Samuel: Didn't realize you were a student. What's your major? St. Thomas is pretty far along with their virtual world exploration. I think they monetize some of what they do. If you can get a feasible WiMAX presentation in place, it becomes a natural for presenting to groups, neighborhoods, communities across the state. St. Thomas then sees a marketing tool for their work. Forget the Internet access, and focus on a 12 mile radius mesh network that communities can modify to fit their needs. Cost is attractive, even if it's a one-time fee for $50 per house. Broadband forever, and able to be operated and maintained by non-technical volunteers. Ypsilanti, Michigan does this. Check them out. I think they're still tied to Meraki. So, it's not as if this is not tried and tested stuff. I'll meet with you, and we can use a couple of my wifi units to get a mock up on small scale. Happy Holidays, Tom On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 18:51 -0600, Samael wrote: > i should have known it was you with all the great advice. since it > was you who gave me the idea. i gave you credit on the other thread > by the way, well sort of, i couldn't remember your last name. > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Samael <samael.anon at gmail.com> wrote: > wow. that is some awesome advice. i was sort of kidding, but > with this advice i just may take it on as a project. it would > look good on my resume when i graduate from college. > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:18 PM, tom <tompoe at meltel.net> > wrote: > Hi: Think about presenting the idea of a local > broadband infrastructure > to your local mayor. If the mayor likes the idea, the > next step is to > meet with his tech advisor. Open-mesh.com appears to > sell wifi that > each house can use to establish community wide local > broadband > infrastructure without Internet access. Units priced > at $29 per house, > one-time fee. With the local broadband infrastructure > in place, the > city can coordinate with ISP that wants to gain access > to the broadband > infrastructure to provide affordable pricing. If not, > then the > community can set up virtual world, and work within > the community. > > This "last mile" is actively legislated as illegal at > the community and > state level. The local hospital can gain access to > the infrastructure > for telemedicine programs in return for affordable > Internet access. > Grocery stores can offer "branded" network services, > etc. Since each > community connects to other communities through WiMAX, > it doesn't take > long to connect a state, and bypass ISP/Phone/Cable > thugs. > > Legally, your mayor will be told quickly by the > telecoms that you can't > do this community initiative. No need for you to pay > a lawyer, yet. > Happy Holidays, > Tom Poe, Eden Valley, MN > > > On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 14:16 -0600, Sean Waite wrote: > > Who do I call for legal advice? > > > > Sean Waite > > swaite at sbn-services.com > > (612) 669-8858 > > > > > > > > At Wednesday, 22-12-2010 on 14:09 Ryan Coleman > wrote: > > I had " Subject: Re: [tclug-list] tclug-list > Digest, Vol 72, > > Issue 29" which is normal for "r j" to not > actually give his > > emails a subject when he replies in digest > mode. > > > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Samael wrote: > > > > > seems to be the same subject to me. it is > an alternative to > > > what ron johnson had suggested. thank you > for your advice > > > though. i will keep it in mind next time > i want to change > > > the subject. > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Ryan > Coleman > > > <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: > > > Just changing the subject line so > people can > > > follow. > > > > > > On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:17 PM, > Samael wrote: > > > > > > > fcc opend up bandwidth for > public use. we could > > > > make a wireless mesh network > consisting of > > > > multiple antena and start our > own internet. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:43 > PM, r j > > > > <ronsmailbox5 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Back to the air for me. > > > > Any one else Interested > in metro wide > > > > public Wimaxx? > > > > ,RJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > TCLUG Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list