shame on fcc hello serval mesh!. we could have had nationwide wifi fcc auctioned off the 700mhz...

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Shame on FCC HELLO SERVAL MESH!

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Shame on FCC

Shame on FCC Hello serval mesh!We could have had nationwide WiFiFCC auctioned off the 700Mhz spectrum in 2008 for $19.1 billionTelecoms bought and have sat on the old analog tv channelsThis could have been used for free wifi, nationwideIn Jan 2015 they auctioned off the 2100Mhz spectrum for $44.9 billionTelecoms again bought this valuable wireless spectrumIt remains to be seen what will be done with it, but it doesnt look like freedom was a major factorThe Serval Project

Communications should not just be for the geographically, financially otherwise fortunate for it is the unfortunate who need it most. The range extender

Can be plugged into any usb port for power and increases the mesh range significantlyGuerilla Internet

Uses the sun and repurposed satellite dishes to extend range even furtherPlans for an open source WiFi tower

Made mostly out of pvc and aluminumMesh Networks can do more than just phone callsBurning Man uses mesh networking to connect to portable servers enabling people at the event to be online on a private internetThe Occupy movement routinely used mesh networking as a political strategy for increased autonomyOther projects of interestThe free network foundationThe Apache software foundationServal https://thefnf.org/http://www.apache.org/http://www.servalproject.org/Download the android app!https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.servalproject

Sorry no iPhone yet its not open source