Sallins/Athy

lifebook

Hey People,

Anyone in Sallins/Naas region who is interested in wireless broadband. Post here. There is going to be a definite service shortly as in 8th of August. There is a guy in Sallins who is starting a non profit wireless venture


Please support him by posting here. Lets see who is interested

He just wants to cover his costs so I think all of us ocals should support him

I have already signed up

wolfman

sign up where?

lifebook

Sorry I meant "Sign Up" in a loose term.

Just put your interest here


Its actually Sallins / Naas

joc_06

there is one in maynooth (maybe you already know about it) i dont know how far it covers but maybe as far as clane??

ithe guy in charge of it is sound - he sells all the stuff needed too

lifebook

Yeah he does.

He is using a system similar to the ripwave package that Irish BB offer. I think all equipment will cost in the region of €150.


Not bad I think.


Cant wait to get back BB


Sick of dialup

Peanut

The Osbridge p2410i is currently the best/easiest option for people to connect to a local access point within about 2km, it has the antenna built-in so you don't have to buy anything extra.

140euro ex.vat from here
http://www.omniserv-inc.com/products.asp?id=1

wolfman

Anybody have any idea how far this is gonna spread?
I'm outside Athy! About another 3 - 3½ miles away!

lifebook

sorry mate. Its just salins naas area. Sorry my fault for being so thick

wolfman

No hassle

Peanut

Hi Wolfman,
There should be another node accessible from Athy setup later this year.

Stephen

wolfman

Cool. Any details on it?

Peanut

We have a site that is approx. 10km from Athy on a high location, however it will be a minimum of 2 months before it's setup, also it's not 100% definite but it is very likely that it will be setup. It will be an 802.11b based access point with Internet & WAN connectivity from Dublin. It maybe slightly far away to connect to for the average end user, however it would still be well within range of a good point to point link.

Stephen

nreynolds

I live within a few miles of Maynooth. Where can I get details on the wireless access there?

Thanks

Peanut

Hi,
If you visit http://kildarewan.net/, select Node Maps->Kildare, the Maynooth node operator on the map is the red (active) node with the hotmail address.

Stephen

wolfman

sounds great

which side of athy is the site? if there is any way i can help i will certainly try. just send me a pm with your contact details

Peanut

It's east of Athy, PM sent.

wolfman

Cheers. Got the PM's. Thanks a lot. Keep in touch and let me know what's happening. That other interesting fact was good too!!!

bkehoe

And we've currently got a node south of Athy, with los, but further away, around 20KM, so a bit far to practically connect to, but consider it a backup if you cant get into peanuts node.

wolfman

Must be close to Carlow then??? Anywhere with a map??

wolfman

Just checkin back in?

Any news yet on either Kildare side or Carlow side?

Peanut

Some disruption due to holidays and stuff but hopefully will be back onto it in the next couple of weeks. Will post back here accordingly.

wolfman

No problem
Will keep an eye out

elvis2002

I live in Athy, just out the dublin road, this would be savage if I could get some wireless internet because I cant get dsl.

wolfman

Same problem here
Different direction though.
Out Ballylinan way

kaiphas

Does anybody know if the signal will travel as far as Prosperous

lifebook

I think it should go as far as prosperous providing you have LOS to sallins community centre.

kaiphas

Hi Lifebook,

This may seem a stupid question, but how to I check if I have LOS. Is there any quick & painless way to see if I am within the signal coverage.

Thanks