Re: [ANN] bHotspot: A decentralized WiFi Hotspot System [BHT]
In the spirit of full disclosure...
The post might not be pretty like some other crowdsales (images and all that), and even though it's partly because this is a new account, it's mainly because I'm a developer, with a clear picture of what is achievable and what is not with this project.
I'm not trying to sell, I'm trying to innovate and radically change the way people connect to the Internet in the process.
The budget, as you might have seen, is lower than most crowdsales out there, simply because based on calculations and financial advice, this is where the estimated cost comes at.
If I could do it for free, I would, but even rice and beans, beans on toast or any other delicacy of your choice comes at a price.
Hopefully the incentive of being paid will motivate a couple of bright minds to join the project.
I'm a one man team until I find the appropriate help (dev & sales). As you can see in the roadmap on the website, I hope the crowdsale and putting the idea out there will spark interest in a couple of like minded people to take on the ambitious task of bringing it to life.
Like many developer, I'm not a sales person, and a sales person is really needed when talking to other sales person!
As for the second developer, for a project like this to have someone playing devil's advocate on every decision, as well as brainstorming is a major plus. Even though the project and the design are already well defined (and some of it already in testing), some design implementations will benefit greatly from a second look.
In the context quoted, "without a third party" means no hotspot gateway centrally controlled by a third party (like airport WiFi for example), as the blockchain will handle all these functions, the router will mostly act as a dumb "yes/no" machine in the process.
See below about the "free" part (which I never said).
I don't believe any tool exists that does what this project aims to do, but if you have a link, please share, maybe we can combine forces.
As long as a project is viable, anything less than ambitious is a waste.
Hotspot doesn't necessarily means free. Free hotspot usually means poor quality though. This project aims to correct that.
As described in the whitepaper, the price is set by the owner, which means they can provide it for free if they want.
What this project is aiming at is supplying the owner with an incentive to provide a good quality hotspots by way of a low usage fee for the users.
This is the same principle used by the blockchain with the miners, but applied to the router owners, they provide an Internet connection in exchange for a fee, just like the miners provide computer power for a fee.
An good incentive goes a long way towards improving the quality of service.
The goal is nothing short of making roaming as easy and as cheap as possible through WiFi instead of mobile data. With millions of routers out there, it is even possible to provide Internet connection to roamers in places where mobile data is unavailable, whereas in big cities, it will be a very competitive environment which should drive the connection quality and usage fee to new limits.
The post might not be pretty like some other crowdsales (images and all that), and even though it's partly because this is a new account, it's mainly because I'm a developer, with a clear picture of what is achievable and what is not with this project.
I'm not trying to sell, I'm trying to innovate and radically change the way people connect to the Internet in the process.
The budget, as you might have seen, is lower than most crowdsales out there, simply because based on calculations and financial advice, this is where the estimated cost comes at.
If I could do it for free, I would, but even rice and beans, beans on toast or any other delicacy of your choice comes at a price.
Hopefully the incentive of being paid will motivate a couple of bright minds to join the project.
Where's the team?
I'm a one man team until I find the appropriate help (dev & sales). As you can see in the roadmap on the website, I hope the crowdsale and putting the idea out there will spark interest in a couple of like minded people to take on the ambitious task of bringing it to life.
Like many developer, I'm not a sales person, and a sales person is really needed when talking to other sales person!
As for the second developer, for a project like this to have someone playing devil's advocate on every decision, as well as brainstorming is a major plus. Even though the project and the design are already well defined (and some of it already in testing), some design implementations will benefit greatly from a second look.
"without involving a third party" ? withour third party , you can not link to free wifi , or you are the third party , we have so many tool like this ,searching it ,,,,,
In the context quoted, "without a third party" means no hotspot gateway centrally controlled by a third party (like airport WiFi for example), as the blockchain will handle all these functions, the router will mostly act as a dumb "yes/no" machine in the process.
See below about the "free" part (which I never said).
I don't believe any tool exists that does what this project aims to do, but if you have a link, please share, maybe we can combine forces.
now this is a very ambitious project!but the idea of paying for free hotspots just dosent sound like a very well thought out idea?
As long as a project is viable, anything less than ambitious is a waste.
Hotspot doesn't necessarily means free. Free hotspot usually means poor quality though. This project aims to correct that.
As described in the whitepaper, the price is set by the owner, which means they can provide it for free if they want.
What this project is aiming at is supplying the owner with an incentive to provide a good quality hotspots by way of a low usage fee for the users.
This is the same principle used by the blockchain with the miners, but applied to the router owners, they provide an Internet connection in exchange for a fee, just like the miners provide computer power for a fee.
An good incentive goes a long way towards improving the quality of service.
The goal is nothing short of making roaming as easy and as cheap as possible through WiFi instead of mobile data. With millions of routers out there, it is even possible to provide Internet connection to roamers in places where mobile data is unavailable, whereas in big cities, it will be a very competitive environment which should drive the connection quality and usage fee to new limits.