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- Portofino Pizza is cool. Has a CBN antenna. :) Thanks Portofino! - - Make a donation -> donate button here <- - - ["About the Net"] About the Orcas Free Wireless network. Why - cause we can, and its for the people who live here and visit here. Why - its here to support innovation, creativity, artistry, socializing. Why - to help preserve and foster the long history the island and its residents have of caring, social innovation, creativity and love. - - Why - because its possible with todays technology and a grassroots effort, to build a network that's better than large telco 3G networks. Its easier to use, more open and free, subject only to the communities self-policing cooperative. new text. - - What can it do - the CBN is a flexible community network, with several connections to the Internet, that allows any WiFi equipped device - iPhone, Mac, PC to safely and easily communicate with others on the network. Priority is given to communications among Orcas Island residents, businesses, schools, emergency services and government organizations. - - How does it do that? When the FCC allocated WiFi spectrum back to the public, the most exciting innovations and market forces developed creating products that are high performance, low cost and flexible. The network is made up of these components. More here -> how is the network built. - - Okay, let's get on with the cool stuff.. - - Orcas Community Internet is a private, non-profit corporation created to develop, implement and operate a network to provide affordable wireless internet access throughout Orcas Island. This is an exciting opportunity for Orcas to take the lead in one of the most important developments the next twenty years, in which people, companies and communities will become both more connected and less tethered, as wireless technologies evolve. - Why is this an important undertaking? Because Eastsound has the opportunity to address problems which until now have seemed intractable: - - accelerate economic development and promote innovation by providing an open network environment - leverage digital inclusion programs by making high speed internet access available and affordable to all - enhance the area's ability to provide innovative services and lower its costs by building a robust wireless network, along with critical elements like the Wireless Innovation Center, the Neighborhood Advisory Council and a unique partnership with the San Juan County, energizes a wireless ecosystem which will help make Eastsound the most exciting hotbed of wireless innovation in the world. - - Page: Links - > [wiserearth http://www.wiserearth.org/]	+ ["About the Net"]

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- freeisland.net (fin) is a private, non-profit corporation created to develop, implement and operate a network to provide affordable wireless internet access throughout Orcas Island. This is an exciting opportunity for Orcas to take the lead in one of the most important developments the next twenty years, in which people, companies and communities will become both more connected and less tethered, as wireless technologies evolve.	+ Orcas Community Internet is a private, non-profit corporation created to develop, implement and operate a network to provide affordable wireless internet access throughout Orcas Island. This is an exciting opportunity for Orcas to take the lead in one of the most important developments the next twenty years, in which people, companies and communities will become both more connected and less tethered, as wireless technologies evolve.
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- enhance the area's ability to provide innovative services and lower its costs - By building a robust wireless network, along with critical elements like the Wireless Innovation Center, the Neighborhood Advisory Council and a unique partnership with the San Juan County, freeisland.net will energize a wireless ecosystem which will help make Eastsound the most exciting hotbed of wireless innovation in the world.	+ enhance the area's ability to provide innovative services and lower its costs by building a robust wireless network, along with critical elements like the Wireless Innovation Center, the Neighborhood Advisory Council and a unique partnership with the San Juan County, energizes a wireless ecosystem which will help make Eastsound the most exciting hotbed of wireless innovation in the world.

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2008-08-27 21:06:38

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	+ Portofino Pizza is cool. Has a CBN antenna. :) Thanks Portofino! + + Make a donation -> donate button here <- + + Page: About the Orcas Free Wireless network. Why - cause we can, and its for the people who live here and visit here. Why - its here to support innovation, creativity, artistry, socializing. Why - to help preserve and foster the long history the island and its residents have of caring, social innovation, creativity and love. + + Why - because its possible with todays technology and a grassroots effort, to build a network that's better than large telco 3G networks. Its easier to use, more open and free, subject only to the communities self-policing cooperative. new text. + + What can it do - the CBN is a flexible community network, with several connections to the Internet, that allows any WiFi equipped device - iPhone, Mac, PC to safely and easily communicate with others on the network. Priority is given to communications among Orcas Island residents, businesses, schools, emergency services and government organizations. + + How does it do that? When the FCC allocated WiFi spectrum back to the public, the most exciting innovations and market forces developed creating products that are high performance, low cost and flexible. The network is made up of these components. More here -> how is the network built. + + Okay, let's get on with the cool stuff.. + + freeisland.net (fin) is a private, non-profit corporation created to develop, implement and operate a network to provide affordable wireless internet access throughout Orcas Island. This is an exciting opportunity for Orcas to take the lead in one of the most important developments the next twenty years, in which people, companies and communities will become both more connected and less tethered, as wireless technologies evolve. + Why is this an important undertaking? Because Eastsound has the opportunity to address problems which until now have seemed intractable: + + accelerate economic development and promote innovation by providing an open network environment + leverage digital inclusion programs by making high speed internet access available and affordable to all + enhance the area's ability to provide innovative services and lower its costs + By building a robust wireless network, along with critical elements like the Wireless Innovation Center, the Neighborhood Advisory Council and a unique partnership with the San Juan County, freeisland.net will energize a wireless ecosystem which will help make Eastsound the most exciting hotbed of wireless innovation in the world. + + Page: Links - > [wiserearth http://www.wiserearth.org/] + + Page: Events + Page: Swap / Forsale + Page: People and Business Sponsors - and how to get involved + Page: Other communities using a Wiki.