[sclug] Reading Community Wireless

[David Newcomb]

Chris Aitken said:
> Hi All,
>
> Is there much community wireless activity in Reading?
>
> I have found www.feeed.net, who have a few APs about the town (although I
> think they are a wireless ISP). There also seems to be Consume at Reading,
> who's site is currently down & their mailing list has had no traffic since
> July 2004.
>
> So is there anything else, if not is it worth starting something up a la
> SOWN (sown.org.uk) etc?
>
> Is there much interest here? For a network of APs (running the penguin),
> connected here & there to the internet?
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris

I know there is a free wireless cafe on Kings Road near Ha Ha's.
If you want an ISP then there is http://www.netvigator.co.uk/
which is reasonably priced.
I have opened up my wireless connection so that anyone can access it.
It is located in:
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=RG30+4LR&scale=25000
But I'm not sure what the range is as it's just LinkSys in my loft.
If everyone opened up the boardband there would be plenty bandwidth!

Regards,
David
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BigSoft Limited
Reading, UK
http://www.bigsoft.co.uk/