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> build a distributed low data wireless network completely independent of phone providers and cable companies.

Don't the people buying the LoRa gateways just connect them their router, which is being provided bandwidth by phone and cable companies? Or alternately LTE, which is also being run by phone companies?

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Yes, for now the internet is necessary to bridge all the gaps. But you can cover a 300 meter radius on each internet connection.

If the miner could pay each household for that coverage, it's a splendid idea - being able to grab information wirelessly.

It essentially opens up digital eyes into the real world.

Indeed.

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