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Great idea re: the SSID - Melbourne is actually currently rolling out free WiFi for the entire city, also most of the populated areas around town offer free wir
by mrmondo 11y ago
Great idea re: the SSID - Melbourne is actually currently rolling out free WiFi for the entire city, also most of the populated areas around town offer free wireless from nearby shops.
My only issues with free wireless hotspots is that they tend to be unencrypted which can be dangerous, however if you're in need of assistance this might be worth the risk.
If you're interested in what kind of access homeless and at-risk people have to the internet in Australia this is quite a useful paper: https://accan.org.au/files/Grants/homelessandconnected/Homeless_and_Connected_web.pdf https://accan.org.au/files/Grants/homelessandconnected/Homel...
*Edit: Also we have free wifi if you're near our office building or the near by train station which is an area with a lot of homeless people, from your idea around the SSID name - we'll do that here and spin it up this morning - so thanks for that!
- vertis 11y agoI could still see small hotspots being a useful way of spreading knowledge about the project. You could then also make in window stickers for businesses that offer the service to also promote it.
- tomlock 11y agoTelstra has free wi-fi for prepaid customers until June, its called Telstra Air. Source: I work for Telstra.