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Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:12 AM Jun 2015

Shameless plug: The Outernet

The Outernet is a project using satellites to provide free updatable information to anyone on the planet.

With the purchase of the requisite components, you can now receive updated data from space:

http://store.outernet.is

Also Outernet is currently holding an indiegogo campaign to manufacture a smaller device here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lantern-one-device-free-data-from-space-forever#/story

You can reserve one for yourself, like I did, by contributing $149 now. I figure it will be worth it to never pay for the internet again.

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Shameless plug: The Outernet (Original Post) Shankapotomus Jun 2015 OP

Oh, thank you! Bookmarking this. djean111 Jun 2015 #1

For now this is only one-way data transmission Shankapotomus Jun 2015 #2

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. Oh, thank you! Bookmarking this.

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:21 AM

Jun 2015

I have been reading about the Raspberry Pi and wondered what applications it would be useful for in the future - this is an awesome idea. Hopefully - a disruptor. On a level with Elon Musk's plan to put small satellites around the world, free or cheap internet for everyone.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/197711-elon-musk-unveils-new-plan-to-circle-to-earth-in-satellites-for-fast-low-latency-internet

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

2. For now this is only one-way data transmission

Reply to djean111 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 12:23 PM

Jun 2015

The upside is, with the right components (available on Outernet's website), you can set one up right now and use it.

However, I think the other plans such as Google's "Loon", which is not available yet, want to provide two-way communication using helium balloons.

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