This Man Launched a New Internet Service Provider from His Garage | Freethink DIY Science
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Published 2018-09-14
It took Brandt months chasing down companies to get access to internet infrastructure, but once he started Dillon Beach Internet his neighbors were clamoring for access to his faster, cheaper, and better-serviced network.
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All Comments (21)
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The most amazing part of this story is an ISP responding to a call and actually solving a customer's bad internet.
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Yes, he is a reseller but he genuinely is providing internet to this remote area. No one else took the time and money to do this. He hunted down a source of wifi and did the research to do this. That's definitely more than what most people would do. He's a hero in that little town for better connecting them to the rest of the world.
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Technically speaking, what he did wasn't really that difficult. But for a guy who had no idea about how this works, all the effort that he had to go through to come up with a solution not only for himself but also for an entire community must be highly applauded. This shows just because someone says something is easy isn't necessarily so till the required effort is given. Well done!
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So he still relies on AT&T internet, pays them, and just sends internet to other peoples home like a big router....
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"Public Wifi is just terrible" -proceeds to show 2-10mbps cries in third world
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He basically bought a whole bunch of expensive internet, got some quality equipment, and found other people that wanted internet to. He took a big chance doing this so I say good job.
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This guy worked his ass off researching and getting this going. 4:45 is the moment you see how proud he is of his accomplishments. Not in an arrogant way either. In an "i did this to benefit my family and community" way. I see this in my dad the same I see it in him. We need more people like this.
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Emma's friends:"My dad built a shed this summer" Emma: "My dad built an ISP out of our garage solving the whole neighborhood's internet problem"
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wow that escalated quickly. from "i need internet" to "i wanna know how to edit DNA" xD
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It’s always the garage..
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I remember in Deerfield Kansas in 1981, the owner of the local grocery store mounted an LNA amplifier on a pole and aimed it at the side of his store and picked up 28 satellite channels. He then ran coax all over town and started his own cable company. His store was the satellite dish. The ingenuity of man never ceases to amaze me.
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The first 20 seconds or so I thought there was playing an ad
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“Hey cell tower dude hook me up with some internet” direct fiber line What is this mans number??
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Sets up a small wireless distribution network. Next logical step, edit DNA.
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Wireshark: "It's free real estate"
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They make it seem like Dillon Beach is in the middle of nowhere. It’s actually only 60 miles from San Francisco.
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It's not uncommon. I think Vodafone is also still run from a single garage.
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a lot of these comments saying they want a garage....hmmm I'm starting a business. I'll make you guys garages at my garage
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"I swear off the internet!" *Becomes the Internet the very next week* "So what's next for you?" "I think I want to try transcending space-time."
