TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companieswww.nycmesh.netexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1736arrow-down111
arrow-up1725arrow-down1external-linkYSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companieswww.nycmesh.netTheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squarebestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoI see freifunk networks more rarely nowadays. They also are notoriously slow. Usually the mobile phone network is faster, even in Germany.
minus-squarememe_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYeeah it kind of fizzled out, that’s true. In larger cities it used to be useful sometimes because of abysmal cell coverage and shady public WiFi. That has improved a lot since then, so yeah nowadays it can’t hold a candle to 4G/5G mobile data.
I see freifunk networks more rarely nowadays. They also are notoriously slow. Usually the mobile phone network is faster, even in Germany.
Yeeah it kind of fizzled out, that’s true. In larger cities it used to be useful sometimes because of abysmal cell coverage and shady public WiFi. That has improved a lot since then, so yeah nowadays it can’t hold a candle to 4G/5G mobile data.