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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replying partialyl to myself, partially to jake below..
And if it wouldn't work to do a p2p link, how far can we get, and maybe
find some allies on the way? (eg the apt bldg across the street that used
to have gear?)
Per gMaps it looks like a straight shot, however are there hills, tall
buildings, trees, etc? Is there a way to ascertain this online?
In the meantime, I just did a quick G street view, and it looks like the
building right across on 47th and perhaps a billboard or 2 might be the
only tall/blockers, I'm not sure what that means the options are, going in
front, going over, otherwise? (On shattuck) Also where does Omni have mesh
connections with in the neighborhood, would it make more sense to go from
there?
warmly, ajay
On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 12:48 PM Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
> Just to be clear, we don't have much expectation of success having a
> network
> link down Shattuck Avenue, especially the 1.2 miles to Long Haul (and I
> think
> there's a hill in the way) but it will be fun to attach nodes to cars with
> sunroofs and try stuff.
>
> I think the best bet is to try to pair up with EBDCR, which is basically
> across
> the street. We need to contact LMI and establish that EBDCR is eligible
> and
> whether 1G or 10G (although either would be fine)
>
> one reason we need it to be LMI is because Sonic and AT&T don't allow
> "sharing"
> of a connection and LMI does. But also LMI is local and cool and Sonic is
> corporate and AT&T is literally the devil. But all three companies sell
> AT&T's
> infrastructure.
>
> -jake
>
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2022, Andrew R Gross wrote:
>
> > Hey!
> >
> > A few folks wanna bust out the microwave internet machine and try to see
> > how far down Shadock we can go and still maintain a connection. Jake said
> > we should try to get Marc to show us how to set the stuff up. Marc, are
> you
> > in the US? If not, when will you likely be back? Or would you be able to
> > remotely tell us how to set the stuff up?
> >
> > Thx!
> >
> > *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
> > 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
> >
>
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Hi friends!
I hear the Omni's call for faster internet (Gigabit fiber!), and The Long
Haul in Berkeley has fiber, and we have no budget to pay for it anymore.
It's through LMI.
Would any folks on this list be interested in getting together to see if we
can do a point-to-point link from Omni to Long Haul?
warmly,
ajay
Hi guys,
I am planning to attend the delegates meeting tonight, and haven’t been
super in the loop on the proposals that are on the table, but if I am the
only sudomesh member attending, I plan to vote in line with sudoroom as per
the previous Sudo meeting discussion.
Please advise if anyone here feels differently or has more information than
I do.
Les
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At the Omni delegates meeting earlier this evening, we noticed that we
haven't seen anyone Sudo Mesh show up for quite a while now. Is the project
still alive in some sense, or has it gone completely dormant now?
At a minimum, we would need someone who is willing to be listed on official
Omni documents as the designated "director" on behalf of Sudo Mesh on
Omni's board. Alternatively, we could remove Sudo Mesh as one of the
official designating organisations listed in Omni's bylaws. That kind of
official stuff will wind up getting more important as we get closer to
having to sign official documents relating to refinancing our loan etc.
Is there anything we can do to help revitalize Sudo Mesh as well as Sudo
Room itself?
Patrik
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