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April 08, 2012, 03:44:53 PM |
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Has anyone seen any software for creating a wifi hotspot that accepts bitcoin payments?
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April 09, 2012, 01:39:51 AM Last edit: November 26, 2012, 09:18:21 PM by Stephen Gornick |
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May 31, 2012, 01:42:11 PM |
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Sounds like a good idea. Could even be a peer-to-peer network with a subscription fee, with some part being awarded to hotspots the users connect to.
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May 31, 2012, 04:31:51 PM |
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Has anyone seen any software for creating a wifi hotspot that accepts bitcoin payments?
That would be awesome! Monetising your wifi...
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May 31, 2012, 06:02:55 PM |
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It will be offers for goods and services like these that will be needed for bitcoin to thrive without having to go through the banking system.
This would be a good match for a coffee shop, hostel, hotel, and other places whose customer base consists of travelers. When bitcoiners congregate at these places they might start to trade, person-to-person, as well. So these bitcoin-powered hotspots could end up being the first true P2P markets where bitcoins are used.
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May 31, 2012, 07:47:41 PM |
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A standard way for mobile clients to discover other LAN peers would be nice, or at least have their bitcoin protocol packets relayed by the gateway to a connected bitcoin node without providing them full internet access. I think a BIP would do the job in no time.
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May 31, 2012, 11:23:03 PM |
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I'm going to see if I can't make one this summer.
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June 06, 2012, 12:40:25 AM |
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ChrisKoss
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June 06, 2012, 01:34:42 AM |
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I love this idea. If anyone gets this working PM me and I'll buy a license for the software (if its reasonably priced).
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June 06, 2012, 08:30:48 PM |
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Excellent Idea, I would love to see something like this happen.
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