[manchesterwireless] ManchesterWireless Digest, Vol 35, Issue 7

Tue Jan 9 17:34:23 GMT 2007

Hello

Not heard for a long time 

let me know if there is a meet

PIPEX is supposed to be WIMAX enabling Manchester.
Also Manchester City Council are trying to raise
£3million for broadband across Mancheaster somewhat
similar to Eastserve but for the whole of Manchester

My mail graham.norton at speedwave.co.uk

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> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 13:35:16 +0000
> From: "Darren Scales" <darren at sirdaz.com>
> Subject: Re: [manchesterwireless] Manchester
> Wireless Meetings
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> OK, after reading most of the past posts, I got
> somewhat confused. Some
> agreed that it was to provide internet, some that it
> was just a link for
> sociable reasons. There was a lot of talk about
> building links between
> places, but nothing happened. Forgive me if I'm
> wrong, but its like there
> were never any definite aims for this group!
> 
> My first impression of this group was to provide
> internet via wi-fi, over
> the Manchester area. Sharing the internet
> connections of each node (how, I'm
> not sure. Some form of load balancing to share out
> the connections?)
> If this is the case, then after we have at least a
> few connections, then we
> could build up on a Manchester only Intranet or the
> like.
> 
> If this isn't the case, then what is the case?
> 
> Darren
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> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 13:55:41 -0000
> From: "Andy Gauton" <goot at the-crow.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [manchesterwireless] Manchester
> Wireless Meetings
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> > From: Darren Scales
> > Forgive me if I'm wrong, but its like there were
> never 
> > any definite aims for this group! 
> 
> You are quite correct!
> Hence John's (jgxhs at nessie.mcc.ac.uk) last post.
> Unfortunately, there was a lot of talk, but not a
> lot of action.
> Some of the work Darren and Harry were undertaking
> were indevelopment with varying results. These were
> personal projects and not necessarily part of the
> what the group wanted to achieve.
> 
> Warrington Wireless was a success and still is (but
> again a personal project). I am not aware of any
> other project that started, finished and is still
> running on a daily basis? Warrington Wireless was my
> project but wasn't to offer free net access, but
> instead share the cost. The project is actively
> running as a private network.
> 
> > If this isn't the case, then what is the case?
> 
> There is no longer a case and no one seems to know
> what Manchester Wireless is all about now? Hence, if
> this gets back into operation, the entire group,
> projects and aims need a radical rewrite.
> 
> HARRY? DARREN STORER? GED et al? You lot still
> around?
> 
> Andy :)
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> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:15:11 -0000
> From: "M.B.Gaved" <M.B.Gaved at open.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: [manchesterwireless] Manchester
> Wireless Meetings
> To: "Manchester's Wireless Community Network
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> go for it Manchester folks!
> 
> >I am not aware of any other project that started,
> finished and is still running on a daily basis?
> 
> Seems like James and the guys are doing ok with
> Boundless - http://boundless.coop/
> 
> How about Redbricks and Yellowbricks? how are they
> doing these days?
> 
> I see 3-C just won a grant for training over at
> Hebden Bridge so I guess they are ticking along:
> http://www.3-c.coop/news/3-c-news21.html
>  
> Community Broadband Network has had a fair bit of
> traffic on it : http://www.broadband-uk.coop/
> - a variety of groups in there from small businesses
> to pressure groups to folk closer  to Manchester
> Wireless in nature  but they've always been friendly
> and helpful when I've chatted to them.
> 
> vortex is still running East End Net:
> http://www.free2air.org/section/eastendnet
> 
> Athens Wireless Network:
> http://www.athenswireless.net/
> 
> Guada Wireless in Spain: http://guadawireless.net/ -
> didn't one of the guys from there come over to
> Manchester Wireless at some point? 
> 
> a few for starters, though maybe I am not sure by
> your definition, go for it! 
> 
> all the best
> Mark
> 
> I help on Digcoop - a shared community network
> connecting 29 properties in a housing association in
> London, via wires and wireless, offering shared low
> cost internet access and an intranet, started 2001
> and we're still ticking along :-)
> 
> 
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> on behalf of Andy Gauton
> Sent: Tue 1/9/2007 1:55 PM
> To: Manchester's Wireless Community Network
> discussion list
> Subject: Re: [manchesterwireless] Manchester
> Wireless Meetings
>  
> > From: Darren Scales
> > Forgive me if I'm wrong, but its like there were
> never 
> > any definite aims for this group! 
> 
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