FAQs
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Q: Why the name SchoolWAN?
A: The School part: the project connects schools. A WAN is a Wide Area Network.. it is a technology neutral term for building networks over big geographic areas.
Q: Who can join SchoolWAN?
A: Any School in South Africa, at the moment.
Q: Is there a mailing list for SchoolWAN?
A: Yes, there is a mailing list which we use for planning. There may be more lists added in the near future.
Q: What can I do to help the project?
A: You can volunteer your time or help with sponsorships, please contact us if you have ideas to grow the project.
I’m so excited to hear about this and would love to find out more and how we can become involved as a Wireless ISP in the Eastern Cape. We are also involved in a large project where we’ll be placing over 200 PC’s in schools in our area in the first phase. Our vision is to supply more than just PC’s, but assist with training, support and internet connectivity. If we can link up with your network and share resources, that would be fantastic. Hope we can discuss this telephonically in the next day or 2. Please call me on 042 293 4168 or 0845130231. Tina
Interested in the schools project from the Gauteng perspective.
What is being done in Gauteng? I am based in GP and would like to get involved.
Lemmy
Hi Lemmy
The project has only been active in the Western Cape so far.
Amobia now has a Johannesburg networks, so we could start looking at connecting schools in the JHB area.
What do you have in mind? How would you like to be involved?