Hey,
I want to plan a Sudo Mesh event. I'd like to get folks together, review
all the existing materials and spitball ideas for what we'd like to do with
Sudo Mesh.
I want to be upfront: I know Sudo Mesh was developed by a lot of smart
people through a lot of hard work, and I don't want to deny them their due
or agency over this project. So if someone -- anyone -- who has worked on
this before I showed up wants to guide the next steps, I would love that.
To start with, I'm wondering how many people are seeing this message? If
you see this and are interested in getting involved or getting reinvolved,
please speak up.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
Hi David!
The mesh project is in the process of starting up again! You can join the
list (or view the archives) here:
https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/mesh.sudoroom.org/
Sudoroom has an open-house hack night every Tuesday, a meeting/gathering
almost every wednesday evening, and Software Thursdays most weeks.
Hopefully the mesh project will start having meetings too. I recommend
joining the mesh list (I see you already joined sudo-discuss) and checking out
the mesh list archives, linked above.
-jake
On Mon, 27 Feb 2023, David Leipper wrote:
> Hello,
> I live nearby and was interested in volunteering and getting involved with
> projects at Sudo Room. I'm particularly interested in the Mesh Network. Can
> I stop by whenever? Or when would be a good time to visit? I would like to
> know the key information regarding getting involved.
>
> Best,
> David
>
I'm definitely up for helping out with Sudo Mesh, though to be frank I don't know that much about the topic in terms of expertise. I'm happy to be an extra pair of hands, and read up on anything I need to get caught up.
Jonathan
Monkeybrains has expanded their coverage a lot since we last checked, and they
believe they can hit one of their many uplink sites from our roof, and we'll
find out tomorrow! You should come hang out on the roof with us!!!!!!
Monkeybrains is also solar-powered (at least the Oakland facility) AND most of
their vehicles are electric, so I'm guessing they're more eco-friendly than
LMI :)
and don't forget, LMI is just reselling AT&T...we are literally connected to
the deathstar right now :(
cross your fingers for the install tomorrow!
-jake
On Mon, 13 Feb 2023, Jenny Ryan via sudo-discuss wrote:
> From a mounted mast, we can't hit anything north of the 24/580 bridge iirc
>
> LMI is preferred due to being solar-powered. They have the same
> reseller/sharing terms as Sonic.
>
> Monkeybrains would be cool if we can get it :) Omni is unfortunately
> surrounded by highways and condos, hence not being the hub of WiFi we'd love
> it to be...
>
> On 2/10/23 14:40, Ajay Tallam wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> It seems important to know the costs before moving forward.
>> Also, I believe there were a few proposals on the table from my earlier
>> thread about creating a point to point link?
>> One was to just have one of the neighbors get sonic/lmi fiber and shoot to
>> them.
>> The other was to share internet with the long haul, just shoot it down
>> shattuck, which would greatly support that struggling space that has the
>> gigabit LMI service but it's a strain on the budget for us (LH).
>> Also, I remember being told that LMI is much preferred to Sonic due to its
>> policies around resharing internet. I would want to know what Monkeybrains
>> policy is, it feels contingent to ensure all decisions made don't impact
>> the Mesh or other projects.
>> I'd like to suggest investigating these options before moving forward. I
>> would be interested in being in any conversations, installs, etc.
>> warmly,
>> ajay
>>
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I have scheduled an installation appointment for Tuesday February 14th at 2PM,
and I'll be at the building to facilitate this process.
Since I only heard back from one person about my proposal, and our present ISP
charges us like $155/mo and I am confident that Monkeybrains will charge us
less for better service (and even more aligned politics than LMI/AT&T) I
expect that unless Monkeybrains is unable to connect us (it's all wireless
point-to-point links) we will be switching over to them after the install.
If you're interested in seeing how this works, let me know or just show up!
-jake
On Wed, 8 Feb 2023, Jake via events wrote:
> I talked with Monkeybrains and apparently we can get internet from them! It
> will be much better than what we have now, and our politics and goals are
> very aligned.
>
> from their website:
> https://www.monkeybrains.net/
> "Monkeybrains is a San Francisco based ISP founded by Rudy Rucker and Alex
> Menendez in 1998. With their crew of like-minded renegades, these two are
> bringing affordable, hassle-free, month-to-month internet service to the
> residents and businesses of San Francisco. Monkeybrains customers appreciate
> our incredible speed-to-cost ratio and our ability to install quickly, with
> minimal wait time from lead to install.
>
> In the late 90's Monkeybrains started out as a dial-up ISP running out of a
> warehouse in San Francisco. We ran the whole thing with a few desktop
> computers connected to a bunch of modems. In the early 2000s we moved
> operations to the datacenter and began offering web hosting and collocation
> services. In 2009 Monkeybrains dramatically expanded the ISP by offering
> wireless Internet access. We have come a long way since those dial-up days!
>
> Monkeybrains now operates a hybrid network of fiber optic and high capacity
> wireless links servicing over 20,000 locations with over 100 new locations
> coming online every week. With every installation, we push the limits of
> available technology and over-deliver bandwidth. We took this approach during
> a recent campaign where Monkeybrains delivered 300Mbps+ to approved residents
> of San Francisco using equipment only previously seen on commercial
> buildings.
>
> Our focus within San Francisco has enabled us to have a personal relationship
> with the individuals, businesses and communities we serve. In addition to our
> personal approach to service and support, Monkeybrains takes a progressive
> stance on Net Neutrality and we believe the Internet should be secure,
> unbiased and available to all! View our customer map to see if we are
> available in your area."
>
> Does anyone know who we have internet service with now, how much we pay, and
> whether there's a penalty for cancelling after we get service with
> Monkeybrains?
>
> Does anyone have questions or objections to Omni switching over?
>
> -jake
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