Sick of government spying, corporate monitoring, and overpriced ISPs?
There's a cure for that.
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/mesh-internet-privacy-nsa-isp>
"THE INTERNET may seem amorphous, but it's at heart pretty physical. Its
backbone is a huge array of fiber-optic, telephone, and TV cables that
carry data from country to country. To gain access, you need someone to
connect your house to that backbone. This is what's known as the "last
mile" problem, and it's usually solved by large internet service
providers such as AT&T and Comcast. They buy access to the backbone and
charge you for delivering the signal via telephone wires or cable lines.
Most developed nations have plenty of ISPs, but in poor countries and
rural areas, the last-mile problem still looms large. If providers don't
think there's enough profit in household service, they either don't
offer any or do it only at exorbitant rates."
A good article on mesh networking. Via Kim Hawtin.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
