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On the Run with FREIFUNK_Berlin.
Building uncommercial and non-hierarchically Wifi-Networks. For everyone.
Berlin, Oktober 2013.
Photos by JUST (
Website /
FB) under CC BY NC ND 3.0.
Slideshow build on 1280 x 800.
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Early in the morning on a rainy Day in October
i met parts of the Members of the FREIFUNK-Initiative in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
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The Team: Mr. Zachler, Philipp, Daniel,
Crimp-King Ulf*, Max, Alex, Sebastian and Rapha!
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Wiki: FREIFUNK is a non-commercial open Grassroots initiative
to support free radio networks in the German region.
Freifunk is part of the international movement for open wireless radio networks.
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The main goals of freifunk are to build a network that is decentralized,
owned by those who run it and to support local communication.
Anonymity is a Keystone to minimise the Risk of unwanted monitoring.
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The initiative is free from discrimination,
in the sense of net neutrality.
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Best Spots for building Freifunk-Antennas
are very high Buildings to maximise the Range of the Signals.
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On the Roof of the City Hall in Kreuzberg 61 (Mehringdamm)
the FREIFUNK-Crew set up 14 Router / Antennas.
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6 Dish-Antennas to communicate with other Freifunk-Networks
in up to 5 kilometer distance (ZOO-Fenster, Rathaus-Neukölln, Emmaus-Church etc).
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More or less 250 Meters of Network-Cable
had been used on that Spot.
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In order to extend the FREIFUNK-Network
its necessary that politics play along and grant access to high City-Buildings.
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Also (YOUR !!) private Households are needed
to place FREIFUNK-Routers on their windowsill or balconies
and to provide free WIFI to their Neighbours.
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Since that Day the District Kreuzberg 61 has free WIFI
all around the RATHAUS on York Strasse.
Please visit the FREIFUNK-WEBSITE for further Infos on how to participate (Twitter / Facebook).
You can also check if there´s a free WIFI around your Home. Share your own Internet-Connection with your Neighbours.