TollGate is the pay-as-you-go internet access on open networks. Streaming Sats for Free(dom) internet Access. Powered by Bitcoin Lightning Ecash.
Download the TollGate mobile app and connect with TollGates OS powered Wi-Fi Routers around you to compete with the internet service providers in your region.
Maintained and updated regularly
Pay-as-you-go internet connection
No subscriptions, no sign-ups, no passwords
Use and participate in the sovereign infrastructure
Create or extend a sovereign TollGate network without asking for permission and without identifying yourself.
Provide digital Wi-Fi infrastructure to your neighbors and surrounding community.
Download and install TollGateOS on your router. Get paid for providing internet to your neighbors.
Contribute to TollGate code and support the growth of a KYC-free, per-to-peer, private and anonymous open internet network.
Active development
Rich documentation
Community support
Pull requests welcome
Anyone can then connect to TollGate Wi-Fi networks in a pay-as-you-go manner thought the mobile app for discoverability, or with another TollGate to extend the network.
The app is currently in development and available on Android for manual installation. The TollGate OS and router ecosystem allows anyone with compatible hardware to become a TollGate operator and open up their internet connection to the community. We aim to support soon all platforms for a smoother experience.
TollGate is a project that enables Wi-Fi routers to accept Bitcoin payments for internet access. This allows anyone with suitable hardware and a gateway to operate as an internet service provider.
Just pay in Bitcoin ecash for what you need, where and when you need it. Learn more about CASHU on their website.
No subscriptions, no sign-ups, no passwords. Wi-Fi as we know it, always ask plenty of verifications (including address and KYC) to satisfy centralized IANA requirements. TollGate operate in the open, is open to anyone and will continue to be open(source).
Currently, you and your neighbor both have KYC internet contracts and you both paying a monthly fee for your internet connection. Now that you have a TollGate router, your neighbor can cancel his internet contract and pay you for access to your internet connection. Now there are two people sharing the cost of one internet connection and your neighbor was able to do this without asking you for permission and without doing any kind of KYC.
There are many of us that want to pay for a private and anonymous connection. Here below are some of us:
“One amazing thing I learned about (out of many) at the ecash conference. A router for sharing internet... 1 sat per minute. A captive portal that you log into and the page says — I take ecash from this one mint, get ecash from there and paste it into this text box — you paste it in, hit enter, and you’re online. You’ve made an offline payment and voila, you're now online!
HRF Chief Strategy Officer
“Today I sent e-cash to a WiFi gateway to go online. "Here is 2100 sats. Give me internet plz"... And it worked. And it will be open source. And it will run on all OpenWRT routers.
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ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. ISP's are companies that provide your home with internet access and charge a monthly fee for it. For example: Comcast, Verizon and AT&T ar all ISP's.
Yes, if you operate a TollGate, your neighbour can connect to your TollGate instead of their own ISP's access-point.
Currently TollGateOS is compatible with GL.iNet MT-3000. TollGate's long-term aim is to support many OpenWRT compatible routers.
TollGate networks are public/open WiFi networks, like the ones you find in hotels and airports. These kind of networks have risks associated to it and we recommend always using a VPN when using public networks. Additionally, TollGate development is still in very early stages and the project still changes a lot. We cannot make any promises about security and privacy at this point in time.
The software we publish is free and open-source, meaning you will not be charged for the use of TollGate software. However, the independent TollGate operators (the people providing the access-points) will charge you as the user for their services. The price they set it not controlled by the TollGate open-source project.
TollGateOS is a version of OpenWRT that has all software included that is needed to turn a router into a TollGate.
We provide TollGateOS images which you can install on our supported routers. Other routers may work but we do not currently test for those.
This depends a lot on the jurisdiction you are operating the TollGate in. In some countries/regions you might take liability for the traffic that runs through your TollGate, be sure to check your local rules and regulations. Additionally, check your ISP's Terms & Conditions for any rules around reselling internet access. It is your own responsibility to handle local rules and regulations, we cannot assist you with that.
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