A look at Havana's SNET, the “street network” of Cuba's capital which at its peak had ~100K IP addresses, and its demise as state-run WiFi and 3G networks arise
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Here's how young Cubans circumvented embargos to make their own DIY network By @pribellini https://restofworld.org/...
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Open secret in Havana: the homemade alternative Internet that provided a lifeline for thousands of Cuban people @pribellini for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
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Justin Pickard
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'To many users, [the Havana street network's] amateur, volunteer intranet provided a better service than the network the Cuban government ultimately replaced it with.' https://restofworld.org/...
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Michael Donohoe
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Most popular story on @restofworld this minute is also my current favorite read, “The life and death of SNET, Havana's alternative internet”, and most of our overall traffic is Mobile heavy https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...
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Brian Crecente
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An interesting update on Cuba's SNET, which I wrote about years ago for Polygon: The life and death of SNET, Havana's alternative internet https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld
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Young Cubans couldn't get on the internet, so they built their own. Fascinating story by @pribellini. https://restofworld.org/...
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Bobby Ghosh
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In no time at all, @restofworld has become one of my daily must-reads. Do yourself a favor, follow @AnupKaphle and his band of troublemakers. The life and death of SNET, Havana's alternative internet https://restofworld.org/...
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Anup Kaphle
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How young Cubans circumvented embargoes to make their own DIY network Read @pribellini on the life and death of Havana's “street network” https://restofworld.org/...