Muizenmaze is a community shared internet provision initiative. By means of a wireless mesh network neighbours give each other access to a central shared uncapped connection, much like a Muizenberg-wide internet cafe.
Volunteers run the financial and network administration, and Muizenmaze Wireless Mesh CC has been registered by the two founders and awarded for an ECN/ECNS license by ICASA.
We run almost 100 routers in Muizenberg, all on wireless channel 6. If you are a neighbour with your own router not connected to muizenmaze, please change to channel 1, it will benefit everyone including you. Members buy a router and antenna at R1200 to R1500 depending on location. For each computer or device registered on the network a monthly R100 contribution goes to internet costs, equipment, licensing, and running of the network. This model has evolved over the years and may do so again. A few local hostspots run on donations.
There is no limit on how much you can use, though traffic is shaped, proxied, bandwidth is managed, and SMTP is provided only by a local server. Currently average use is 1.5G on a 1Mb line on which members may burst to full speed. We provide basic browsing for people who were previously not connected, on dial-up, or who find individual ADSL, Fixed Wireless, or 3G pricing prohibitive. Some keep a 3G connection for mobility and backup. We don't have a SLA, we have a good track record :)
Use an internet cafe or alternative connection to contact us at webmaster@muizenmaze.za.org to join. It will help to send us your computers' wireless MAC ADDRESS (Linux terminology) or PHYSICAL ADDRESS (Microsoft Windows terminology) or AIRPORT ETHERNET ID (Mac OS X terminology). Check in your network settings for this or google how to get it.