[D-Space] [dunlug] Dunedin Makerspace/Hackerspace - call for participation

[Blair McBride]

On 02/12/10 08:27, Alex King wrote:
> WIC/Wicked have a scheme whereby if you pay them $500 up-front, they
> will put in a wicked node (free ad-supported wireless access ap) with no
> ongoing costs. All we supply is power and a place to put it. It does
> need to have existing wic coverage, but I don't see why that would be a
> problem.
>
> I'm willing to chip in part of the $500 if that's seen as a good way to go.

Me too. Can't live without a net connection.

I assume the ads are inserted via a http proxy, so does that AP limit 
the type of connections that can be made? I'm thinking of the likes of 
IRC, SSH, VPNs, etc. That would severely limit the usefulness for some 
of us.

- Blair