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* Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site: | * Some Sudo people are currently (fall 2013) trying to establish a "mesh" network that would allow you to make wireless network connections to your neighbors, and perhaps the Internet or other services. This is an aspiration, but will hopefully become a reality soon. See the wiki page '''[[mesh]]''' for techy details, or the more public-facing site: | ||
* '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]''' | * '''[https://peoplesopen.net peoplesopen.net]''' | ||
==== Terms of service ==== | |||
Some ISPs allow sharing of Internet access and others do not. We provide node owners with a list of local ISPs that are known to allow sharing of Internet access and advise them that some ISPs may not allow sharing. The worst case scenario here is that one or more users get their Internet disconnected for terms of service violation. | |||
The ISPs in the East Bay that allow Internet Connection sharing (that we know of) are: | |||
*[http://www.monkeybrains.net/ MonkeyBrains wifi] | |||
*[http://www.sonic.net/ Sonic.net DSL] | |||
*[http://www.lmi.net/ LMI (Sonic.net reseller) DSL] | |||
*[http://www.netwood.net Netwood DSL] | |||
*[http://www.hughesnet.com Hughes Net Satellite Internet] | |||
=== Dialup === | === Dialup === | ||
* Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here. | * Dialup Internet used to be the only common way to get online. Your modem allows your computer to "talk" over your phone line to the Internet. You can't use the phone for voice calls while you are online. The speeds are very slow compared to all other options listed here. | ||