WiFi in Australia

It has been a busy month, so I’m afraid the updates on how the hotspot project has been going have been a little thin on the ground. Despite the lack of updates, there has been a flurry of activity on the maps themselves!

The has been an impressive number of hotspots being added to the Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast maps. I would like to especially thank @josh909, @sonialastrega and @robertablinger for continued support contributing wifi hotspots and letting me know about it!

I’ve had a lot of interest in more information about MESH networks across Australia, both where coverage exists and how to contribute. There is some information on a community-driven wireless network at Free Australia Wireless. I am also talking to people about other MESH related projects. I’ll keep you all posted on anything that eventuates!

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This post is a little late in delivery: I’ve been abroad and internet access was sketchy at best! A little over two weeks ago, we’ve had our second WiFi map added. It is the second capital city to be added, but (more importantly) it is the first user-contributed map!

Thanks to Josh Liebmann for taking the time to contribute the WiFi map of Sydney to WiFi-in-Australia.

Since the map was first added, I’ve noticed that others have also jumped on board and started adding hotspot locations. I’m really stoked that we have the Sydney map active, as it is notoriously difficult to find WiFi access in the city.