Meet the People Building Their Own Internet in Detroit
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- When it comes to the internet, our connections are generally controlled by telecom companies. But a group of people in Detroit is trying to change that. Motherboard met with the members of the Equitable Internet Initiative (EII), a group that is building their own wireless networks from the ground up in order to provide affordable and high-speed internet to prevent the creation of a digital class system.
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I'd love to see a 2019 update on this. Big up to the people involved and their amazing ingenuity. Let's build and move forward!
I'd love to see a 2020 update on this. Lol.
Ken Carter id love to se a 2020 5/10
This is creating an easy way for the smart to collect data in these areas. Potentially maliciously.
@@HayesTransport The people in that area are poor so it's not going to be profitable for hackers to hack the system. Also, most hackers are poor and I believe they would support such system instead of destroying it. Plus, what makes you think the people who created EII aren't hackers themselves who are just trying to help the poor people?
@@heavens.sorrow I'd love to see a 2021 update, lol
This is where Activision hosts it's servers
Bacon ND eggs more like EA
EA doesn't have shitty servers, they are just a shitty company
More like $onys PSN.
feels like a dunkey reference
Dogs Sing tes especjally a 1 bar internet connection spread to more than one but only in a small area and not over more than 50 miles like most slow internet services(but are still quite fast)
People of these parts of Detroit. We are VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL! REAL AMERICANS. GOD BLESS AND DON'T STOP!
@@jonathanmelgar1387 Actually, the automotive industry moving out is what made the city a "high crime place". Poverty causes crime, full stop.
@@jonathanmelgar1387 it might play a part but the biggest factor is the automotive industry...no work + no money + poverty = crime.
@John Diaz
All the job opportunities are outside the city. Same for all the good schools.
This the result of White flight which was created by the government. Detroit is not built like a "city", it has highways cutting right through it that were funded by government, suburbs outside that were subsidized by the government and list goes on.
This resulted in what some people term as segregation.
The one who need Jesus are not these poor people, but the one living outside.
It's free realestate Dude, just admit you hate black people.
@@RihannaIsIluminati makes me want to invest in Detroit!! I'll be up soon.
*"Its good to have trees as your complication."*
it motivates you to find other ways around this complication.
these beautiful ass trees
hippie
Ash Trees lol
that shit was funny.
Did somebody say...Ass trees?
Fhard
Even more important - sometimes when we undertake technical projects...the competency that you develop stays with you. These folks will learn more networking and I.T. skills than any bachelor's program.
DETROIT: B E C O M E H U M A N
The prequel dlc
Lol
Hey thats raci
@@aln456 you are more racist
I like this, this breaks up the stranglehold on the mega corp internet providers that have a monopoly (remember when monopolies were illegal? ) Good luck guys and get a jump start and find a good lawyer to fight the monopolies that will surely challenge your effort. Good luck in your venture, I wish you the best!
as a local Detroit citizen , I feel this is the best collaboration of this city i have seen yet .. So Glad to see community also cleaning it up !!!! "KEEP IT UP" AND GREAT WORK TO ALL INVOLVED
mike i completely agree im not from Detroit nor live in ot but i think this is awesome, im from flint
Give it a few months, that's when the Robocop statue is going up!
Now if they could do a collaboration to get rid of crime and drugs!!!! Then America would care about them again
kalikasurf Its actually been going down since the 70s
Mrbrain bob it still isnt safe enough for the average white person to drive thru 90% of the neighborhoods at 3 am......
much less WALK!!!! When these cities put up a barrier to keep others out....they do a great job with it. And somehow, its seen as us 'keeping them in'.
This is the environment THEY created. Which is why white people in general, dont give a shit about them.
In the early 2000's my high school friends in our small town created a private network for gaming, before the internet was fast enough for games like Quake. We set up wireless transmitters and relays between our houses that spanned miles. It was a super fun project.
Did you all expound upon that network? How can you be contacted?
DivaLyri Brazil He cannot be contacted because he's lying. His friends used to play via LAN like the rest of us. Nobody in their right mind would set up wireless transmitters spanning miles just to play games.
@@DVSPDC cuba did
Yes no one would build a massive network just to play games, that's why the data centers for Xbox Live, PSN, Steam, twitch, Nintendo don't exist.
@@Jacobh3620 You guys are talking about countries and multinationals that have vested interests in make MONEY. Millions of dollars. How can you even compare some teenager wanting to have some fun with his friends to that? Get real lol. Not saying it's impossible but it's not believable that HE made it happen
Everyone in this video sound very smart, intelligent, great communication skills and are able to put their point across very clearly. Completely makes the stereotype of a ghetto and ghetto people in less fortunate neighborhoods untrue. Very inspiring. Keeping up with the times and not staying behind. Good for you guys!!!
That *is* a nice thing to think about, isn't it?
Lol i dare you to go to a detroit ghetto and see if the stereotypes are true or not... dumbass
The whole city is ghetto it’s bound to have some bright minds, most of them just waste their lives cause they’ve lost hope
NELSON IRACHETA stop promoting misinformation. Ghetto has nothing to do with being black. There are plenty of uneducated white people that can’t recite the alphabet without help.
Alair Scott He didn't mention race. What drugs are you on right now?
Only 10mb LOL! My neighborhood has 1.5mb MAXIMUM! If you guys get out to Missouri stop by, I'm down for building a system!
megabits, not megabytes. A bit is 8 times weaker than a byte. You must be getting 1.5MB, not 1.5Mb, otherwise you got a problem.
AdventureSportFlashlights I get around 300mb. Lol
SlavicVibes that would cost at lest 60$ here(Germany) due to greedy companys
in indonesia 10 Mbps for $25
where in Missouri? KC has plenty of these in the metro area
It's a beautiful thing to see positive change in the hood .much love and respect for the work that's being done.
All day, everyday. Any positive change is good. Bless these people.
GIf Maker True
Keep this up and there wont be a hood anymore. It'll just be a nice community.
@@LetoZeth someone gets it
I'm convinced that in 2018 it's up to us as individuals to build and rebuild for ourselves. 😎
Yep
Only in 2018? Took you a long time to realise that. It has always been up to you as an individual to create the world you want to live in. Idiot.
@@jean-lucfacade6219 It's been beaten out of all of us for generations under a million excuses and explanations.
I grew up in detriot and i was the only kid on the block that had a computer with internet because my mom built and sold computers so this is absolutely amazing to see that people are doing this. honestly make me want to fly back and help.
do it bro 🐐🌪🤞🏾🤞🏾
Detroit rappers should really help out with this dilemma
.....and Iggy Pop.
True
Adam Nemeth.throwing it away in the strip club
You guys are suggesting *rappers* do this? What about the city government? Or the state? Or the Federal government? What about the local millionaire business owners?
Why shift this burden onto rappers of all people?
R N I suppose because rappers seem rich and always want to be seen as giving back to their community. Sometimes they get lots of toys for Xmas for kids in the neighbourhood. This project would benefit them a lot more.
Besides, isn't a lack of government support to blame for Detroit's deterioration
Respect to these guys
Edit: is there anyway I can help support these guys?
Reach out to the name of their organization
monuy fool
I think they are gonna need some serious fund raising to fully establish a fiber optic connection
Yes alex there is, You can can send them donations to join a comunnity college as with the amount of time spent figuring out how to do this they could have gotten a masters degree and paid for the internet like eveyone else.
I was looking at that myself. I went to their website to see how I can send them a donation.
This is great community work.
What to give internet to people that don't pay the bills. someone has to pay for it
the church pays for it..all those WAPs hop back to the church which serves as that areas hub, the church pays for their circuits from an ISP.
+Koal Kottentail Thank your government. Some people shouldn't have internet at all. to much scams
True That!!!
Koal are you working for no pay to run transmission lines and have computers? Are you making your own electricity? Yes it would be nice if everything was free but sorry the internet is more than just an idea.
As a network administrator, this makes me so proud of these young people.
I've been doing this for the last two years. After hurricane Maria, my boss and I built a WISP. It was mostly myself doing configuration and installation, cabling. Got so burned out I quit. At least these guys look like they have a few people to share the workload.
Dani El - Sorry to hear that you got burned out, I know that illness, it happened to me too, but good on you bro, at least you tried, and your efforts would not have been wasted.
✊🏼✌️🌅
Dani El, how do you get internet if you're living in a remote forest?
@@Ynotbuildit these days Starlink seems to be a problem solver. Limited coverage still, you'd have to check availability at the correct latitude.
I am not sure if there are any other providers for Sat internet other than Hughes.
Starlink's low latency and higher speeds will beat Hughes out of the water.
To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
Canadian_Syrup I was thinking of that ever since they repealed Net Neutrality. That's the answer fam, I'm sure off it
Nut Nutrality
smartphones are physically capable of acting as a wifi mesh network, it just needs software and adoption. Future developments in 'cognitive radio' could make this even more practical.
Anonymous Tutourals/reactin/reload - ooh a troll! i love trolls, so easy to wind up
Blvck Gvd. UPGRADE - NUTT NEUTRALITY
I live in metro Detroit and have a strong interest in networking. I LOVE this. These people are learning valuable skills that they could use to work for any IT firm as network engineers, and they are helping the city’s low income residents have access to the internet, which affords many opportunities. Also, they are deploying a very cool network technology with a WiFi based network, which is incredibly cheap to deploy and maintain compared to traditional fiber or copper networks. I hope that their network is engineered well enough to grow to more neighborhoods and to have enough bandwidth to go around. Also, if Dan Gilbert/Rocket Fiber isn’t already supporting this, that would be good to do.
Kyle Preiksa I am so proud of the members of this program. More city funding would serve this program well. Shame on Detroit for giving to the less needy, and not giving to the needy.
I’d love to see this program on the Government CFC campaign.
This is not IT work. This is easy work to setup internet.... But they are doing a nice job.
Kyle Preiksa American injuinuity... beautiful to see the kids given a skill and in essence a job, that they enjoy. Something constructive and productive all while helping out the community. Keep growing, learning, and resisting young folk, the world is ours. Forget looking up to these false idols and shallow entertainers who are only out for themselves.
The kaepernicks of the world need to shut up and put up. Use just some of those millions and fund these after school learning centers/hangouts , churches, businesses, gyms, community centers, etc. Bring in teachers of trades, chess, business, motivational/public speaking, real estate, etc. Bring police and community together once a week so the people can form bonds. These entertainers have more capability to make a change, than more than 95percent of the people in the country. Don't be fooled by the B.S. propaganda, because obviously they would rather use their platform for nothing else than attention, it seems.
What happened to Detroit? Im from the UK so my knowledge is based on books and TV. I read Middlesex and know a bit about the history as the motorcity was being built and even in the 90's the city was still doing well. The buildings are so grand and beautiful yet everywhere things are being foreclosed upon. How can this city save itself! It's full of such intelligent fighters!
+Kyle Preiksa
"These people are learning valuable skills"
Yes I agree.
"that they could use to work for any IT firm as network engineers"
No... Just no. This kind of work does not translate well to a network engineer. Some of the basics sure, but the actual design and implementation of an actual network in a normal IT field do not. In actuality this kind of work that they are doing now can actually hinder them. How? Those kinds of jobs want people who are fresh and or who learned "the right way". By that I mean learned it in a way that applies to the kinds of jobs that are the norm. Now if they go to school and can re-learn and show that they can apply the new learning? Sure.
Now what this actually does is help them in the next round of not for profit and maybe non profit types of programs. Other cities around the US, and even across the world can potentially benefit from the way they do things. Especially if they do not have to follow all of the rules and regulations people in the field have to.
"Also, they are deploying a very cool network technology"
Not sure why you think it's cool... But ok?
"which is incredibly cheap to deploy and maintain compared to traditional fiber or copper networks."
It's actually a bit more expensive as a whole, depending on what metrics you use to evaluate it. What it is good for is to cut out the rights of ways that can make wired networks expensive. Maintenance on wired networks is not all that expensive it's laying it and finding its way through the city that is.
"I hope that their network is engineered well enough to grow to more neighborhoods and to have enough bandwidth to go around."
The technology that this is based on means they only have a certain area they can work in. Distance from the source is key, as well as obstacles. In order to go beyond that distance they will need other hubs like the church with fiber and the necessary equipment to branch out. Then you have the limitation of the fiber itself. 1000/1000 is great and all but if you have 100 houses using it simultaneously that's 10/10 if it's proportioned per user. A few houses it will be great but the more that's added the more it needs to be divided up to avoid congestion. Especially at peak times.
10+ years as WISP installer here. Very inspirational story! Keep up the good work!
All possible thanks to Ubiquiti and Mikrotik
Good work lads. Porn must be accessible from anywhere.
King Fynx let’s go!
They wont get anywhere with this project. Companies like Comcast will make sure of that. They don't like the idea of free information around the world.
Yes sir
+Admin Assistant, If comcrap doesn't like it... they need to realize that their network runs through places with no cameras on poles that can be climbed. They also don't pay their installers well, so getting them to turn rogue and leak maps of their infrastructure is a given. Then they just send in the goons with scissors, continually, until every paying customer they have cancels their constantly busted-ass service. Porn or not, spreading bandwidth is a tangible lever we can pull to increase prosperity.
It's a fundamental human right.
This video would have not been understood years back. How the internet is now part of survival in today's society. People joining forces for the greater good of their community. So awesome
Luis Rivera ..,food, water shelter,and internet..all the basic necessities for survival..👍....👎
Why would it not be understood before? Maybe your just finding out about this, but people have BEEN doing this. Many people in other countries have no access to internet and have to create their own. Stuff like this has been around just as long as the internet itself.
Internet is not a necessity.
But then a Shaman wouldn't think so.
uh, it would have been understood year back - I remember hearing of a chicago meshnet concept from 2011 or earlier
Really they are just using a bunch of Ubiquiti Networks products and performing the job of a typical rural WISP... Good for them. I'm impressed they are utilizing a gigabit fiber for the main line, that makes it all worth it. Otherwise they would not be capable of doing this on a business class cable connection. Too many devices. They will probably become their own ISP in the area once they get big enough and actually could eventually run cable or get some of those fiber lines reactivated on their own accord.
Put your hands up for detroit! This is awesome.
5:03 “Beautiful ass trees” 😁😁
Beautiful ‘ASH’ trees. They won’t be there for long, though. All the ash trees on my property, and the surrounding area, have died. (90 miles s/w of Chicago) Once the ‘ash-borer’ beetle arrives in that area, those trees will be toast. It’s a shame, too, because they’re some really nice old trees. They provide shade for houses and help keep cooling costs down.
Where there is a problem, there is opportunity.
The Future Isn't so Bright Amd when there's opprotunity, there's a solution to the problems. And when there's a solution, there's acomplishments.
Wow! I had no idea the depth of decay and rebound back home (Detroit). And yet again, Detroit shows it's resiliency and re-unification as communities to rise up. I love Detroit! God bless!
This is super cool, I am a student studying networking, and just finished my summer internship working for a grassroots ISP.
I love everything about what you guys are doing there. Not only bringing internet to those who need it, but the training and skill you're passing on to the volunteers. This is going to make a real difference in your community over time.
its funny cuz this video begins with the line "the state of the internet in Detroit is quit bad" and i m just sitting here thinking just the internet tho? like the whole city looks like the last of us
MrSpotface technology is important and you seem to be using it. So why not find a way to provide that for other people?
when did i say they shouldnt
If "the whole city" looks like something from the last of us, you should really come visit.
at least it's doesn't look like fallout
Downtown detroit is awesome bro always something fun to do
This is incredibly awesome. Good for these peeps coming together and creating this.
I want to applaud all of the people showcased in this video. I am amazed by what you are doing. Empowering yourself and others.
The internet should be public infrastructure with how interconnected our world is now into the economic activity of our lives, it being privately owned for profit driven is the real problem. Its like as if your highways and the connecting roads are all private, with for profit tolls and highway thieves jamming them all up - how much business and other human activity would actually get done if those weren't publicly owned, protected, maintained, and [indiscriminately] used?
CanadianWolverine You say that, but the internet being privatized has driven more research into making it faster and more reliable. The government is where things go to stagnate. I guarantee you that there would not be anymore innovations produced in that industry if you had your wish. Also anything the government controls it regulates to death and your privacy is suspect.
You don't really understand how many times regulatory bodies have had to slap the wrists of privatized ISPs do you as they engage in anti-consumerist practices to further their bottom line? Or the number of times seeking the lowest bidder and anti-union practices has resulted in technicians who are dangerous to traffic, the public, and provide poorer service to their customers? Not only that but the number of times where our privacy is suspect in private hands because they turn around and sell your private information to others. Spewing a bunch of conservative "the free hand of the market knows what's best for you" rhetoric with no substantive examples isn't really going to cut it anymore for me, not when I used to vote for them and realized how much they betrayed my interests they said they would represent once in office with bad, incompetent governance that had way more scandal and corruption to it than any previous government.
lmao your statement is wrong and it shouldn't be free
So you want the government to regulate our internet instead of ISP's? im not saying I agree or disagree but how in the world are the common people going to lay fiber lines 40 fathoms under the sea or maintain 24/7 365 uptime in an infrastructure 99% of the world population can even understand how it works? their are only a couple thousand CCIE's in the world and 8 cisco architects in existence keep in mind.
there is enough CCNPs and CCNAs around but why would they work for a public infrastructure that isnt going to afford to pay them shit for their work, also maintenance of the equipment, data centers, data center techs, installers etc
That's a bizarre argument to make, that the government pays crap, considering that in my own local experience, government jobs are easily among the best paid and that the infrastructure in the vast majority is bought and paid for by the government contracts then sold to the privately run company to distribute to the customers. Most fibre / cable laid by ISPs is often just at the very end, from the street to the home. Private interests often do very little of the macro infrastructure expansion or upgrades because the cost/benefit analysis doesn't make sense to them, and is often why infrastructure in private hands falls into disrepair and doesn't see any upgrading.
Good for you Detroit, don't let your government slow you down
Lol what's the government got to do with it
Yes exactly, keep voting democrat and just maybe you'll see an improvement in 40 years.
What does government have to do with this? And how can you seriously think that republicans are more technologically forward than the democrats? #baffled
+Salt Maker did you even read what the OP said, or are you just blind?
lopez l exactly if they keep putting the sorry politicians in office they aren't going. To get anywhere it's sad they they have to do this on there own, but they are learning a skill which is great!
Its really inspiring to see that people are working together for something that will help the entire community.
Best of luck for your noble cause from INDIA
It does my heart good to see people actively seeking ways to improve society. That does not involve a goal of becoming rich. Just rich in networking of friendship and sharing. Helping each other is the key to getting out from under the thumb of big money companies.
Ok but like why is there a dog on the roof 6:00 ???
#onlyintheghetto
Neighborhood watch
Its the hood man
Lol literally was about to comment that
David Garcia it’s Detroit man
I can't describe how proud I am of the young people doing such great work, with nothing. It's sad that the FB, TW, GG, etc. just could care less about the poor and disenfranchised.
Tanaka Selman yeen know? The corporations of America could give two shits what happens to the poor. If there's no money in it, the only thing you'll get from them is silence.
The youth is being forced to make these changes because our lazy f****** parents and grandparents have not done s*** and they have let us get this low so we are having to pick up the slack that you'll have left on the ground for hundreds of years so yeah some drastic s***'s going to happen and I promise you a lot of what's going to go down is not going to be legal in the government size you fight fire with fire I fight government gang with people we're fighting a bunch of f****** criminals so what makes you think we should play fair
Google actually did have a program to provide free fiber optic internet in Kansas
Tanaka Selman disenfranchised?No;they just been voting Democrat for decades.
Absolutely AMAZING! Can't put it any other way...these kids are simply AMAZING!
How can I help your initiative?
for the rebellion brother.
This is really awesome
Very inspiring humans, I wish them the best !
All respect.
How patronizing. There are no "humans", people are divided by countless categories and always will be.
cza1989 AMERICA IS WHITE.... DETROIT IS NOT AMERICA!!
They are a wonderful, smart group of people! God will continue to bless them
wrakeful vagabond
It's patronizing to say "humans"? Lol, it's possible you're addicted to outrage.
I am Anna Zgambo of Zambia. I am building my own Internet and I have good reasons why this activity is important. Self-reliance is key for universal prosperity to flourish here.
this is one of my favorite videos on the internet
I think in the future, the internet should be freely available for any individual and communities to access
Nothing will ever be free in this society
Maniak that's true but resistance is important anyway. Really these people in authority should get a clue; humans were created to solve problems. No internet might not be a problem for you, but the next guy won't rest until he gets it. People will always find a way around problems like this.
naples wellness center Yep
It's a lot cheaper in most places outside of the US, you'd be surprised how much monopolization has affected us
Sergio Sarmiento AMERICA IS NOT A COMMUNIST COUNTRY
This is the way it should be , internet providers have been screwing the world over so badly for years , in Canada we have a few companies now with unlimited bandwidth at faster speeds ! Good for you Detroit !!!
this video just compelled me to donate. I wish I could help more. As a Metro-Detroiter I love the city that is the epicenter of everything. the progress that detroit has seen towards rebuilding and recovering has been amazing and for this group to be doing this work is amazing. I am fortunate enough to afford and to have the services offered at my suburban home that these folks do not. the least I can do is donate to the people who are helping those who corporations ignore.
Love this!! Thank y’all for uplifting the community! 💙
Good job guys and girls!
no only the black women should be thanked
diana got some sick side burns lmao
Or a weak beard
Yea I seen the same like unless girls have long hair they might have some but short.. SHe has short hair and some fat chops on the side. Poor Diana she's having a gender identity crisis. Either way good thing your doing diana for the D
JustKillMeSenpai
Didn't even notice that, how people look is no issue to me.
It was towards the end when she started whining about how because she is a women of color that is what causes her problems that I got turned off.
Basically agree with what she is doing, but If you have to pull the feminist card to point out your only detractors,then grow up and realize that life isn't easy for any of us.
Mother Sideburns
An ode to Diana.
th-cam.com/video/KJkLH4uZ73M/w-d-xo.html
Best song evah..
Skip to 1.05
Who are the 2K that gave this a thumbs down & WHY???? Yo MAD RESPECT DETROIT!!!!! This Alabama boy loves you! You go and show the world how its done, God bless you all Shabbat Shalom peace be with you
This is amazing. Seeing people care so much of others. And doing something to make a change.
Them sideburns can catch signals from outer space
Beautiful people working together to make a difference, to have a purpose, a cause. How can this not inspire all the people within these areas or around the country? I really hope that Google caught wind of this community movement and have donated monies, equipment, technical expertise possibly.
All Day Day Dreamer Probably because communities like this have bigger problems than 10mb internet. Goddamn. Really?
Right on! More power to you all!
I am an IT freelancer and I used Aruba on a project a few years back but when my client bought out a competitor's warehouse they had Ubiquiti throughout the same freezer/warehouse and it worked fine for a fraction of the price.
😮 Them sideburns is something serious! But the knowledge is on point 👏🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Kenn's Instagram At: i000 😂😂😂😂
My god how can people see this and only come up with negative things to say!? Remember what your mom taught you, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.... that said great story. Seeing people work through challenges is awesome.
Elliot Sarnacki -. Absolutely Elliot! You have a great Mom! I did not say that enough to my kids. But they still do good. Just one of those phrases we all should abide by more-including myself first!
What goofy saying is that
Elliot Sarnacki I think what they are doing is great although it's important to acknowledge the flaws. She said high speed communication is a human right. So she's doing this so she can create her own socialist internet paradise in the failing city of Detroit. The same Detroit who's liberal officials nearly killed all business and economic growth in the city. Her political ideology is completely self deprecating I think that deserves some acknowledgement.
I agree with you. I was clapping while I watched this. These communities are find solutions to a basic need. The internet should be accessible to all. I sent this to a few people.
Trap SoulWhat the hell is a socialist internet paradise?
Wow I just learned a few things I didn't know. (But that's my motto ) " You Learn something New Everyday " .
Man that great insight in the work you guys are doing for your community 🙏.Bless all you guys I will share this .👌👌👌💪💯
10mb really I have 2mb OMG!
Akin Özer ya really liberal cry babies I was happy to be offered 1.5mb for $15
broadband access across America is poor at best. Yes access in the cities is higher simply because it's profitable. but not everyone lives in the city, or a neighborhood that has access to broadband speed. initiatives such as these help to bridge that gap. as the internet becomes more involved and businesses rely on it to gain customers access becomes an issue. I'm sorry that you live in an area that only allows 2MB. I imagine the difficulties using services such as TH-cam and other streaming services that require higher bandwidth.
For checking email and doing other work related things slow internet is just fine. To think that poor people are being left behind because they don't have 100 speed internet is pathetic. They have tons of other real problems besides if their kids can play GTA 24/7 which is the only real use at home for super fast internet.
haywood jeblome don't you know how unfair it is for people of color :/
Are you saying this internet is only for black people and poor white people can't use it?
Nice. This is awesome
Wonderful people, Happy New Year from Ireland
Awesome work, wish we had this on our place
this is super cool! i love what youre doing keep on doing so :)
This is amazing good job
This is absolutely amazing. I am proud of you all doing this 👏🏻👏🏻👍
I'm soo proud of you all.. too smart n intelligent! So inspiring and such a beautiful thing to see people working like a community mega unit xx
I love this. What brilliant, resourceful people.
When AT&T cuts u off
Having worked for at and t, I worked in Detroit back a few years ago. I was splicing cable for Uverse all over the place, wtf?
The people, warmed my heart deeply!!! I'd join you if I could
Great job guys keep up the good work without people like you your community would be lost.
5:59 the dog 🐶 in the roof chilling looks cool
Your city is actually a entraprenuers dream so many things young people can do to start their own businesses
Being broke and unemployed is the perfect entrepreneur incubator!
Wow, this is truly amazing, absolutely inspiring. I became geeked about this the first time I heard about helping areas of Detroit gain accessibility to the internet. I have a strong general knowledge of the labor and configuration of the equipment your organization uses. I actually have several Ubiquiti products I am actively selling for less than 50% of the manufacturers/dealers price. I am excited about what the goal and objective is and providing something most of us take for granted and giving it to individuals who need this access, for knowledge, for the power of that knowledge at your fingertips. Its essential to keeping up with instant information access. I want to be a part of this movement. I am located in Warren 12 mile and Schoenherr but native to Harper Woods for 18 years of my life. I've worked IP security cameras and alarms in Detroit for the past 4-5 years. I've traveled the country providing video analytics with Ubiquiti Antennas, eliminating the cost of trenching huge scrap yard properties to provide perimeter video detection with alerting municipal services appropriately, a fire the fire department, someone jump the fence? The police, this service provides two step verification which in extreme circumstances of a rough neighborhood with limited resources to municipal services, this two step verification brings these clients need to the top of the list for municipal services to show up in a timely manner because its live on video and it trips an alarm and the monitoring company works with the municipal services to effectively locate a thief on the property or a location of a fire with thermal imaging which helps the fire department be proactive instead of just reacting after its potentially too late. If I could be of assistance, a hired helping hand, I have been out of the field for 12 months now, but fully equipped to hit the ground running and be self sufficient or a great force/asset to be part of a team to have such a rewarding experience everyday helping people gain access, obtaining knowledge, and have equal power to have instant knowledge to gain independence, defend themselves, potentially generate income depending on how driven these unfortunate individuals are. There is so much hidden talent in these bad neighborhoods without a way to reach out, be seen and heard. Get the recognition they deserve. I've been looking for something I can wake up everyday and do something I'm passionate about. I believe this could be that opportunity if I was given the chance to help achieve the goal that is being taught to achieve.
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Thank you for listening, hope to hear from you soon.
Joe Clements
Massive props to them. Takes alot of initative for this stuff
Damn these activists are doing amazing work! Really inspiring
The work is great, no doubt there, but they over dramatized it for my taste. And the identity politics had to find a way into this as well of course. Anyway, they organize and do a good job as it seems, that's great.
Activism doesn't cause things to happen, capitalism does. THese people are learning skills and building the future they want. They could get there faster if the government nazi regulations got out of the way and let them build more.
So anarchy?? I'm not sure that would solve more problems than it creates. I'm for maximum freedom too, but I guess we need some form of government to regulate.
Anarchy? What do you think these people are doing? I'm not an anarchist by any means, but Detroit has no tax revenue anymore, so these communities are creating their future... that is 'without rulers'. ...funny actually very anarchist. Actually, it's more anarcho capitalist than anarcho communist. Either way, look at all those buildings abandoned... ask yourself why people cant easily start a business?
That's why there are question marks, I thought you might be a anarchist, considering your... words.. I'm so stupid. I just realized you wrote "capitalism does". For some reason I ended up thinking you meant the exact opposite. What kind of brain fart is this... sry.
This kicks ass. I had no clue this was even possible, let alone legal. But I legit don’t get all the hate about the her calling herself a POC??? Like, how could anyone see this and not realize that this is a racial issue as well as a socioeconomic one? *All of the neighborhoods shown in the video are mostly, if not exclusively, black and internet providers are only giving them 10mbs.* From the way I see it, that’s discrimination.
The internet providers are willing to supply them with whatever they are willing to pay for. Because capitalism. Lol
They are getting what they paid for and only to some one who lives life thinking they deserve something just because they want it does this appear racist.there are no 5 foot 2 inch tall jewish guys enjoying NBA multi million dollar paychecks.i mostly see young black men in that elite class,i can only chalk that up to systemic,institutional racism
Oh shit ANTIFA! Why don’t you walk around that neighbourhood smashing cars?
Even in our country the internet providers only give us 6mbps can you imagine that? And its not free those neighborhood should be lucky
Ugh another antifa democrat, it's not a matter of race, it's a matter of infrastructure and socioeconomics. Stop trying to play the race card to take advantage of people like with this "POC" crap.
May you put a big smile on my face ladies and gentlemen you keep up this good work I'll try to tell people that they need to grow a backbone and stand up for what they believe in . Keep up the good work
Awesome! Keep it up! We need more larger intranets like this around the WORLD!
Go Detroit always a city of innovation
M K ha ha ha. Bro.....all the white people are gone...... innovation went with them.......
kalikasurf
really?😒👎
Nero Onnyx .....middle of nowhere kansas has high speed internet..... why don't ghettos in big cities have it?
What great creation has come from ghettos?
"Really?" Isnt a counterpoint of my statement....and unless you can prove me wrong....you have no point
kalikasurf I saw the nonsense in your comment and I could not resist to show its incredulity. Ghettos like Compton have internet, inner chicago has internet too. Rural areas of South Carolina have no internet, something they are tryint to find ways to improve. Which proves your statement wrong. The thought of your comment is as hilarious as they come.
always a city of heroin
I live in Dallas and I paid around 50 dollars for LTE which only gave me .3 mbps. Then I got spectrum for 20 bucks which gives me 30 mbps.
I know this area of Detroit very well! I'm really proud of these brothers and sisters. I wish they could do this in other cities around the United States
That tech lady has the most soothing voice I've ever heard. I could listen to her all day..
Inspiring. Brings a tear to my eye. Just one though. Lol
Great work
This so awesome!! I would love to do this in rural areas in the south
Unique experience. I was happy to watch this video. Good Luck.
the Internet could and should be free.. the problem is there is too many greedy people in the world..
What are you doing to provide free internet to others?
KiloByte .. running a youth project with free access to laptops and wifi.. you?
David Bryant ..I dont want everything for free but I believe the more poor of people can't afford it and from that have less opportunity to a bigger job market
+Nubie Bob Are you paying for it?
David Bryant .. No they don't.. there is a lot of rungs missing on the financial ladder at the bottom. One quick example.. poor area schools don't have as good teachers as ones in a higher class area do...and also.. it is a shame to say but most people do judge a book by the cover and that is a major hurdle poor people have to contend with..
Have you all thought about using scientific atlanta technology and starting a cable business? Very inspirational. I work for a cable company. If you guys have questions feel free to ask.
Not feasible, millimeter wave technology is just way more cost effective and unrestricted.
That is part of Cisco and all they make are modems. Putting in a coaxial cable network would be a more expensive venture when comparing return on investment. point to point and jump-route is the best way to go since you need only one drop into fiber and the rest is trans-repeat-receive with all the infrastructure literally costing nothing since it is wireless. Buy a modem and antenna and you are on. Also cable is even worse than dsl when it comes to a mass share connection since once you start to get several people all on the same connection it will bottleneck like crazy.
Depends on bandwidth usage and space allocated to each modem in the network.
Marshall Smith™ you don’t even need a modem just a router/gateway and a PoE injector. So it’s even cheaper than cabling
vilerabbit well that means if they want to limit throttling they would need to run EVEN more fiber for nodes which would drive the cost higher so whatever way you split it centimeter wave is still cheaper than running physical infrastructure.
This is super cool! Community members solving a problem the big telcos have ignored. Kudos to these folks!
Good work. Mad proud of yall.
2:05 Can somebody please tell me what half of detroit has the 1000Mbps internet.
J Sims bit not byte
FuzzyGold he said megabits...
Will Melbourne odd thought they said bit though that could be a broad connection
?, i mean Mbps = megabits and MBps means megabytes
i think shes talking about the rocket fiber stuff from dan gilbert's company
Ironic how people hating this video, are on the internet watching this lol
Jason Waite cuz we have jobs that let us afford cable...... thats how it works
kalikasurf well fcc is bout to charge an arm and a leg to use it. Why not actually learn how to do this so big companies can stop trying to get more money out of us
Its because they really don't care, they just stop by and negatively comment so they feel like they're special. Its just sad that our country is heading where the rest of the world has already been.
This is awesome.... I live in Toronto Canada but if I lived in Detroit I would definitely be down to help out with this! Great job keep it up!
amazing work