[RTC List] Any interest in starting a wireless co-op?

[JBilderback]

Hi folks ... I originally posted this to Craig's list with 0 
replies. :-(  Perhaps this is a more fruitful locale.
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Hi Folks -

I'm wondering if there's any interest in forming some sort of 
wireless co-op in the county. Initially I'd be interested in the 
lower Eel Valley region ( roughly covering Ferndale<>Loleta<>Van 
Duzen River area ... ). I'm assuming mostly people beyond DSL and 
cable as targets but wouldn't have to be limited to that. As a 
general concept, I picture starting with a fast DSL line in a 
(somewhat?) central location (note that all connections/users 
would have to be line of sight or relayed by another user) and 
possibly building around these gizmos 
(http://meraki.com/products/). I don't think it would take much up 
front money. A bigger issue would be a friendly and accessible 
place to site the DSL to wireless network link and a DSL provider 
willing to go with the project. Support would be an issue so I 
presume folks with a decent tech level (and patience) would be 
required for startup. Possible volunteer/paid support for others 
later on. Seems to me the monthly rate could be very reasonable 
... but also based on monthly data volume. If there are half a 
dozen or so people interested in something like this then let's 
get together and talk.     - jim
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Any takers?