Comments on: FON in Harlem http://www.ejovi.net/2005/12/22/fon-in-harlem/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:35:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: James Harris http://www.ejovi.net/2005/12/22/fon-in-harlem/#comment-2150 James Harris Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:30:52 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/12/22/fon-in-harlem/#comment-2150 Damn Good Idea. Lets get it started. How many routers would it take do you think? What would be needed to per month in ISP fees to cover Harlem. One idea that I have been kicking around is the idea of creating a "People's" network (without the need of a ISP) by allowing the routers to bridge. So You might not be able to jump on the entire web (or maybe very slowly if one or two people was willing to share their broadband) but you would be able to share the wireless network of your entire community. With one or two well placed servers with "Harlem" information, the Harlem network could allow for the elderly and youth alike to contribute and share without the burden of a $50 a month fee. What do you think? I'm willing to put may energy befind such a project. James Harris CEO and Chief Storyteller Elemental Interactive and ListenShare Damn Good Idea. Lets get it started. How many routers would it take do you think? What would be needed to per month in ISP fees to cover Harlem. One idea that I have been kicking around is the idea of creating a “People’s” network (without the need of a ISP) by allowing the routers to bridge. So You might not be able to jump on the entire web (or maybe very slowly if one or two people was willing to share their broadband) but you would be able to share the wireless network of your entire community.

With one or two well placed servers with “Harlem” information, the Harlem network could allow for the elderly and youth alike to contribute and share without the burden of a $50 a month fee.

What do you think? I’m willing to put may energy befind such a project.

James Harris
CEO and Chief Storyteller
Elemental Interactive and ListenShare

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