is trying to start a small wireless ISP in a developing country. The plan is to purchase "bulk" bandwidth, and share it over wireless networks using the 802.11 (or similar) protocol.
At our location, 6 people sharing a 64kbps line is considered broadband. Believe it or not, that is the wireless connection that we will offer.
We need help with every technical aspect of setting this up. Our goal is to reduce hardware costs to an absolute minimum. To do so our idea is to make linux routers out of older used computers.
Our available radio frequency is anywhere between 3.7 and 4.2 Mhz. I understand that this frequency is good for non-line-of-sight use. We can use a fair bit of power here, as regulation is lax and as flexible as currency.
We will start by offering service within a 10 mile radius of our server. After that we will want to provide access to two cities that are each roughly 20 miles away.
What equipment do we need to purchase/make? Exactly how do we program the hubs? What antennas do we need? How many clients can we have on one central server? How do we go about sharing bandwidth properly? What questions have I not thought of? Basically, we need someone to tell us step by step in detail how to do this, and to help us as we set up our 1st few customers.
Free advice is hugely welcome and will surely provide you with baskets of good karma. I also have this question posted on elance at http://www.elance.com/c/rfp/main/jobDesc.pl?jobId= 5788011 and http://www.elance.com/c/rfp/main/jobInfo.pl?jobId= 5788011&catId=10222
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Well, sure we'd have to charge more than most locals make in a month - and more than many make in a year. But there are still plenty of customers. Wealth is rather concentrated here, but that doesn't mean there is no money. Being here is a reminder to me of the good things that a relatively uncorrupted peoples government can provide. A good education and therefore opportunity for the bulk of the populace, good healthcare, and a social system that moderates vast class inequalities. I'm not reminded because I see this, but because the lack is conspicuous. Beware those who propose smaller government and only free market solutions. They are proposing a widening of class differences. Not a pretty picture in the extreme.
Thanks for your informative post. Would it be possible to contact you? My email address is glenn@netcommercetools.com
My company is trying to start a small wireless ISP in a developing country. The plan is to purchase "bulk" bandwidth, and share it over wireless networks using the 802.11 (or similar) protocol. At our location, 6 people sharing a 64kbps line is considered broadband. Believe it or not, that is the wireless connection that we will offer. We need help with every technical aspect of setting this up. Our goal is to reduce hardware costs to an absolute minimum. To do so our idea is to make linux routers out of older used computers. Our available radio frequency is anywhere between 3.7 and 4.2 Mhz. I understand that this frequency is good for non-line-of-sight use. We can use a fair bit of power here, as regulation is lax and as flexible as currency. We will start by offering service within a 10 mile radius of our server. After that we will want to provide access to two cities that are each roughly 20 miles away. What equipment do we need to purchase/make? Exactly how do we program the hubs? What antennas do we need? How many clients can we have on one central server? How do we go about sharing bandwidth properly? What questions have I not thought of? Basically, we need someone to tell us step by step in detail how to do this, and to help us as we set up our 1st few customers. Free advice is hugely welcome and will surely provide you with baskets of good karma. I also have this question posted on elance at http://www.elance.com/c/rfp/main/jobDesc.pl?jobId= 5788011 and http://www.elance.com/c/rfp/main/jobInfo.pl?jobId= 5788011&catId=10222