FYI: a HaLowLink and a power bank on any metal box is a guerrilla node.

FYI: if one access point can't cover the space, chain 900 MHz Wi-Fi HaLow nodes.

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what is my router doing

Too open-source for Ubiquiti, too profitable for Helium, and too generous for your ISP.

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4 HaLowLink 2s + 1 meshlink node = 5 Wi-Fi networks, all linked over 900 MHz.

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New: Starlink is taking applications for a Community Host beta. One Starlink kit would serve the people nearby, who buy hour, day, week, or month passes, and the host earns from every connection.

$15 on eBay got me:
915 MHz fiberglass antenna
Coax
LoRa chip
Router board
Power supply
Enclosure

Old Helium Bobcat miners are basically parts kits now. There are deals out there.

Starlink → LiFePO4 → Raspberry Pi captive portal → Stripe → paid Wi-Fi

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This Raspberry Pi sells Wi-Fi.

I spent weeks trying to broker an ISP deal that allows resale. Surprise, surprise, the only vendor I found that supports it: Starlink.

Your iPhone already relays strangers' AirTag locations across most of the world, for free. How do we not have free internet yet?

Your UniFi router has a hidden setting that lets you charge people for Wi-Fi.

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FYI: the antenna said 916 MHz. The VNA said 900. Measure, don't guess.

Your move, Comcast.

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