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Posted on 01/29/2011 12:33:14 PM PST by La Lydia
...no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it's organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we've seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you're trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build some basic network connectivity when you can't rely on your cellular or landline Internet connections.
Do-It-Yourself Internet With Ad-Hoc Wi-Fi...
Advanced freedom fighters can set up a portal Web page on their network..
Remember when you stashed your old modems in the closet because you thought you might need them some day? In the event of a total communications blackout--as we're seeing in Egypt--you'll be glad you did. Older and simpler tools, like dial-up Internet or even ham radio, could still work, since these "abandoned" tech avenues aren't being policed nearly as hard.
In order to get around the total shutdown of all of the ISPs within Egypt, several international ISPs are offering dial-up access to the Internet..
Unfortunately, such dial-up numbers can also be fairly easily shut down by the government, so you could also try returning to FidoNet...
You could also take inspiration from groups that are working to create an ad-hoc communications...using Ham Radio, since the signals are rarely tracked and extremely hard to shut down or block. Most of these efforts are still getting off the ground, but hackers are already cobbling together ways to make it a viable form of communication into and out of the country.
In the land of no Internet connection, the man with dial-up is king. Here are a few gadgets that you could use to prepare for the day they cut the lines....
(Excerpt) Read more at pcworld.com ...
crystal radio internet!
Someone can figure out how!
Put the linux nerds on it
I think the Obama Internet “Kill Switch” talk is pretty much dead....or....I dare the Harvard Grad to even ever talk about it again...ever....
But you never know about these Dictator wannabees....
They will just come up with another name.
Size of a ping-pong ball.
Tens of thousands can be scattered over the ground from an ultra-light, or a bunch of helium balloons.
Not quite feasible today, but it will be.
Yeah, the “Kill Switch” talk will be dead, but that won’t stop the FCC under Julius Genachowski from devising other methods of crippling the Internet just short of shutting it down.
Who controls the Internet servers? Universities, by and large. Who provides most of a university’s funding? Yeah, the feds. Who supports Obama and hates evil Republicans and wouldn’t bat an eye to shut it down.
See where this is going?
That would have to be proven to me. I think the folks over at Amazon, Ebay, Google, Yahoo, etc. would have an argument with you about the scope of their operations.
FYI
Invest in a foreign-provided satellite internet service, perhaps?
Out of curiosity, do Freepers know what are the best communication devices to have in the event of some natural catastrophe (hurricane, earthquake)?
No but I’m sure someone will be quick to tell us.
GPS communicaton is two way and pretty much instantaneous. There’s probably a way to piggyback on the signals. No other infrastructure is needed other than a GPS equipped device and the sattelites already in place. Someone needs to develop the protocols and the software.
Amateur Radio 2 meter and packet
Don’t forget that your data ain’t going to move an inch without the huge optical backbone operators (AT&T, Qwest, CenturyTel (merged w Qwest), Level 3, et al), the submarine fiber optic operators, the region fiber companies, the metro fiber companies, the cable companies (MSOs), and the DSL companies. All the servers aren’t much good without pipes connecting them up.
if “someone develops the protocols and the software,” and plays their cards right, “someone” will be a very wealthy nerd.
Nope not dead at all.
January 24, 2011
Internet ‘kill switch’ bill will return
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20029282-281.html#ixzz1CSdUbbfn
Thanks....but how expensive will this likely be?
The issue isn’t money as much as a time commitment.
first you’ll need a license, not to worry, the requirements have been dumbed down for that. However, if you have an emergency you can transmit without a license. You’ll need to invest time to learn how to use the equipment.
You can set up a packet station for about $300 with used equipment.
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