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Wifi Dabba (YC W17) Is Hiring Software and Network Engineers in Bangalore(wifidabba.com)
1 points by mildlyclassic 9y ago
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Hahaha :) You're right, the traffic has now hit levels of insanity.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We're definitely going to expand to multiple cities as soon as we can. We've partnered with a whole range of providers to lower the cost of physically connecting each location.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Outstanding. We'll be in touch very soon. Hopcoms ftw!
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We've gotten a really strong level of interest in the NCR, we're looking into it for sure.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Thanks so much for the link, will look into it fo sho.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We're hoping the next version should hit about 100ft, we're aiming to improve in small steps and often.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
You're right, its a simple login portal, no app, no fuss.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
The dabbas are plugged into the wall for power, practically all tea shops tend to have a power line of some sort even if its not obvious at first glance. We provide a battery backup too. Our software handles refreshing of tokens, so no need
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Yikes, thanks for point that out, we'll fix it.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
That's actually the first thing we tried, but then discovered pretty quickly that the unit economics don't work if you use a phone. Android is great way to prototype the idea, but sadly that's as far as you can go.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
The range right now is about ~50ft. We're working on improving that dramatically, it's our top priority.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We're getting at least one inquiry a day with regard to franchising, it's something we're looking into, but QoS would be a challenge...maybe. We're trying to figure out something that's one step above a franchisee m
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Our unit economics are good. The average unit breaks even in a couple of months. This is a lot like AirBnB, there's a market here that nobody is paying attention to. All the big companies are talking about it, but very few are doing it
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
With enough scale, we can connect directly to the fibre cables entering India from the sea.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
I've linked to the paper below, the money quote is "Authentication through OTP should be done away with" http://trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/Press_Release_18_0903...
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Custom. We've also got some nice processing power & storage in our Dabbas for future plans.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
The phone number requirement is a government thing, it's not really from the provider's perspective. The good news is that the government is rethinking this and TRAI has recently recommended stopping it. Our backhaul is 100mbps fi
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
1. We are an ISP, we've applied for the license from the Department of Telecom 2. The Telecom Regulatory of Authority of India has just recommended stopping the use of OTP. We really like that.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
:) We're planning to offer charging services too. Plug in your phone and sit in peace while it charges.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
The customer buys a token from the store with cash. They connect to the wifi and enter the token number to authenticate.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
You'd be amazed at the amount of fibre that's already been laid. We work with 5 different ISP's to get the best connection possible.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
The customer pays cash and gets a paper token with a token number on it. They connect to the wifi and enter the token number to authenticate.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We've chosen to go the streets because thats where most of India lives. The middle class of the country is well catered to by technology companies, the poorer among us aren't. The average Indian doesn't have access to wifi at
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
It's super fast because we draw a 100mbps line to each store. We install our own routers. It's totally free for the store owner, we charge nothing up front. We split revenue with the store owner 80-20.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
A. We're entirely focussed on the 10 minutes when you're standing at the tea stall drinking your tea and flipping through your phone. Our prices are 5x cheaper than mobile data. B. Favour their traffic? No way.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We're starting in Bangalore only because we know the city well. We're most definitely going to roll out in tertiary cities as soon.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Thanks for spotting that... it should read Rs.20 for 1GB. Someday we'll hit that low of a rate :)
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Reliance seems to be heavily focussed on their mobile network. They're talking a lot about their planned hotspots but there seems to be more smoke than fire at the moment. Once they launch, we'll see whats what. Our users seem to
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Launch HN: Wifi Dabba (YC W17) – Low-Cost Wifi in India
188 points by mildlyclassic 10y ago|95 comments

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