BrianNYC

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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   The main problem is organizing. Legal and technical problems are easy by comparison. I wrote a guide here for starting your own network- https://www.nycmesh.net/blog/how/
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   My quote was a bit out of context. I was talking about how if it rained my old Time Warner Cable ("Spectrum") connection would go down for a day. This is a known TWC problem in downtown Manhattan. NYC Mesh is having a different pr
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   We haven't reached much past 14th St yet. We are working on some big projects uptown.
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   Yes, I don't think Verizon would peer with us, but we peer with some very large companies like Google, Apple, Akamai. The full list is here- https://www.nycmesh.net/peering
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   Our IXP connection to DE-CIX is donated. Our transit is also donated from Packet.net, Webair and Pilot. Yes we have our own ASN.
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   DE-CIX is our donated IXP connection. We connect via peering and transit at an internet exchange point (IXP). We don't pay for an ISP connection.
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   Thanks!
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   Supernodes are connected by fiber so they can be any distance apart. The two main areas we have connected are the Lower East Side and Chinatown in Manhattan (mixed income) and in Brooklyn our main hub is in a low-income housing association
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   by BrianNYC 7y ago

   We have a channel on Slack dedicated to New Jersey, so we are working on it. slack.nycmesh.net #n-newjersey
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    by BrianNYC 7y ago

    We have 2 new hubs near Tompkins, one on Ave A and another on 7th St