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Topic: Bounty 20 BTC: Wi-Fi Hotspot, enabled by bitcoin - page 3. (Read 27504 times)

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1000
This is in fact one of the projects I am working on in my spare time.

However, I just finished this BitcoinWifi project!

http://bitcoinwifi.me/

Regards
Kris

The link redirect to something completely unrelated, https://bipsmarket.com/

This is the Github page for BitcoinWifi: https://github.com/ragmondo/BitcoinWifi
...and this is the project page: http://www.bitcoinwifi.net/
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 500
https://github.com/aantonop/wifiportal21 i got a btc addy if you found that useful Cheesy
Requires a 21 Bitcoin computer though.
legendary
Activity: 1680
Merit: 1010
Professional Native Greek Translator (2000+ done)
https://github.com/aantonop/wifiportal21 i got a btc addy if you found that useful Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1358
Merit: 1001
https://gliph.me/hUF
This is in fact one of the projects I am working on in my spare time.

However, I just finished this BitcoinWifi project!

http://bitcoinwifi.me/

Regards
Kris

The link redirect to something completely unrelated, https://bipsmarket.com/

That link is one and a half years old...
donator
Activity: 1731
Merit: 1008
This is in fact one of the projects I am working on in my spare time.

However, I just finished this BitcoinWifi project!

http://bitcoinwifi.me/

Regards
Kris

The link redirect to something completely unrelated, https://bipsmarket.com/
donator
Activity: 640
Merit: 500
This is in fact one of the projects I am working on in my spare time.

However, I just finished this BitcoinWifi project!

http://bitcoinwifi.me/

Regards
Kris
legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
Gresham's Lawyer
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
If I can get on boingo with BTC, that'd be great! They are everywhere, it seems.

Yes, I could set this up without much difficulty. 
Have existing high level partnership relationships with these global wifi providers, and the authentication management elements.
The only concern is whether there is sufficient demand and how much I am willing to lose to find out. Smiley

After running some numbers, I can do this maybe with even less than 50 subscribers if we charged enough (yuck, I wish there were more of us).  Can do a global rollout, and provide Bitcoin payment for most of the major WiFi providers.  It would take a couple months, a small team of sub-contractors to share the bounty/revenue, and maybe a type-A, B-school grad to manage it as CEO once it is set up.
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1000
After a quick look at the available solutions Aruba with Amigopod can do this. If we are thinking in freeware solutions then Packetfence is a good solution. It has built-in billing support, so you just need an external payment processor, what gives the green light for the auth process. I'm going to playing a bit with this Smiley.
legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
Gresham's Lawyer
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
If I can get on boingo with BTC, that'd be great! They are everywhere, it seems.

Yes, I could set this up without much difficulty. 
Have existing high level partnership relationships with these global wifi providers, and the authentication management elements.
The only concern is whether there is sufficient demand and how much I am willing to lose to find out. Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1358
Merit: 1001
https://gliph.me/hUF
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
If I can get on boingo with BTC, that'd be great! They are everywhere, it seems.
legendary
Activity: 3066
Merit: 1147
The revolution will be monetized!
@NewLiberty   Ahh, a reseller system, of course.

I was thinking of some kind of automated wallet running on a hacked-up router. But whatever. I would use this service whenever I travel.
legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
Gresham's Lawyer
No technical development is needed.  Just business development, a little marketing, a website, a payment gateway.  The technology for this is old and already deployed.
legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
Gresham's Lawyer
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
I have heard of some of those, but do they take BTC? If so that's great. I just don't like giving my banking info so I can send an email from the airport.
They don't, point being I can set up as a reseller of these, accept your bitcoin purchases, and job is done.  Globally, all airport, hotels, and cities everywhere.
There is no technical problem whatsoever for setting up a global WiFi ISP.  It is a business problem only.

I know product managers at these companies.  It can be done.  It isn't even hard, the question that will make it happen is whether there is a market.  If there are close to 100 subscribers globally, its going to be worth doing.

If we want additional privacy features, all that takes is setting up a RADIUS server and running RADIUS proxy through it for authentication, accounting and billing.
legendary
Activity: 3066
Merit: 1147
The revolution will be monetized!
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
I have heard of some of those, but do they take BTC? If so that's great. I just don't like giving my banking info so I can send an email from the airport.
legendary
Activity: 1204
Merit: 1002
Gresham's Lawyer
Why not just gateway for boingo or ipass or BT Openzone?
legendary
Activity: 3066
Merit: 1147
The revolution will be monetized!
Watching again.

I think this is a million dollar idea (or a BTC8771.929824561 idea).
sr. member
Activity: 476
Merit: 250
What do you call a fish with no eyes? A Fsh!
Watching! Smiley
legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1010
full member
Activity: 169
Merit: 100
can't wait to see someone pull this off sounds wicked awesome  Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1010
The ability to share a router for use by the operator for internal use as well as offering access commercially.

Software License: [flexible, GPL or BSD]
Hardware supported: [incomplete]  (probably WRT54G, etc., also Ubiquity Nanostation2)
Payment methods: Both Bitcoin or Voucher Code (i.e., a code for a 2 hour pass, 1 day pass, etc.)
Private access: Second SSID for internal use, WPA2 protection
LAN /ethernet: Full access
WLAN DHCP: Supported (optional)
WLAN Static IP: Supported (optional)
Remote admin: Supported (optional)

Someone with expertise in this area might want to consider creating a business plan to provide this and pitch it to BitAngels:
 - http://www.bitangels.co
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