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I’ve seen some resources floating around including, if I’m not mistaken, a spreadsheet that adds up all the costs of everything you need.

Basically I want to create an internet coop that’s resistant to internet shutdowns and can keep running in situations where the wider internet is shut down but we still have electricity.

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a lot of neat stuff going on with wireless networking these days: LoRa, Meshtastic, Reticulum, WiFi HaLow. These are mostly pretty low bandwidth, but are good ways to build out mesh networks that can maintain local communication during broader internet shutdowns.

[–] MeetMeAtTheMovies@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

WiFi HaLow looks promising. We could potentially really start a mesh network pretty sparse with 2 or 3 nodes and build it out from there

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm working on a project with it right now. It's definitely evolving in terms of the available tech. This channel has been inspiring me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-soMNhNqEVc

Here's another link: https://openmanet.net/#gallery

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: