What is Selling Bandwidth?
This has to be the most simple thing you will ever do…You spend nearly all day around your Computer or Smartphone, both of which are constantly connected to the Internet. That connection allows a certain flow of Data packets between your devices and the outside services you’re using. More importantly, you have this 24/7, and often you’re only using a fraction of the Data that you’re allowed in you connection contract.
And those spare Data packets are where this opportunity lies.
With the introduction of Web3 services more and more companies are sourcing their own Data from global networks of decentralised computing power rather that the Big Tech giants, and you can play a part in the networks. They comb the Internet locally from your device for anything from petrol and food prices, so that Supermarkets can adjust their daily prices for example, to medical research sites to train AI on understanding health or diet trends.
Using simple Apps on your Smartphone or Computer companies wil pay you for the spare Data packets that you’re not using.
Web3 is still in the early stages, so these companies are often in Beta testing. That means they’re allowing people to connect using their App and take part in their Startup to test the systems. During testing you will generally be awarded Points which will be exchangeable for tokens and currency once the system become live. Even if this only pays enough to cover your monthly connection charge I think that’s a pretty good deal. It’s one less bill you have to pay.
Often it’s “Invitation Only”. I’ll invite you when I find good ones, so that will help.
We’re early here
Who’s it For?
- Anyone who has an Internet connection
- Anyone willing to put up with a few minor frustrations like Dashboard bugs, or Server Upgrade outages
- Anyone who understands that this will be the new norm in a few years time
- Anyone who wants to make huge margins
Skills
- No technical skills needed
- You know how to install an App
- Often Discord will be used to coordinate Support, so being a Discord user woud help
Start Up
If you’re connected to the Internet in anyway you’re already there.
Click on the Invitations and follow the simple Onboarding steps like login verification or downloading and App or Browser extension allowing you to connect.
How You Make Your Income
You just let the App run connected in the background for as many hours a day as possible. Check your App occasionally to review connection strength and reward rate.
This is similar to household routers that have a “Guest” connection for people on the same network, or 4G built into the box to allow mobiles to connect locally without large urban antennas.
Bandwidth Invitations
If you feel more adventurous, you can try running a ‘node’. It can be more time consuming, but the rewards are higher.
If there are any new networks that I have personally tested I’ll add them in the Resources section.
If you find your own networks, please fully research the project and make sure that you are not downloading malicious software onto your computer. If you’re not 100% sure, join their Discord or Telegram and validate the actions of team involved. Support staff generally never send Direct Messages; they’ll have an official ticketing system. Don’t get caught out by scammers using the support staff names sending you DM’s when you’ve asked a question.
