mildlyclassic

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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
I'm the cofounder of wifi dabba. It's fairly simple why people use our service and we're able to run profitably. 3G/4G is too damned expensive for the average Indian. It's fine for the middle class in our country, b
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We use the local isp and get a fibre line to the chai wallah. We help do the kyc, installation and whatever else is necessary. Tokens are physical and work exactly the way you describe. Pay cash, get wifi.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Bingo :)
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
So this is something that surprised me as well, especially given we don't offer free plans or a trial. When we spoke to our users they said the following: - Way faster than Jio (We offer 100mbps) - The price was so low that they didn&#
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
A sort of AWS style platform for retail. Eg. Are you building a POS or Inventory app or do you want to sell your online goods offline? You can access our merchants and authenticated users that already have a prepaid wallet and are at a reta
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
We believe in charging for a good service. We don't ever want to show ads or mess with your connection in any way. thanks !
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
It's a mesh built on low cost custom hardware. Each node is also super powerful with >128gb storage and some nice computation power, with a GPU to boot :) We're looking to be more than just an ISP in the long run.
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
>A small new player can't compete in either of those markets. We're Wifidabba.com and we're in the current batch of YC. We provide low-cost internet in India at tea-stalls and bakeries. Consumers buy tokens and get access
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by mildlyclassic 10y ago
Goodbye Hans. You will be sorely missed.